The European Super League has been cast aside, thrown on the scrap heap and is no more - at least for now. And with the threat gone and Florentino Perez nearly finished with his ranting we can all move on with our lives.
Well, almost... As for the Big Six, they now face a nervous wait to learn their fate after crossing football's governors, with the Premier League and UEFA now weighing up a suitable punishment for them and the other member clubs of the 'Dirty Dozen'.
Points deductions, relegations, removal from European competition, and transfer bans have all been among the ideas thrown into the hat for consideration.
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