The Super League (37 Viewers)

[Elvin]

It would not be the end of small clubs, it would just mean less money for both mediocre clubs and players.

Which is only fair.

 

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[Post Ironic]

Basketball is not popular because it is a closed league, there is no connection there. Its popular because its well managed as a media product to be popular.

The PL and the CL aren't closed leagues yet they are increasingly popular with globalization. The people managing the distribution of the PL clearly know what they are doing and they made a league that creates a larger gap to other countries.

A closed competition is shit, and its not necessary to increase football's popularity.

Nah. I don’t know that it would suit football, but it’s pure nonsense that a closed competition is shit.

The major North American sports leagues are far more competitive due to salary caps. Especially leagues with less loopholes to go over salary cap, like NHL and NFL. It sucks if you want to see your team winning 5+ championships in a row I guess, but it makes each and every game a lot more interesting from a competition standpoint.

 

[juve123]

The superleague will consist of two groups of 10 teams, with the first four of both groups going through to the quarter-finals.(Sole24 ore)

 

[zizinho]

Where is the 21:30 statement?

 

[BayernFan]

Well Bayern and Juve have been saving the Bundesliga and Serie A for very long so can't blame if they're too tired of this.

I'm just personally not a fan of it like stated.

 

[juve123]

The SuperLeague aims to generate 4 billion € annually from broadcasters.(Sole24 ore)

 

[Snobist]

The SuperLeague aims to generate 4 billion € annually from broadcasters.(Sole24 ore)

UEFA/FIFA panicing.

 

[kappa96]

Where is the 21:30 statement?

In 53 minutes now.
And it's obviously happening since neither club came out to deny it by now.

 

[JCK]

Interesting idea

however I think the system without another corrupt middle man (like the NCAA) creates more cost and waste. I prefer club football's ecosystem of youth academies, leagues, feeder clubs, etc.

But both can co-exist. Youth and feeder clubs can bring players in during the transfer window and drafting can be applied on certain distinguished players from other leagues.

 

[juve123]

UEFA/FIFA panicing.

I am sure this will go to the courts

 

[DS8_Montero]

This idea would be much more tolerable if Agnelli wasn't dumb enough to have openly made his elitist statements about smaller clubs such as Atalanta. It's pretty ironic that the shit finally hit the ventilator on the day Juventus lost to Atalanta in Serie A for the first time in 20 years.

 

[JCK]

The superleague will consist of two groups of 10 teams, with the first four of both groups going through to the quarter-finals.(Sole24 ore)

Source?

 

[Cerval]

The SuperLeague aims to generate 4 billion € annually from broadcasters.(Sole24 ore)

Damn

 

[juve123]

This idea would be much more tolerable if Agnelli wasn't dumb enough to have openly made his elitist statements about smaller clubs such as Atalanta. It's pretty ironic that the shit finally hit the ventilator on the day Juventus lost to Atalanta in Serie A for the first time in 20 years.

What a historic day creation of the superleague and Atalanta beating juve

 

[Dostoevsky]

That's been the case for about 15 years, what this is doing is getting rid of parasites, bureaucrats and clubs who leech off the investments of bigger clubs.

I do agree about that part. UEFA is a corrupted mafia that drains money away.

But I just don't think this solution fixes the problem. Bigger clubs would get more money but general state of football would get worse imo.

 

[Siamak]

Where is the 21:30 statement?

R.I.P. football (1857-2021).

 

[Gigiventus]

Nah. I don’t know that it would suit football, but it’s pure nonsense that a closed competition is shit.

The major North American sports leagues are far more competitive due to salary caps. Especially leagues with less loopholes to go over salary cap, like NHL and NFL. It sucks if you want to see your team winning 5+ championships in a row I guess, but it makes each and every game a lot more interesting from a competition standpoint.

None of what you wrote is the result of a closed competition. You can have salary caps and all that AND have relegation and promotion.

From a sporting sense, closing a competition is shit. No two ways about it.

 

[kappa96]

R.I.P. football (1857-2021).

Nah...... The Golden Age of club football is just starting.

 

[zizinho]

We need more clubs, atlest 20

 

[Xperd]

Well Bayern and Juve have been saving the Bundesliga and Serie A for very long so can't blame if they're too tired of this.

I'm just personally not a fan of it like stated.

I can understand this especially since we've been used to see a certain system for a long time.

But I believe it's ultimately the fans that are fueling these big teams to make these decisions. No one wants to tune in to watch Sassuolo play Udinese. Everybody wants to watch the big games.

A nothing team like Wolverhampton for example benefits just by virtue of being in the premier league and outspends big clubs in Italy, Germany and Spain. They get guaranteed money just by being mediocre. I'm sure TV revenue in Bundesliga is evenly split too.

So can't say I'm surprised when the big clubs want to breakway and want a bigger slice of the pie.