Away from the European Super League Tottenham have confirmed that former midfielder Ryan Mason will be their temporary manager for the rest of the season after the departure of Jose Mourinho on Monday.

His first game in charge will be against Southampton in the Premier League on Wednesday, before he leads his side out for the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday.

Mason has been speaking to the press for the first time this afternoon.

Burnley

Burnley chairman Alan Pace - who is part of American investment group ALK Capital - has also been speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live about the announcement, and whether he as an American can understand the proposal.

Three of the six Premier League clubs - Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal - are owned by Americans.

“I certainly understand the business model of a closed shop," said Pace.

"The understanding of not having promotion or relegation, but there is something that has drawn the rest of the world to this league and to this special nature of what happens that is different.

"All you need to do is look at the fan base, why is there not a fanbase for any American sport the size of the Premier League? It’s not just the way that it operates, there is something special.

"I can understand the operating side and the economics that are involved. But you have to look back and think why did you choose to get involved in this league? Why did you choose to get involved in this sport?

"Because there is something very, very special and it’s those fans, that passion the structure - there’s so many pieces of it. You can’t destroy that. You can’t rip the heart out of the body and expect the body to live on.”

Aston Villa

Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow has been speaking exclusively to the BBC after today's Premier League meeting with the other 14 clubs that have not signed up for the European Super League.

Here's what Purslow, who has held similar roles at Liverpool and Chelsea, said:

"The board made it quite clear they are contemplating the most severe of sanctions against these six clubs because they have behaved in a way that self evidently damages the league as a whole and their 14 fellow shareholders - all I can see is that there was quite unanimous sadness, anger and disgust at the events of the last few days against every single one of these clubs."

He added that the clubs could "in theory" be expelled, but "no one wants to perform an act of self harm".

"What we need to find is a way to enable these two tournaments to thrive and they won’t be better off without those clubs," said Purslow.

We're slowly but surely starting to gauge what the players think of the proposals for the European Super League.

James Milner and Patrick Bamford were both opposed to the idea after Liverpool drew 1-1 at Leeds last night.

While Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford shared this image this afternoon...

• A dozen clubs - including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham - agree to form a new midweek competition
• European Super League will feature 20 clubs in all and run alongside domestic leagues such as the Premier League
• Founding clubs are being enticed with a share of a €3.5bn (£3bn) grant provided by the investment bank JP Morgan
• UK government says it is prepared "to put everything on the table to prevent this from happening".
• France's president, Uefa, the Premier League, Europe's major leagues, players' unions and former players all strongly criticise the move
• Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he does not agree with the move and that the club's players were not consulted
• A YouGov poll of 1,730 football fans found 79% opposed the idea of a Super League
• The 14 Premier League clubs not involved in the ESL move met on Tuesday and "unanimously and vigorously rejected" the plans
• Bayern Munich and Roma have become the latest clubs to confirm that they will not be joining the league
• Fans air frustrations on social media and some visit grounds to unfurl banners in protest

Italian side Roma are the latest to distant themselves from the European Super League.

Three Serie A sides - Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan - have signed up for the tournament, that will have 20 teams in total, but Roma won't be joining them.

Here's what their statement said:

We would like to address our incredible fans and supporters on the recent announcement of a breakaway “super league".

AS Roma is strongly opposed to this 'closed' system, as it fundamentally flies in the face of the spirit of the game that we all love.

Some things are more important than money, and we remain firmly committed to Italian football on a domestic level, and to fair, open European competitions for all. We look forward to continuing to work with Lega Serie A, the Italian Federation, ECA and UEFA to grow and develop the game of football in Italy and around the world.

Fans and grassroots football are at the core of our sport, and this must never be forgotten.

Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media ahead of his side's trip to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

The Blues - who are currently eight points clear at the top of the Premier League and into the semi-finals of the Champions League - are one of the 12 clubs to sign up to the European Super League.

Guardiola said he was "uncomfortable" talking about the proposals because "we do not have all the information".

However the former Barcelona boss, who are another of the 12 clubs to sign up, did say "it's not sport if success is already guaranteed".

Have a listen to what else Guardiola, who has won the Champions League twice, had to say below.

