UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has confirmed the 12 clubs involved in last week's European Super League controversy will be punished.
However, he suggested the Premier League's so-called 'Big Six' could be shown greater leniency after they were the first to pull out of plans for the breakaway competition.
Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all withdrew following a furious backlash from across the football world over attempts to create a 'closed shop' elite league.
But Ceferin compared Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus to 'flat Earthers' after they tried to cling on to the idea of the Super League, even after Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan also pulled out.
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