European Super League
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The executive is mostly the Glazer family.
Who does he support?
Assume PSG rejected it based on the potential knock on affect for the Qatar World Cup?
I ultimately hope this is stopped but that the PL is forced to allow the Saudis buy Newcastle. If this is how things are now then it should be the same rules for everyone.
If they are serious about the bans, there is no way this can go forward right ? Who would wanna miss out on World Cups ? Euros ? Copa America ? AFCONs ?
No, that won't fly and we already spoke about that. Noone is banning the clubs or players for participating in an additional tournament.
It's a fact. If you want to watch Cluj vs Rosenburg then head over to the Europa league and have a gander there. In the mean time, the clubs that actually have a chance of winning the CL should be competing for the CL. That is the loosest application of daring to compete I've ever seen. It's like bringing a spud gun to the beaches of Normandy on D Day and "competing".
He's not a football fan.
If this happens and the domestic leagues are broken up, next you'll see teams being moved from their original cities to more lucrative markets. I wouldn't be surprised if City played in Abu Dhabi itself.
It could be this
I wasn't offended. I'm not easily offended.
However this about making more money and also about taking away some of the advantages that oil clubs have.
Not even a pretend football fan?
They could
The announcement seems to be cancelled
What?
its a great point by Boris the clubs need to answer to their fans about this
Who wants to watch a world cup without any of the best players? It's an empty threat.
it is very possible to hate and condemn both plans.
The details aren't out yet but I think you might be missing the point.
The domestic leagues will move heaven and earth to stop this breakaway. The rich clubs do not get to choose which competitions they get to participate in-the domestic leagues will make that decision for them.
I am assuming the rich clubs have considered the possibility that by joining a super league they be burning all bridges with their domestic leagues and players participation in international tournaments.
Most people seems to think this is what they are up to.
I think if you have followed this ove the last couple of years and major idea is that clubs cant be relegated, so that they can get more money more consistently. the rest of the details aren't relevant if that is case
I have a feeling its something like this. yes.
Why do they have to ruin what is good.
I feel CL is good as it is. Maybe improve it to 64 teams if they want and remove EL.
Although I like having two tournaments to be honest.
I feel CL is good as it is. Maybe improve it to 64 teams if they want and remove EL.
Although I like having two tournaments to be honest.
Its a Lawsuit. It just won't fly in the court.
At least it outs the Glazer Shills in the Caf
On another note, best of luck to Sheff United next season. A good friend of mine at uni was a massive Blades fan; top guy and a good club.
Look at how much the big clubs in England have been forced to spend to still watch City win 3 of the past 4 PL's, it's monumental sums of cash to be second best*, at best, and it only looks like getting more expensive and more difficult to stick with them. City will dominate until the U.A.E gets bored, that much is clear, it's incredible just how far they have come in such a short time.
Anyone spending those sums previously was guaranteed a title.
Clubs are panicking at how the can continue to attract players with these wages and the fees versus City, PSG and the worry of the likes of Saudi ownership, that's why they are so desperate to guarantee their futures with guaranteed revenues from a Super League.
I think you are missing the point. This is a closed European Super League with no promotion or relegation. It is a club for the elite. A Royal Family of football clubs which excludes all other clubs.
Businesses are greedy...but there are levels of it.
Yes, clubs rely on finance and have a level of self interest. But this goes too far.
If it was a league that clubs from across Europe can qualify for...a.proper structure then that would be interesting.
But this is turning European club football into a farce where clubs such as ours feel they have an entitlement.
The big clubs are basically working on the assumption that their domestic leagues would cease to be viable without them, so the ultimate sanction of expelling them just won't happen. I think they've made a serious misjudgement, and I would welcome the powers that be - UEFA, FA, EPL, and corresponding organisations in Italy and Spain - stating clearly that expulsion is precisely what will happen to them if they don't abandon this scheme pronto (they have hinted at it already).
As well as fans being opposed, I can't believe that the majority of managers and players think much of this idea either. They could come together and kill it stone dead if they wished to simply by making their opposition clear and pledging never to set foot on the pitch for any game under the aegis of the poposed super league. The TV companies could weigh in too by saying they would not pay to show the games, and would give it zero coverage.
That's a different discussion altogether.
Just count the number of games.
Got me agreeing with this prick. This won't stand!
If the PL are so concerned with 'fairness' then they should let the Saudis buy Newcastle.
Quite likely this is what's gonna happen, but the drama has been very interesting regardless
Easy solution if Boris is so concerned change the law and force English clubs to be owned by fan groups instead of foreign billionaires and more importantly sovereign states.
they are dead serious - have spoken about it for months, this isn't a knee jerk reaction
Boris Johnson speaking sense. Dark times.
You kind of are by insinuating that their long standing money grab has anything to do with it. The monster has always existed the only thing that prevented it was that the UEFA caved every single time, the difference is that this time what the UEFA offered seemingly isn't enough. I find it problematic that you even start your point with it because it deflects from the historic shadiness of big clubs, we need to stop making excuses or making mitigating factos for the clubs that we love.
I also want to make the off topic point that these same clubs routinely shaft players, knowingly exploit young players when they don't have strong representation and that agents like Mendes and Raiola may be upsetting from the POV of a fan but they are snakes dealing with snakes, football clubs aren't angels and have never been.