Post by robeiae on Apr 19, 2021 7:51:49 GMT -5
12 of the most powerful football clubs in Europe have announced a new "Super League": www.espn.com/soccer/uefa-champions-league/story/4364173/man-unitedjuventustottenham-among-team-to-participate-in-super-league
Reportedly, Perez said that if FIFA bans the players from the World Cup, then they'll just start a new version of the world cup, as well.
The leadership of FIFA and UEFA are furious, though it's hard to feel bad for them, given how corrupt they are.
Noticeably, no German or French clubs are in the core group. That's probably because those leagues are both dominated by single clubs--Bayern Munich and PSG, respectively--who have such a stranglehold on revenues that they cannot be displaced from their positions.
The German league--the Bundesliga--in particular is a complete joke. Bayern Munich has won the league for eight consecutive seasons. Since 2000, it has won it 15 times. On those occasions where it doesn't win, it finishes second. The best players in the league end up at Bayern almost as a matte of course.
The French league--Ligue 1--is headed down the same road, with PSG the dominate club across the last decade.
It's fair to say--imo--that both are where they are because FIFA and UEFA let them simply buy control of the leagues (the same is true of Manchester City, but the English league has historical giants who cannot simply be pushed aside). So it's not surprising that they want the status quo. Though of they did join the super league, it wouldn't matter to other teams in their leagues, at all. Frankly, I almost want to see the super league succeed, just to see Bayern and PSG get their comeuppance...
Anyway, this is going to get ugly in a hurry.
Twelve of Europe's top clubs announced on Sunday they were launching a breakaway Super League, headed by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Internazionale, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as founding clubs, the statements added.
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The agreement provides that the founding clubs will receive an upfront net grant of approximately €3.5 billion ($4.19 billion) in aggregate, the statements said. A women's Super League competition is also planned to be launched after the men's league is up and running.
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Fans of the Premier League clubs named as part of the breakaway Super League launched on Sunday have joined forces to condemn the move, with Chelsea's Supporters' Trust describing it as the "ultimate betrayal."
"Our members and football supporters across the world have experienced the ultimate betrayal," the statement read. "This is a decision of greed to line the pockets of those at the top and it has been made with no consideration for the loyal supporters, our history, our future and the future of football in this country.
"This is unforgivable. Enough is enough."
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust said it was "deeply concerned" at its club's involvement, while Arsenal's Supporters' Trust described it on Twitter as "the death of the club as a sporting institution."
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FIFA has earlier said that players who feature in any breakaway European Super League would be banned from playing in FIFA competitions, including the World Cup.
AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Internazionale, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as founding clubs, the statements added.
[snip]
The agreement provides that the founding clubs will receive an upfront net grant of approximately €3.5 billion ($4.19 billion) in aggregate, the statements said. A women's Super League competition is also planned to be launched after the men's league is up and running.
[snip]
Fans of the Premier League clubs named as part of the breakaway Super League launched on Sunday have joined forces to condemn the move, with Chelsea's Supporters' Trust describing it as the "ultimate betrayal."
"Our members and football supporters across the world have experienced the ultimate betrayal," the statement read. "This is a decision of greed to line the pockets of those at the top and it has been made with no consideration for the loyal supporters, our history, our future and the future of football in this country.
"This is unforgivable. Enough is enough."
The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust said it was "deeply concerned" at its club's involvement, while Arsenal's Supporters' Trust described it on Twitter as "the death of the club as a sporting institution."
[snip]
FIFA has earlier said that players who feature in any breakaway European Super League would be banned from playing in FIFA competitions, including the World Cup.
The leadership of FIFA and UEFA are furious, though it's hard to feel bad for them, given how corrupt they are.
Noticeably, no German or French clubs are in the core group. That's probably because those leagues are both dominated by single clubs--Bayern Munich and PSG, respectively--who have such a stranglehold on revenues that they cannot be displaced from their positions.
The German league--the Bundesliga--in particular is a complete joke. Bayern Munich has won the league for eight consecutive seasons. Since 2000, it has won it 15 times. On those occasions where it doesn't win, it finishes second. The best players in the league end up at Bayern almost as a matte of course.
The French league--Ligue 1--is headed down the same road, with PSG the dominate club across the last decade.
It's fair to say--imo--that both are where they are because FIFA and UEFA let them simply buy control of the leagues (the same is true of Manchester City, but the English league has historical giants who cannot simply be pushed aside). So it's not surprising that they want the status quo. Though of they did join the super league, it wouldn't matter to other teams in their leagues, at all. Frankly, I almost want to see the super league succeed, just to see Bayern and PSG get their comeuppance...
Anyway, this is going to get ugly in a hurry.