Football’s Billionaire Boys Club is here. This is what it means for the world game... it’s not good

[CrittaMagic69]

LOL

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1384286331698761728

 

[_G-Dog_]

What happened to all the history & prestige the big clubs speak of when they talk about the UCL..

 

[Tassie Devil]

It's all over. Multiple teams pulled out of the Super LEague thing. Good for them.

Shame Liverpool haven't done it yet ...

 

[CrittaMagic69]

It's all over. Multiple teams pulled out of the Super LEague thing. Good for them.

Shame Liverpool haven't done it yet ...

Because clubs like City, Chelsea don't give a shit with them currently on-top of the pyramid and taking the piss out of FFP. UEFA are going to have to give the clubs more money and stop pocketing it all.

 

[Tassie Devil]

Because clubs like City, Chelsea don't give a shit with them currently on-top of the pyramid and taking the piss out of FFP. UEFA are going to have to give the clubs more money and stop pocketing it all.

Would like to think things will change with UEFA but ... nup. It won't.

 

[B-Train]

Because clubs like City, Chelsea don't give a shit with them currently on-top of the pyramid and taking the piss out of FFP. UEFA are going to have to give the clubs more money and stop pocketing it all.

To be fair the FFP rules and UEFA are a joke though. Established giants like Barcelona, Real, Bayern and Juventus etc can buy or do what they want, but the FFP rules only apply to clubs like City, PSG, Monaco and Chelsea etc that are trying to buy their way into the elite.. And at least City invest a tonne in young talent and their academy..

So while a Super League would be a bad thing, UEFA have to finally change and adapt otherwise big clubs will always threaten this type of action.

 

[B-Train]

So all of the EPL clubs pulled out of the Super League today.. That didn't last long! Was it because of all the pressure from fans, governments, governing bodies or because UEFA reached a compromise or both?

If not, UEFA will have even more power now that they know for sure the big clubs are trapped in the UCL structure. Talk about a failed coup!

 

[CrittaMagic69]

So all of the EPL clubs pulled out of the Super League today.. That didn't last long! Was it because of all the pressure from fans, governments, governing bodies or because UEFA reached a compromise or both?

If not, UEFA will have even more power now that they know for sure the big clubs are trapped in the UCL structure. Talk about a failed coup!

UEFA "found" extra money to give the clubs and created a 36 team CL with VIP spots...

 

[CaptainJackson]

Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw led a player revolt at United and confronted Woodward about it

 

[B-Train]

UEFA "found" extra money to give the clubs and created a 36 team CL with VIP spots...

So does this mean that Greek, Turkish, Belgian, Romanian, Swiss etc clubs now will find it impossible to make the CL and it will just be the big clubs from the top 5 leagues?

 

[CroydonDog]

From a mate this morning (long time Man U fan):

European Super League. Born 18 April 2021, died 20 April 2021.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

So does this mean that Greek, Turkish, Belgian, Romanian, Swiss etc clubs now will find it impossible to make the CL and it will just be the big clubs from the top 5 leagues?

This is explains it better than I would lol

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.go...how-many-teams-new/1cdo233h37uoh1srmrqwyq243m

 

[B-Train]

This is explains it better than I would lol

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.go...how-many-teams-new/1cdo233h37uoh1srmrqwyq243m

Thanks.. So it seems like the smaller clubs still get their spots, but to make it to the quarter finals will be harder as the groups will be bigger..

 

[alchemist]

Thanks.. So it seems like the smaller clubs still get their spots, but to make it to the quarter finals will be harder as the groups will be bigger..

the last legitimate European Champions League season was in 1997 where you only qualified for the league by winning your own domestic league first or were the current champions... in 1998, the European Champions League was expanded and is for all intents and purposes a European Super League ever since

in the 15 seasons prior to the expansion, the champion clubs were Hamburg (Germany), Liverpool (England), Juventus (Italy), Steaua (Romania), Porto (Portugal), PSV (Holland), AC Milan back to back (Italy), Red Star (Yugoslavia), Barcelona (Spain), Marseilles (France), AC Milan, Ajax (Holland), Juventus and Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

in the 23 seasons since, Real Madrid (Spain) has won 7 titles, Barcelona 4, Bayern Munich (Germany) 3, Liverpool 2, AC Milan 2, Manchester United (England) 2, Chelsea (England) 1, Porto 1, and Inter (Italy) 1... besides the concentration of titles in a small bunch of clubs from the top 3-4 leagues, only really the last two winners I mentioned (Porto & Inter) were true upsets

I know it is money and it was always going to happen, but the beautiful game became less beautiful with such blatant profiteering

 

[B-Train]

the last legitimate European Champions League season was in 1997 where you only qualified for the league by winning your own domestic league first or were the current champions... in 1998, the European Champions League was expanded and is for all intents and purposes a European Super League ever since

in the 15 seasons prior to the expansion, the champion clubs were Hamburg (Germany), Liverpool (England), Juventus (Italy), Steaua (Romania), Porto (Portugal), PSV (Holland), AC Milan back to back (Italy), Red Star (Yugoslavia), Barcelona (Spain), Marseilles (France), AC Milan, Ajax (Holland), Juventus and Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

in the 23 seasons since, Real Madrid (Spain) has won 7 titles, Barcelona 4, Bayern Munich (Germany) 3, Liverpool 2, AC Milan 2, Manchester United (England) 2, Chelsea (England) 1, Porto 1, and Inter (Italy) 1... besides the concentration of titles in a small bunch of clubs from the top 3-4 leagues, only really the last two winners I mentioned (Porto & Inter) were true upsets

I know it is money and it was always going to happen, but the beautiful game became less beautiful with such blatant profiteering

Yeah that was when it was the Champions Cup wasn't it? I agree, it was a more genuine competition then but like you said, there was too much money for it to not eventually turn out like it did. It's a shame that the bigger clubs dominate it so much but you still get upsets in the group stages and even finals and it was great to see Porto and Ajax win it in recent years..

 

[alchemist]

the first Champions League was in 1992... it was straight knockout before then

but football, its appeal and its earning potential started going through the roof in the 1990's... the English clubs probably started it by breaking away from the English Football League and starting the EPL... Real Madrid was trying to claw back its place at the top of the game... Cruyff and his Super Barca team were setting Barcelona up to become the giant it is now... Serie A was dominating continental competitions etc.

and these forces could not stand by and not be playing in the Champions League every year and forego the money to be earned... so, a super league was discussed in the 90's and so UEFA responded by allowing two teams from each of the big leagues and then up to 4 teams per big leagues

 

[Greenmachine121]

Should chuck the aleague teams in too .... be good to see some 10 nil thrashings
Deadset the worst comp I have seen

 

[Nasheed]

Nasheed here,
I can’t see why this is all bad?
Just a European supercomp.

 

[Wahesh]

Gee's it went down like a lead balloon lol.

You should've seen the Barcelona FB page. They were painting this out as the best thing since sliced bread. You should've seen the fans hammer them LOL. This is what you call people power.

 

[LFC Bulldogs]

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