European Super League

Do you want the ESL to happen?


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diarm

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Have Fifa said anything officially?

It would be a bloody earthquake of monumental proportions if they come out in support of this behind Uefas back.
 

Ayush_reddevil

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I said it earlier in the thread that whilst I don't like a breakaway league but I can understand clubs wanting reforms in the way cl works . Fact is that from a purely business point of view the owners can see that the clubs are missing out on potentially a lot of money because the big clubs don't play each other often enough . I understand that United have been in & out of Europe this decade but the fact is that United have played Real Madrid ( Arguably the two biggest clubs ) what twice (4 games ) in the last 20 years . Liverpool have also hardly played Barca or Real much . I don't know how but that needs to change somehow
 

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Give it to fecking Ham till the end of the season.
 

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UEFA have reiterated Fifa's stance that players taking part in the Super League would be banned from all other competitions at domestic, European or world level and could be prevented from representing their national teams.
The UEFA statement says players COULD be banned. It's the clubs that would be banned, but I'm not sure they will really care.
 

Annihilate Now!

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I always imagined you like a Bilbo type bloke to be fair. You just pop up on the pod amongst your fecking washing machine.
I'll have you know I had a hair cut this week*

*for the first time in a year... And it was more of a trim.
 

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If you are a local fan, then you might. CL final is the most watched event in the world now. No one is watching a CL final with RBL and Bayern ( no offense meant) except for Bundesliga fans .
I'm not a local fan, I watch the CL final to see the 2 best teams in europe play a match. I dont care what they're called. Would a final between Arsenal and Milan be more attractive?
 

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It's UEFA's official website ?

https://www.uefa.com/

The statement is present in the front page.

I don't know if they'll go with this threat or not, it's just as long as it's a possibility and said in an official statement, it's fair for people to be concerned about our future if this goes through.
Ok, thats from UEFA. This is old news. ESL has the backing of FIFA - the biggest football governing body- now. A good case for court.
 

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Glaston to log in the next few days proposing a fecking cheese room in some cubby hole in Paris. cnut.
 

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UEFA have reiterated Fifa's stance that players taking part in the Super League would be banned from all other competitions at domestic, European or world level and could be prevented from representing their national teams.
Total joke of a threat. Not only are there a million legal impediments to this happening, but every sponsor of the World Cup and every other competition would cry bloody murder and/or pull out.
 

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Brain, remind us how the clubs made the decision. fecking points finger at green screen.
 

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Look at Boris Johnson saying the easy and popular thing.
Sickening.

Wonder what else he's hiding from us and using this as a distraction. I'm so fed up. I want politicians to stay out of my sport.
He's saying what everyone else is saying and thinks is right as well. And that includes plenty of other politicians and non-footballers. Why, as PM, should he be denied a voice? Or be criticised for holding the 'right' opinion in most peoples eyes?

If he'd said he was in favour of it, he'd be slated. If he refused to comment, when everyone else is criticising it, he'd be accused of cowardice and not wanting to upset the wealthy and powerful. If he condemns it the same as everyone else, he's 'saying the easy and popular thing'. In short, he was going to be slated by some whatever he said, or refused to say.
 

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Imagine the PL without the top 6 and La Liga without Barce, Madrid and Ath Madrid, they haven’t got the power to ban them it would be financial suicide for the PL and La Liga

Suck it up boys the big clubs are off.
 

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I'm not a local fan, I watch the CL final to see the 2 best teams in europe play a match. I dont care what they're called. Would a final between Arsenal and Milan be more attractive?
Fair point but I won't. If those teams are banned, I'm not subscribing to CL tv .
 

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They just make this bloke say rattled in Scottish cause it sounds dangerous. Rattled.
 

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Even if I do understand why some clubs want the Superleague, I can totally realte to this. Even long ago I have reduce my time watching football as I knew that I am not really missing anything, as in a week there will be another game between to big sides, while the games against small sides are usually very boring.
Yeah, in a weird way, part of me hopes this will become a reality, not because I think the Super league is a great idea, but knowing that European football supporters in general are quite conscious of the bigger picture, I could see a future where the "big guns" play in half-empty stadiums (before eventually relocating to Asia/North America), while the rest of Europe gets on with it and creates classic European nights in stadiums we've barely seen for the past 20 years.
 

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Glaston to log in the next few days proposing a fecking cheese room in some cubby hole in Paris. cnut.
Spurs could have dominated the reinstated English First Division, but Levy decided it would be more profitable to finish bottom of this new Tri-Nations League.
 

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Have Fifa said anything officially?

It would be a bloody earthquake of monumental proportions if they come out in support of this behind Uefas back.
Dear ESL founders,

Do not create that league. Otherwise, you can send the checks with the provided stamped envelopes.

Thank you FIFA
 

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The real winner in all of this will be Fabrizio Romano, who'll have to answer the question "what does this mean for Sancho?" 14,000 times a day.
 

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Labour leader Keir Starmer said the clubs involved should "rethink immediately" or "face the consequences of their actions".

"This proposal risks shutting the door on fans for good, reducing them to mere spectators and consumers," he said.


Genuine question. What else are fans other than spectators and consumers?
 

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Labour leader Keir Starmer said the clubs involved should "rethink immediately" or "face the consequences of their actions".

"This proposal risks shutting the door on fans for good, reducing them to mere spectators and consumers," he said.


Genuine question. What else are fans other than spectators and consumers?
Honestly the fecking hypocrisy is utterly incredulous.