MANU - Chelsea Manchester City pulling out of soccer Super League as fans revolt

The wheels look to be coming off the proposed European Super League just days after the new venture involving some of Europe's biggest soccer clubs was announced.Chelsea are preparing documents to withdraw from the league, according to the BBC, while tabloid The Sun says Manchester City is following suit.That's two of the six English teams designated as founding members of the new league. The English teams in particular are facing a strong backlash from fans, who don't want to see a closed league similar to the NFL or NBA.Chelsea players were met by protesting fans at their own stadium, Stamford Bridge, ahead of their match tonight with Brighton.Chelsea is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. Man City is owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan.Shares of Manchester United (MANU), a major proponent of the league and owned by the American Glazer family, are down 3.3% at the lows of the day.The new

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Chelsea, Manchester City pulling out of soccer Super League as fans revolt