You would have had to be living under a rock, if you had not heard anything about the impending departure of the main football teams in Europe, to start their own Superleague. This is a natural extension to the existing Champions League, that was established in 1992.
And naturally, there has been an uproar by many supporters and non-supporters of the various teams that wish to leave. But before all of the moral pontification, here are several things that I’d add:
1) It may not actually succeed. There may be negotiations, or cowardice on
some of the team’s behalf, that it is never even set up.
2) Are the FA and EPL, legally entitled to chuck out the
teams / players, from their respective competitions. I believe that they are, but with the money
and power that many of these teams have, they (the Teams) have already said
that they would take this to court - bring it on! I would think that the Supreme Court would
rule with the FA / EPL.
3) Hey, instead of attacking this; embrace it. And just like the days of the AFL in the
USA in the 1960s or the WFL, in the
1970s; take this situation on or eventually merge with them. And who knows, have a Superbowl between the two
leagues at the end of each season.
4) Who says that the quality of these teams will be any
good? If these teams are thrown out by the FA / EPL, and the players are also,
what if some of the players decide NOT to play for them anymore? If this happened, would the teams really be
any good?
5) In addition, if the European chiefs of these teams think
that they are immune, and will forever rule this new league AND make much more
money, what would stop teams from Brazil, China, Russia, the Middle East, from
joining them; or from even starting their OWN league? With these billionaires in the new league,
there is a possibility that they could then dwarf the European league, and
their teams.
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