Premier League tells Big Six execs to leave committees: Sky Sports

FILE PHOTO: Metal figures of football players are seen in front of the words "European Super League" in this illustration taken April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) - The Premier League has told executives from the clubs involved in the breakaway European Super League to step down from key committees or risk being "forcibly removed", British media reported.

Premier League Chief Excutive Richard Masters had approached executives from Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City on Wednesday asking them to relinquish their positions on working groups, Sky Sports said.