This is honestly something that is going to fail since:
1. Players won't be able to compete on a bigger level
2. The small clubs will be banned and therefore there will always be a problem
3. The players would be shunned and that does mean that they will themselves stride away
4. This is honestly something purely political which might work locally but Won't have any more opportunities.
5. There is always a problem with management of such bodies , so how will it go ?
I do think whosoever got this idea was indeed not thinking about the big picture. Why in the first place ? There are already numerous possibilities, there are selection commissions and players already have to go though local rounds. They go from school to district to state to nationals. They do want to stop this cycle at state only ? Why ? What would be the benefit of it and where would they get the funding from ? The players would be underpaid too.
Topic: European Super Football League, a reality or a failed idea? - page 2. (Read 196 times)
UEFA has just issued a shocking official statement:
''UEFA, the English Football Association and the Premier League, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and LaLiga, and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Lega Serie A have learned that a few English, Spanish and Italian clubs may be planning to announce their creation of a closed, so-called Super League.
If this were to happen, we wish to reiterate that we – UEFA, the English FA, RFEF, FIGC, the Premier League, LaLiga, Lega Serie A, but also FIFA and all our member associations – will remain united in our efforts to stop this cynical project, a project that is founded on the self-interest of a few clubs at a time when society needs solidarity more than ever.
We will consider all measures available to us, at all levels, both judicial and sporting in order to prevent this happening. Football is based on open competitions and sporting merit; it cannot be any other way.
As previously announced by FIFA and the six Federations, the clubs concerned will be banned from playing in any other competition at domestic, European or world level, and their players could be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams.
We thank those clubs in other countries, especially the French and German clubs, who have refused to sign up to this. We call on all lovers of football, supporters and politicians, to join us in fighting against such a project if it were to be announced. This persistent self-interest of a few has been going on for too long. Enough is enough.''
Source: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/0268-12121411400e-7897186e699a-1000--statement-by-uefa-english-fa-rfef-figc-premier-league-laliga-le/
According to the Croatian online portal Index, which convey the report from journalist Mohamed Bouhafsi, RMC Sport, the following clubs plan to create a closed European football league:
Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Inter, Milan and Juventus.
If this idea of a European football league comes true, then Europe will be divided into big and small clubs and countries, and UEFA will completely lose all influence and huge profits from football competitions.
Only the 12 richest clubs in the world will be able to compete for the title of European champion, and Paris SG and Bayern will probably join this league.
Fair sports competition and equal opportunity for all? Forget it, everything will turn into a business.
Small clubs simply will not get a chance to fight for the title of European champion because big clubs don't want small clubs to bother them and take away their profits.
And all this even though UEFA was considering a compromise, to create a league of 32 clubs in which the biggest clubs would always have their reserved place.
This is a really sad idea, which will destroy European club football, what do you think?
Source: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/uefa-zestoko-odgovorila-klubovima-koji-stvaraju-superligu-kazne-ce-biti-drasticne/2269717.aspx
https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/uefa-danas-predstavlja-revoluciju-u-ligi-prvaka-ovo-su-detalji/2253089.aspx
''UEFA, the English Football Association and the Premier League, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and LaLiga, and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Lega Serie A have learned that a few English, Spanish and Italian clubs may be planning to announce their creation of a closed, so-called Super League.
If this were to happen, we wish to reiterate that we – UEFA, the English FA, RFEF, FIGC, the Premier League, LaLiga, Lega Serie A, but also FIFA and all our member associations – will remain united in our efforts to stop this cynical project, a project that is founded on the self-interest of a few clubs at a time when society needs solidarity more than ever.
We will consider all measures available to us, at all levels, both judicial and sporting in order to prevent this happening. Football is based on open competitions and sporting merit; it cannot be any other way.
As previously announced by FIFA and the six Federations, the clubs concerned will be banned from playing in any other competition at domestic, European or world level, and their players could be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams.
We thank those clubs in other countries, especially the French and German clubs, who have refused to sign up to this. We call on all lovers of football, supporters and politicians, to join us in fighting against such a project if it were to be announced. This persistent self-interest of a few has been going on for too long. Enough is enough.''
Source: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/0268-12121411400e-7897186e699a-1000--statement-by-uefa-english-fa-rfef-figc-premier-league-laliga-le/
According to the Croatian online portal Index, which convey the report from journalist Mohamed Bouhafsi, RMC Sport, the following clubs plan to create a closed European football league:
Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Inter, Milan and Juventus.
If this idea of a European football league comes true, then Europe will be divided into big and small clubs and countries, and UEFA will completely lose all influence and huge profits from football competitions.
Only the 12 richest clubs in the world will be able to compete for the title of European champion, and Paris SG and Bayern will probably join this league.
Fair sports competition and equal opportunity for all? Forget it, everything will turn into a business.
Small clubs simply will not get a chance to fight for the title of European champion because big clubs don't want small clubs to bother them and take away their profits.
And all this even though UEFA was considering a compromise, to create a league of 32 clubs in which the biggest clubs would always have their reserved place.
This is a really sad idea, which will destroy European club football, what do you think?
Source: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/uefa-zestoko-odgovorila-klubovima-koji-stvaraju-superligu-kazne-ce-biti-drasticne/2269717.aspx
https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/uefa-danas-predstavlja-revoluciju-u-ligi-prvaka-ovo-su-detalji/2253089.aspx
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