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[Deleted member 77198]

Guardiola: "It is not sport when the relation between effort and success doesn't exist."

Nice one Pep. He gets it, at least!

The sad thing is, i really thought the relatioship between Pep and Soriano/Khladoon was tight with good communication and respect both ways.

I wonder what Pep thinks to that relationship now?

 

[Del_Bosque]

I think the best we realistically could hope for now is something similar to the current proposal but with UEFA buy in and qualification on league position

The UEFA CL proposal is dead in the water now (it was garbage anyway)

The days of Shaktar and CSKA in our groups are done I think

 

[ShedDweller]

It's not what I want but I see professional sport for what it is, a business.

Yes it is, I agree but I think we as fans have the right to decide what the framework is. It seems to me that this comes down to a pretty simple choice between 2 models.

The American model of a closed League like the NFL & NBA

or The British & European model which however flawed has the fundamental principle of the sporting pyramid behind it.

 

[kaz7]

Premier League statement: "The 14 clubs at the meeting unanimously and vigorously rejected the plans for the competition. The #PL is considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing, as well as holding those Shareholders involved to account under its rules

 

[Akiva]

Super League files injunctions to stop club and player bans - BBC News

European Super League wants to stop Fifa and Uefa banning clubs or players from future competitions.

www.bbc.com

The European Super League has filed injunctions against Fifa and Uefa to try to stop them from banning clubs or players from future tournaments such as the Champions League.

In a letter to Fifa and Uefa seen by the BBC, ESL lawyers said they were concerned the footballing bodies could take "punitive measures".
It comes amid widespread criticism of ESL's decision to launch a breakaway league of top European clubs.
The BBC asked Fifa and Uefa to comment.
In the letter, ESL lawyers said: "We are concerned that Fifa and Uefa may respond to this invitation letter by seeking to take punitive measures to exclude any participating club or player from their respective competitions."
They said they would consider that "adverse reaction" to be "unlawful" and that they had filed papers with "the relevant courts" to prevent the "seamless establishment and operation of the competition in accordance with applicable laws".
An insider at the ESL said they had prepared themselves for a huge backlash and thought they were on firm legal ground with respect to competition law.
"I think in the cold light of day, they are looking at this and the reality is dawning that this is happening and it's perfectly legal."

Complex area'​

Damian Collins MP, former chair of the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee, seemed to suggest a new regulator with statutory powers might be needed to stop the breakaway happening.
Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday he said: "Neither the FA nor the Premier League ever wanted an independent regulator - we may need to set one up with new statutory powers to prevent this".
On Monday, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons that the government "rules out absolutely nothing" and was prepared to push through any new measures as quickly as possible.
Retrospective legislation to prevent private businesses engaging in a collective enterprise would mark a major intervention by a Conservative government - unless that collective enterprise could be described as a "cartel".
The ESL are confident that a group in which 25% of its members can qualify in any given year (the five annual non-permanent invitees out of a total 20), and which has promised to distribute more money to lower clubs than the current set up, could not fit that description.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority can start an investigation if it finds enough evidence that any laws have been broken or that a proposal prevents or distorts competition.
It issued the following statement: "The proposals for a European football super league have attracted high levels of public interest. It is a complex area and we will be carefully considering any competition aspects of these proposals."

FFS City bin this shower of shite now

 

[SWP's back]

and was asked why I was still posting.

Lying ****. I asked if you would still post.

 

[PragueBlue]

Well done Rashford, need more like you.

Posting an image with a quote from decades ago? I'd have more respect for them if they actually came out and said something like that if it goes ahead, he would be seeking a transfer to a non-SL side. The reality is though that he probably wouldn't.

 

[kupest]

We are leaving it too late to pull out or even explain ourselves. No excuses if they delay it even more.

 

[kaz7]

Premier League: "The #PL will continue to work with key stakeholders including fan groups, Government, UEFA, the FA, EFL, PFA, and LMA, to protect the best interests of the game and call on those clubs involved in the proposed competition to cease their involvement immediately.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

You not getting any rumblings from your contacts PB?

A little. We already knew that a few clubs were behind what happened with Der Spiegel, FFP & CAS. There were 6 particularly, I'm told, with the US-owned PL clubs prominent.

We've paid very careful attention to what's gone on between those clubs and UEFA and, like Michael Corleone in The Godfather, we seem to have been waiting for our chance to strike.

That doesn't mean that I'm saying that I'm quietly confident that we've pulled a masterstroke here. It could just as easily have been a genuine and monumental error of judgement. So it'll be interesting to see how it develops.