I mean, I am not paid to parrot or support anything, I am just sharing that little bit that percolates down to my small work place at the periphery of the union.
What does an NBA-like model mean, closed system in which only the big clubs play? I'd be all for that, if they'd be forever banned from national leagues. That's the only thing that would give visibility to "smaller markets".
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With the prior recommendation, it is almost certain UEFA will win. What is interesting now is whether there will be any remit on UEFA to punish Real, Barca and Juve. I suspect there will be.
They will all be happy to breakaway. They’re just longing it out rather than the suddenness of last time. The likes of City will now be thinking why should we put up with all these charges when we could just go and do what we want without any rules.
The government have already said they’ll just make it illegal for English clubs to play in it and that’s that.
Would it also not damage English clubs if they're playing in the UCL against nobodies?
Boris Johnson's "legislative bomb" wasn't it? I don't think it's on the books but I don't think they'd hesitate enacting it if such a plan were resurrected.
Isnt government involvement illegal under FIFA rules?
Yes but on the other hand would FIFA want a superleague outside UEFA control? Probably not, but then money would change hands as it does with FIFA and EUFA and then what happened would depend on who pays the most. And if courts are involved, both UK and ECHR god knows but it could take years. Completely unpredictable.
City have already paid off UEFA. It's the PL that are charging them and this Super League wouldn't replace league football.
The likes of City are precisely the kind of clubs that don't like the idea of a club owned competition with a salary cap. One of the main reasons for the whole superleague idea was limiting the spending power of the state owned clubs. Why do you think PSG and UEFA president Ceferin are so incredibly close?
Not sure but I’m pretty sure FIFA wouldn’t jump in here!!
City and Chelsea were both for the super league weren’t they?
City was dragged into it for the fear of being left out in the cold and jumped ship as soon as they could. They want the UEFA status quo as it benefits them enormously
That isn't what was recommended last year and almost always, the recommendation gets passed. I'd be surprised if the SL gets the decision it wants. For me, this is more a case of Perez brazening it out.
The nba seems to be doing well.
i mean why even bother existing anymore, we should just close the club, shut up shop
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I don't want it for football, but financially it can work. To the question "who wants to watch a closed league anyway" the answer is plenty of people if the top teams are there.
I disagree. I’m not sure the SL would even overtake the EPL. England would just become a mini super league on its own with most of the watchable teams playing there. Who would pay a lot to see Fury v Usyk if it Happened somewhere else a week before the PPV?
The Champions League already rakes in more money on an annual basis than the PL. With less than half the games
Are we sure about that? The epl deal from uk rights alone is worth about 7b over 4 years
Not so sure but a quick search showed CL revenue for last season at over 2B euros - which should be slightly more than the PL -, and the CL is apparently looking at a figure in the same ballpark as the new PL deal but over 3 years rather than 4...
But my figure is only domestic rights . More or less double it for international. In fact international rights are expected to overtake domestic rights in the next deal.
It is though, the new deal is just for the UK market, they’ve sold off more games and showing concurrent games but that number is UK alone
Estimates for the 24-27 3 years deal are in the region of 4.5-5B euros per season.
It would be bizarre to watch the EPL where top 4 doesn’t mean shit. Yeah, let’s qualify for the UCL where our biggest challenger will be Sparta Prague. I think a super league with all the big European teams holds more weight especially when they’ll have more money than they do now.
It only really turns into a top 4 race towards the end of a season. Even then if it isn’t a closed shop then you still have that element of top 4/5.
I think we could have a repeat of the European Cup. English clubs didn't participate the first couple of years but ended up coming into the fold. It'd be the same here. UEFA has nothing to offer them outside of the PL if the ESL becomes a reality.
