Five top Premier League clubs are among 11 European teams who have signed up to a breakaway Super League in what is seen as a huge snub to UEFA.
Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have signed up to the breakaway plan, which is likely to cause a huge uproar among the top brass in European football.
The moves come on the eve of UEFA's announcement of a new Champions League format, with clubs said to be expressing discontent regarding the direction in which the competition is moving.
Only Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are left from the traditional English Big Six yet to sign up to the new league.