Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - New season, same old United
Roberto Firmino
#GoonLife
And this is why I'm fukk UEFA, I don't agree with FFP but where was this energy when it came to making sweetheart deals with City and PSG while coming down hard on lesser teams
TobiOT
Veteran
Manchester Derby in the Vanarama Non-League 2025
TobiOT
Veteran
So what are y'all doing? Still supporting your clubs? Or just casual now?
thatrapsfan
Superstar
This is the sport equivalent of launching a strike then negotiating a ceasefire or detente.
Do we seriously believe all these clubs will be ok with being kicked out of domestic competition next year? Or that the leagues will stay firm on this? There’ll be some sort of climb down, but it does seem like a PR disaster for the clubs.
Do we seriously believe all these clubs will be ok with being kicked out of domestic competition next year? Or that the leagues will stay firm on this? There’ll be some sort of climb down, but it does seem like a PR disaster for the clubs.
African_brehda
Superstar
African_brehda
Superstar
Milan, Spurs and Arsenal being invited to a super league
BelieveBeOK
Superstar
I sound dramatic but this is making me feel sick.
Imagine signing up to join a tournament that is chaired by A SITTING PRESIDENT of Real fukking Madrid
We already question their favourable treatment in Europe and now you wanna tell me that they will OFFICIALLY be running this bytch? Competition integrity already in the mud and a ball hasn't been kicked
Watch Real Madrid win like 7 of the first 10 titles
Imagine signing up to join a tournament that is chaired by A SITTING PRESIDENT of Real fukking Madrid
We already question their favourable treatment in Europe and now you wanna tell me that they will OFFICIALLY be running this bytch? Competition integrity already in the mud and a ball hasn't been kicked
Watch Real Madrid win like 7 of the first 10 titles
UEFA panicking like a mf. They got no legal leg to stand on
. Talking about we gonna sue....they don’t own the game or these teams.Next step is what happens if they ban the players and those countries’ FA say “fukk fifa” we gonna create our own international competition
TobiOT
Veteran
They gonna be doing a NBA style draft now?
Gonna have Superbowl halftime shows?
They gonna get Stephen A Smith on there? Imagine his analysis on McTominay?
Gonna have Superbowl halftime shows?
They gonna get Stephen A Smith on there? Imagine his analysis on McTominay?
MLS commissioner need to come out like if you don’t want the UEFA all up in the videos , come to MLS
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I sound dramatic but this is making me feel sick.
Imagine signing up to join a tournament that is chaired by A SITTING PRESIDENT of Real fukking Madrid
We already question their favourable treatment in Europe and now you wanna tell me that they will OFFICIALLY be running this bytch? Competition integrity already in the mud and a ball hasn't been kicked
Watch Real Madrid win like 7 of the first 10 titles
... because they are the best ...
Jmare007
pico pal q lee
I think the Superleague idea is such a short sighted decision by a lot of the clubs joining. And some of them have too much faith their domestic leagues won't just back FIFA/UEFA and ban them from domestic competition unless they drop a heavy bag in negotiations.
At the end of the day this is just the big clubs from 3 countries wanting a yearly "Champions League" were they can make more money initially and guarantee participation no matter what. But if national leagues stand their grounds, they are fukked, imo.
By 2025 the novelty of seeing these teams compete in an NFL-like format will wear thin because I don't see them grasping the "every week/match matters" feeling the NFL has. At the end of the day no one gives a flying fukk about Arsenal facing Juventus or AC Milan playing Atletico. shyt, by year five, I don't think people will get as hyped about Manchester vs Real or Barcelona vs Liverpool after they've seen it every damn year. And I have a hard time picturing them being able to create rivalries with such a short ass pool of teams.
We know money will make or break this though. I don't think anyone should be shocked if the Superleague is able to replace the UCL as the primary European competition after they are able to negotiate with FIFA an obscene amount of money for the rights to stay in national competitions and letting players play in international football
At the end of the day this is just the big clubs from 3 countries wanting a yearly "Champions League" were they can make more money initially and guarantee participation no matter what. But if national leagues stand their grounds, they are fukked, imo.
By 2025 the novelty of seeing these teams compete in an NFL-like format will wear thin because I don't see them grasping the "every week/match matters" feeling the NFL has. At the end of the day no one gives a flying fukk about Arsenal facing Juventus or AC Milan playing Atletico. shyt, by year five, I don't think people will get as hyped about Manchester vs Real or Barcelona vs Liverpool after they've seen it every damn year. And I have a hard time picturing them being able to create rivalries with such a short ass pool of teams.
We know money will make or break this though. I don't think anyone should be shocked if the Superleague is able to replace the UCL as the primary European competition after they are able to negotiate with FIFA an obscene amount of money for the rights to stay in national competitions and letting players play in international football
