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The nine clubs that pulled out of the European Super League project in April 2021 could face penalties of €300 million if they try and divest their shareholdings in companies related to the ESL.

In August Off The Pitch reported how the nine clubs had stonewalled requests about whether they had given up their stakes in companies related to the ESL project and how they had financially benefitted from suspended fines due to litigation by those companies.

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