That's the bit that everyone is so against. Having a competition where the '20' original members are guaranteed entry regardless of performance and then maybe 10 spots made up from around the world will just alienate the whole thing again. It has to be a replacement to the CL (Midweek competition) and done on merit, not a closed shop for the usual suspect which will just kill domestic competition. I suspect thats not what Barca and Real want though, they want a cash cow where they are playing Juve, Milan, Bayern, City every single week without challenge.
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European Super League | ECJ rule that UEFA and FIFA acted unlawfully in blocking Super League (p 29)
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Doesn’t replace domestic leagues and is an open competition that can be qualified for via sporting merit. Free to watch. Owned by the clubs and not corrupted by UEFA or FIFA.
Why are people so against this again?
It's not about being against it. Legally it's impossible for English clubs to join.
The sporting merit bit is questionable though, if Real Madrid fall off a cliff, how do we know they won't be invited...we don't.
Prestwich_Blue
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My guess is that it would be two 16 (or maybe 18) team leagues where, as now, each team plays all the others in its league home and away. Then the top 4 in each league qualify automatically for a post-season knockout with the teams in 5th to 12th place entering a play-off. That would leave the current R16 format where there are 8 seeded teams and 8 unseeded ones.I am confused is this instead of the champions league etc ? Or domestic football ? I’ve started to lose the love with football with the ridiculous costs attached and the fact going to city is now just a tourist haven.
Tou could even do the leagues on a draw basis, with pots and teams being drawn from each pot to decided who goes in which league. You could even do a straight knockout tournament during the season, like the FA Cup. So it'd be a complete replacement for the existing competitions.
bobbyowenquiff
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It will replace the CL.I am confused is this instead of the champions league etc ? Or domestic football ? I’ve started to lose the love with football with the ridiculous costs attached and the fact going to city is now just a tourist haven.
As my friend eloquently puts it, Manchester City are my team, but they have long since stopped being my club!
In a strange sort of way any new system introduced, will simply see the clubs involved becoming merely a franchise of the original forerunner, and with that, it will become the ideal time for all legacy fans to leave, and the new global fans to takeover.
It's a little sad, but times change, and our memories will remain strong.
In a strange sort of way any new system introduced, will simply see the clubs involved becoming merely a franchise of the original forerunner, and with that, it will become the ideal time for all legacy fans to leave, and the new global fans to takeover.
It's a little sad, but times change, and our memories will remain strong.
What do you think of Barcelona, Madrid and Juventus forming the super league, it'd murder the chumps league and I suspect the premier league clubs would find a way out of their PL contract.
It's like Newcastle who signed up to FFP but it's strangling them now, they need a day in court to break free from it IMHO.
Super league will die pretty quickly if no premier clubs enter! Yeah champs league will not be the same with no Madrid Barcelona inter Juventus but no German side will be in it because there owner situation
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In the short term, I presume FIFA, UEFA and the individual leagues would not share their officials and other services like VAR (big advantage for the ESL). Whilst FIFA & UEFA cream off an awful amount of money, it does do some decent stuff around the globe. It's a massive (corrupt) organisation and will be ringing around calling in favours and the stationery dept will have just placed an order for more brown envelopes. Gonna need some more popcorn!
bobbyowenquiff
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It will not replace domestic leaguesNo, I mean this 100%, I would rather the 115 charges relegate us to League 2 so we can tour up and down the country.
If the ESL does come in it cannot replace the domestic league.
We've played Bayern 13 times in 11 years, the novelty of these big European games will wear off eventually. We've played them way more than Luton in that time and probably close to the amount we've played Fulham. The concept will get tired.
If it replaces the Champions League I am less arsed but I don't see the point, other than a money maker for European sides.
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We'll always have York.As my friend eloquently puts it, Manchester City are my team, but they have long since stopped being my club!
In a strange sort of way any new system introduced, will simply see the clubs involved becoming merely a franchise of the original forerunner, and with that, it will become the ideal time for all legacy fans to leave, and the new global fans to takeover.
It's a little sad, but times change, and our memories will remain strong.
250 million is chickenfeed to ADUG / Saudi. Absolute pennies.
Oh yeah the 30 point penalty is the one plus fans won't have it