BBC Radio 5 Live

John Purcell from football finance specialists, Vysyble, has been explaining why some of the large clubs - especially those with American owners - want to join the European Super League.

He told Radio 5 Live's Wake Up to Money programme: "They can see that yes, there's an opportunity in football, but the regulatory landscape in order to make the game more amenable from a financial standpoint needs to change.

"Of the big six clubs, three are American owned.

"The owners all have sporting franchises in the US, they're very well-versed in how to run a very profitable business.

"They haven't been able to do that here in England."

You may have missed this because it broke overnight but European Super League chairman, and the current chairman of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez has been speaking about the proposals.

He said the league is needed "to save football" and said the move had been made because young people are "no longer interested in football" because of "a lot of poor quality games".

"Whenever there is change, there are always people who oppose it," he said.

You can hear more from Perez below.

Chelsea are playing for the first time since they announced they are one of the 12 clubs to sign up for the European Super League when they host Brighton at 20:00 BST.

Similarly to what we saw at Elland Road last night when Leeds entertained Liverpool fans have started to protest at Stamford Bridge against the proposals.

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

West Bromwich Albion

West Brom are the latest Premier League club to release a statement opposing the plans for a European Super League. This is what they have said:

West Bromwich Albion is wholly opposed to the plans brought forward to establish a new European Super League.

As a founder member of The Football League in 1888, the club believes in the principles of fair competition; in allowing all fans to dream that this year could be their year, and with that, the knowledge that poor performance may bring the consequences of relegation.

A closed league is not one that any club outside of the so-called “Big Six” can endorse, and one it is apparent no genuine football fan – even if they follow one of those six teams - can support.

The six Premier League clubs taking this step have turned their backs on English football, dismissing any concerns for the future of our game at all levels.

To take away the dreams of millions of fans, and the opportunity for their respective clubs to earn success, cannot be allowed, and Albion will do everything within its power to preserve the integrity of competition the club helped establish 133 years ago.

We stand alongside all clubs, players and supporters who believe in open competition, and understand that the future of English football is dependent on our collective strength to oppose these divisive and selfish plans.

Following a meeting of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee this morning, it has been announced that MPs will hold an evidence session to examine the impact of the European Super League proposals and what action is needed to protect the future of football in the UK.

Details of the witnesses and dates will be confirmed in due course.

DCMS Committee Chair Julian Knight MP said:

“The DCMS Committee has given its strong support for a hearing on these momentous developments in the football world.

“We are in discussion with key players and will want to hear from major stakeholders as the impact of the new European Super League proposals unfold.

“We will reflect the widely-expressed concerns of supporters which will be at the centre of our investigation. We welcome the Government’s fan-led review announced yesterday, finally given the impetus to go ahead by these seismic events.

“No-one will be off limits in our determination to establish what needs to be done to safeguard the previously held enjoyment the sport gives to people and to protect its legacy for the future.”

BBC World Service

Here is some more from Avram Grant's chat with BBC World Service. The former Chelsea boss has speaking about the proposals and whether Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich might change his mind.

"I think every person can change his mind, for the right reason every person can change their mind and I think the reasons here are very strong and I must say I am calling to Florentino Perez and the American owners, change your mind!," said Grant.

"Let us get back to the football. You will make money. Maybe they need to change it so (the bigger teams) have more bonuses or something like this because they have more supporters but don’t change the nature of the game, don’t create classes, don’t stop the equal chance."

He added: "The first thing that we need to convince is the American owners because they came from a different background. And then Florentino Perez and I’m sure others will follow."

We've heard from both Fifa boss Gianni Infantino and Uefa's Aleksander Ceferin today.

Both have condemned the plans for the European Super League, with Ceferin calling on the six English clubs to "come to your senses".

You can watch what the pair have had to say below, or read more here.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport reporter

Manchester City women's manager Gareth Taylor said information was "in its infancy" when I asked how he would feel potentially competing in a European Super League without some of Europe's best clubs - most notably Lyon and Wolfsburg.

He added: "You want to play against the best teams and those teams that you mentioned have been right up there with the best teams over a number of years so obviously to take that away wouldn’t be ideal and I suppose it’s what we are getting instead and what that looks like.

"It’s really hard for us to give a valued view on what it looks like. A lot of things are up in the air at the moment."