Borussia Dortmund Chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke said that they and German rivals Bayern Munich both rejected proposals to form a European Super League, AFP reports. In a statement on Monday, Watzke affirmed that the two Bundesliga giants ” expressed a clear opinion to reject the foundation of a Super League”.

The BVB chairman and the members of the European Club Association (ECA) had met Sunday evening to discuss the feasibility of the breakaway competition that will feature 12 teams.  

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He added that the two German clubs on the ECA board, Bayern and Dortmund, had taken “100 percent” the same position “in all discussions”.

The Super League plans have already seen a significant backlash in the UK. 

“A European Super League will undermine the appeal of the whole game, and have a deeply damaging impact on the immediate and future prospects of the Premier League and its member clubs, and all those in football who rely on our funding and solidarity to prosper,” the Premier League said in a statement.

Overnight, 12 of Europe’s most powerful clubs announced the launch of the so-called European Super League to oversee a new midweek competition.

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According to reports, Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham have agreed to a closed breakaway league.

Italian giants Juventus said on Sunday that it could not guarantee that the breakaway Super League project would take off. 

Six of the breakaway clubs are from the English Premier League. Three are Spanish and three Italian. Three more are to be announced.