Yeah but, foreign fans usually start following those clubs because they are successful. If they were all in the same league they could not all be successful. If they want to model themselves after the NFL someone would need to be the Browns.
La Liga sign 15-year deal to have games played in the US
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I agree, the world wide fanbase belongs to the EPL. The CL have these teams yet they're still rejigging the format to combat the growing apathy towards it.
Its ok hyping current Juve v Madrid but what happens 2 years from now when its mid table Juve v Madrid? Only one side can win the super league after all.
Hell we finished second last year and our stock seems to have fallen.
Might as well drop the Spanish from Spanish La Liga. If such a thing exists.
The tourism board must be thrilled.
The tourism board must be thrilled.
For American Gridiron Football I can see the novelty and value of playing outside the US, with European soccer, while I still see reasons of playing in the US, I think the US has it's own soccer teams to be proud of and follow. US soccer has a very good chance to be a very serious league.
Girona vs Barca played first in the US according to transfermarkt
Doesn't this ruin this derby?
Also Girona was listed as Home in this game and read that seasonticketholders should be refunded 20% of their season ticket price.
20% refund for THE derby of your team played outside of your country?
Doesn't this ruin this derby?
Also Girona was listed as Home in this game and read that seasonticketholders should be refunded 20% of their season ticket price.
20% refund for THE derby of your team played outside of your country?
It is not a very popular derby or with tradition. Logically it is not the same as playing at home but apparently they are already talking about 1500 Girona fans traveling for free
How can you hope it does? I simply don’t see the attraction. 20% is still a lot. IF it does happen you will see on the ground fans simply supporting a team they can actually go and see. Also can I ask where you are from?
I am not from Manchester, neither from UK. Growing older football has become mostly entertainment for me, instead of a way of life so I would simply prefer watching top matches each weekend. I have absolutely no interest for matches between teams outside of top 6 in EPL for example, neither I watch most of matches of top 6 teams (excluding United) vs some non top 6 teams. So essentially for me now is just United, matches between top 6 teams, matches between Real/Barca/Atletico, the rare Italian/German match, and UCL. So mostly 1 to 2 matches per weekend and the same for UCL.
A league with top 20 or so top European teams would strongly appeal to me and would enjoy it. I know that it has the negative sides like killing national leagues and so on, but from my selfish point of view, I don't care about it.
According to SER will be Barsa-Girona in Miami
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Trump will have these pesky foreigners in Guantanamo if the game finishes 0-0.
Apparently la liga has already communicated to Girona what are the possible compensations:
-free ticket and flight (max 1500)
-ticket, flight + two hotel nights for 450 euros
-Refund of 40% of the season ticket
-Up to 5000 free tickets for Barcelona-Girona
-free ticket and flight (max 1500)
-ticket, flight + two hotel nights for 450 euros
-Refund of 40% of the season ticket
-Up to 5000 free tickets for Barcelona-Girona
Barcelona is going to have most of the support in 20 of the games as opposed to their 18 games as the away team. I know new ways of income should be explored, but I'm not sure this is the path to follow.
They're actually going through with this eh? I sense a few boycotts incoming.This is so disgusting
Tebas is a criminal.
Surely some group will be dressed in yellow.
This is pretty ridiculous. The anthem thing isn't done in Spain, so why on feck has to be done in US (I know that Americans love these things) and if they don't want Catalan symbols and want to wear the stadium with Spanish flags, why chose 2 Catalan clubs to do so? Also, having Barca have 20 home matches, but Real and Atletico having just 19 is unfair on Madrid clubs.
That is actually good, if true. They (season ticket holders) essentially are paying for 11 matches and get 18 matches to watch, at the cost of being unable to watch the 19th match.
Tebas has been involved in some "unionist" demonstrations that took place in Barcelona, and tweeted several times with political issues. . I imagine there are many different interests, as well as dates. I mean, I do not think it's premeditated, but maybe la liga thinks it's a good opportunity to show the world how Spanish is Catalonia.
Yes, it´s very good and 1500 fans for free seems very good too. If Deportivo were in Primera I´d love to have the chance to go to América
Yes, but I think that it might piss Barca a lot, to the point of them not accepting to go there, and essentially the entire plan failing, maybe Barca getting punished, and other shit happening. Which can be avoided by simply not doing stuff in US which you don't do in Spain. And while I don't want to go here into debate of is Catalonia Spain or not (there is CE forum about it), it would much more simpler to have there Real vs some other Castile based club.
Yeah, that would be grand too. A free holiday to US, while also a substantial decrease on season ticket.
So this is meant to be a Girona home game?
Instead it’s in a neutral venue, where the supporters will be 95% Barcelona ‘fans’. Brings into question the integrity of the league.
Instead it’s in a neutral venue, where the supporters will be 95% Barcelona ‘fans’. Brings into question the integrity of the league.
Everyone associated with La Liga should be ashamed about starting this race to the bottom of football's integrity.
I'd like to be a fan now! Flying them out for free to Miami for the weekend?!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45485038
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45485038
Exactly, shock that it won’t be Barcelona’s home game. The whole thing is a joke. Fair enough do pre season over there but a competitive league game is too far.
Aren’t girona basically owned by city.
Wouldn’t surprise me if their owners are behind this somehow.
Wouldn’t surprise me if their owners are behind this somehow.
I wonder what Drumpf will make of it when everyone in the stadium starts booing the national anthem.
I mentioned this before & ask again. What will the repercussions be if Girona are relegated by 1-2 points. Also, as others have mentioned rivals such as Real Madrid will have one less home game, & what happens if they lose the league by 1-2 points.
It's very hard to take these news seriously. It actually sounds like someone has been taking the piss out of that COPE journalist.
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