Death threats were sent to PR workers promoting the European Super League during the 48 hours before the project collapsed on Tuesday evening.
The vision of an invitation-only competition, the brainchild of executives at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus, was ended in the blink of an eye as clubs gave in to the venomous reaction across the game.
Yet it is understood that employees of London-based firm iNHouse Communications, described by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as 'the Fortnum and Mason of communications' in a testimonial on the company website, were targeted with vile messages during a tumultuous period for the national game.