Was that the German fella giving the presentation, money grabbing.
La liga have just accused him off being drunk
Only if we let it?You have to feel at some point this will happen sadly
Tempted to let them get on with it and reclaim domestic football a bit. Was always keen it all stayed together, but not so sure now.You have to feel at some point this will happen sadly
Sounds like leagues on pro evolution soccer
It's inevitable that it'll happen at some point - all to cater for the plastic wankers.
The instinctive reaction from fans of the big PL teams to slam this proposal is quite odd, given the same fans spend every other waking hour lauding the current UEFA system which is hardly a model of competition and sustainability, and holds the fans in open contempt.It already sort of exists, the Champions League. Same core set of teams qualifying every year and many big teams see qualifying for it as being more important than winning an actual trophy.
Bernd Reichart is the CEO of A22 Sports Management. Prior to joining A22, he was the CEO of RTL Deutschland, one of Europe’s leading private broadcasting groups, and a member of the Group Management Committee of Bertelsmann, a media, services and education company that operates in approximately 50 countries. Prior to that, he was CEO of the German TV channel VOX where he launched some of the most successful programmes in the channel’s history. Before his tenure at RTL, Bernd was Managing Director Multichannel overseeing a portfolio of free TV channels at Spanish media company Antena 3 (today Atresmedia). He started his career at leading sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE. During his 20+ year career, Bernd has gained extensive experience in broadcast and pay TV, streaming, content production, the purchase and sale of sports rights, and advertising technology and sales.
I only read the article didn't see the announcementWas that the German fella giving the presentation, money grabbing.
Does it really devalue "it I'm not sure?Things like this (same with LIV golf) really are the biggest threat to professional sport as we know.
Say 6-8 English clubs go and go for this - and if they're in the top two leagues of x 16, they're going to be playing x 20 games if they get to the final. There's no way they'll be able to sustain 20 games on top of x 38 EPL games, FA Cup Games, League Cup etc. I know they have big squads but that could mean international players playing upwards of 70 games a season.
It's f*&king ludicrous.
To those that say 'let em go and kick em out of the league', I kind of agree but then you devalue what's left of the EPL. You'd have say, Aston Villa win it but others would just be saying 'Yeah, but there was no LFC, MCFC, MUFC, CFC etc etc'.
It's a crackpot idea to line the pockets of the rich and make them richer. A real stain on the future of professional sports.
You’d let them go and reform the pyramid without them even though they’d still be free to play in the domestic leagues as normal?Fuck it all now. Money isn’t worth it. Let them go, reform the pyramid without them. Have a new broadcasting deal on less money. Life goes on.
You’d let them go and reform the pyramid without them even though they’d still be free to play in the domestic leagues as normal?
They already do?Yeah fuck em. They want to prioritise European competition for the cash then crack on.
Through participation in the league.They already do?
they all also signed a charter that made them agree not to joinFrom The Independent
Will Premier League clubs be able to join?
It appears as though Premier League clubs will not be able to join, even if the new proposal does get approved.
The UK government’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport released a statement that indicated a bill about to pass into law, which sets up a new independent football regulator, would make it illegal for British clubs to join a breakaway league.
"The attempt to create a breakaway competition was a defining moment in English football and was universally condemned by fans, clubs and the Government,” said a DCMS spokesperson.
"We took decisive action at the time by triggering the fan-led review of football governance, which called for the creation of a new independent regulator for English football. We will shortly be bringing forward legislation that makes this a reality, and will stop clubs from joining any similar breakaway competitions in the future."
The UK is no longer bound by EU law since Brexit, so clubs would not be able to appeal to the European Court of Justice.
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