European Super League

[say yes]

I love the Premier League and domestic competition, so would hate to see a new European league which supplants it, but truth be told the current European competitions suck.

Decided I am now in favour of a European Super League, as long as we get better referees.

 

[bingobob]

The whole project is a protection ring for the teams that have benefited from unfettered capitalism engulfing football. The Champions League is about as closed shop as you can get this would just make it worse. I'd switch off and go back to Irish league football. But I get some kids in China and what not will enjoy seeing all the top Fifa teams play each other week in week out.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Spain Italy England France and Germany should get 5 spots the other 7 remaining to be decided in playoff round between the other European countries. This should be close to the super league they wanted

 

[A_G]

 

[Beksl]

Professional sports league organization modelled after USA league system won't work here in Europe. Football is more than a corporate business here.

 

[Harz]

Agnelli is a **** Juventus are ****ty cheaters and EXOR sucks

I don't understand why they keep on pushing for this horrendous idea that faces backlash every single time it's mentioned

How do they not understand there isn't money to be made if there aren't any viewers?

 

[Rex Stone]

Agnelli is a **** Juventus are ****ty cheaters and EXOR sucks

I don't understand why they keep on pushing for this horrendous idea that faces backlash every single time it's mentioned

How do they not understand there isn't money to be made if there aren't any viewers?

There will be viewers unfortunately. The Juventus - Barcelona game when Messi and Ronaldo both featured this year broke viewing records globally.

There’s always going to be an appetite for these mega clashes. The Champions League even with UEFA trying to help all the big teams get to the latter stages is still to random.

This way you’re guaranteed constant Real Madrid/Barcelona vs Premier League match ups every week.

 

[Harz]

There will be viewers unfortunately. The Juventus - Barcelona game when Messi and Ronaldo both featured this year broke viewing records globally.

There’s always going to be an appetite for these mega clashes. The Champions League even with UEFA trying to help all the big teams get to the latter stages is still to random.

This way you’re guaranteed constant Real Madrid/Barcelona vs Premier League match ups every week.

Right, this is the idea they more or less have, but I disagree about the viewer success. While it may at first be true, part of the reason why these big fixtures draw so many viewers is that they're rare and big. It's no longer a big fixture if it happens every week.

After a while, some of the super teams would be treated as boring fixtures and the fickle global plastic success is bound to dry up at that point.

 

[Rex Stone]

Right, this is the idea they more or less have, but I disagree about the viewer success. While it may at first be true, part of the reason why these big fixtures draw so many viewers is that they're rare and big. It's no longer a big fixture if it happens every week.

After a while, some of the super teams would be treated as boring fixtures and the fickle global plastic success is bound to dry up at that point.

Depends if we reach a saturation point.

If you look at Liverpool for example when they won the CL they only played four games against teams who wouldn’t be included in the ESL and the excitement over every round was through the roof.

Whilst you’re right that there was a novelty if you cap the amount of games and add playoffs there’s still going to be huge hype similar to the NFL or glamour CL matchups.

Its clear that no one at UEFA wants Liverpool vs Red Star or Barcelona vs Astana and this gives them a way to cut out the smaller clubs.

 

[dashsnow17]

There will be viewers unfortunately. The Juventus - Barcelona game when Messi and Ronaldo both featured this year broke viewing records globally.

There’s always going to be an appetite for these mega clashes. The Champions League even with UEFA trying to help all the big teams get to the latter stages is still to random.

This way you’re guaranteed constant Real Madrid/Barcelona vs Premier League match ups every week.

It's easy to attack the big suits but then for instance you watch the Barca v PSG game a few weeks back and you're like holy sh*t this is so much better than all other football, and you'd kinda understand why the suits want more of that. But maybe that match only felt so amazing was because it was preceded by a drab winter of domestic football?

 

[Rex Stone]

It's easy to attack the big suits but then for instance you watch the Barca v PSG game a few weeks back and you're like holy sh*t this is so much better than all other football, and you'd kinda understand why the suits want more of that. But maybe that match only felt so amazing was because it was preceded by a drab winter of domestic football?

That’s a problem of their own making. Top footballers today are concentrated across a smaller group than ever before.

Compared to even ten years ago the big five leagues have become so uncompetitive. There should’ve been restrictions on the depth in quality these teams should’ve been allowed to amass.

City’s second XI would probably finish top 4 in the league ffs. The reason the NFL does so well is that it distributes the star quality well and keeps the league competitive.

If six clubs have every world class player but don’t face each other then the quality of the games is really poor.

Guys like Mahrez shouldn’t be playing 60 minutes every other game and that’s it. He should be playing every week for a team like Leicester able to showcase his talents.

Careers are short and it’s a major problem for me that so many entertainers are just a small piece of a ridiculously deep squad.

 

[dashsnow17]

That’s a problem of their own making. Top footballers today are concentrated across a smaller group than ever before.

Compared to even ten years ago the big five leagues have become so uncompetitive. There should’ve been restrictions on the depth in quality these teams should’ve been allowed to amass.

City’s second XI would probably finish top 4 in the league ffs. The reason the NFL does so well is that it distributes the star quality well and keeps the league competitive.

If six clubs have every world class player but don’t face each other then the quality of the games is really poor.

Guys like Mahrez shouldn’t be playing 60 minutes every other game and that’s it. He should be playing every week for a team like Leicester able to showcase his talents.

Careers are short and it’s a major problem for me that so many entertainers are just a small piece of a ridiculously deep squad.

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[blaze_of_glory]

That’s a problem of their own making. Top footballers today are concentrated across a smaller group than ever before.

Compared to even ten years ago the big five leagues have become so uncompetitive. There should’ve been restrictions on the depth in quality these teams should’ve been allowed to amass.

City’s second XI would probably finish top 4 in the league ffs. The reason the NFL does so well is that it distributes the star quality well and keeps the league competitive.

If six clubs have every world class player but don’t face each other then the quality of the games is really poor.

Guys like Mahrez shouldn’t be playing 60 minutes every other game and that’s it. He should be playing every week for a team like Leicester able to showcase his talents.

Careers are short and it’s a major problem for me that so many entertainers are just a small piece of a ridiculously deep squad.

Yeah. As with just about every issue in the world it's rooted in who has money (and therefore power) and who doesn't.

 

[A_G]

lool this is a terrible idea

 

[Rimaal]

Meritocracy is dead. Plutocracy rules the world.

 

[Rimaal]

lool this is a terrible idea

Where is god's name are we supposed to get our players if we can't get RM's rejects? Oh wait, this may not apply to us any longer.
In that case I don't give a toss.

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

The whole project is a protection ring for the teams that have benefited from unfettered capitalism engulfing football. The Champions League is about as closed shop as you can get this would just make it worse. I'd switch off and go back to Irish league football. But I get some kids in China and what not will enjoy seeing all the top Fifa teams play each other week in week out.

I wish the CL was a closed shop. We'd still be in it

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Meritocracy is dead. Plutocracy rules the world.

Always has

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

lool this is a terrible idea

What BS is this ban football while you at it too how clubs will improve without transfers?

 

[Sniper Mik]

We're not a top club anymore so it's all good