The prospect of the Premier League bringing charges against England's Big Six clubs for signing up to a European Super League is 'receding by the day', according to leading sports lawyers
The appetite among fans and pundits to see the English clubs punished for their part in the breakaway project is undiminished more than a week after the ill-fated scheme was revealed.
But while the Premier League is investigating, experts in the field are not anticipating formal sanctions against the errant clubs, which would infuriate supporters and commentators on the game, not to mention the other clubs.