European Super League Discussion
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See, I've been saying it since the start of this issue that it won't go anywhere. I was very sure of it, but the most surprising thing is that it ended way too early, fucking 48 hours and even without the clubs sitting with uefa to find a compromise. Fuck!!
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FIF Special OnesWait, so EPL teams gonna get even more money from the CL. So we're going to be in an even worse off position comparatively? This whole fiasco is draining my already dwindling affection for football
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Forum SupporterAh a Mediterranean Super League, add couple of Greek, Turkish and Albanian clubs and viola!
Sounds like bullshit
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https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...r-city-quit-super-league-after-fa-ban-warning
This is the main reason for English clubs
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10 years of FIFOnly club with nothing to say (whether supporting or disagreeing) is Inter, which might actually means some unity within the group. From another point of view, Zhang proves again that be is no more than a kid who doesn’t understand no shit and is probably got manipulated by Agnelli’s words.
Well, lets wait.. maybe he will announce it after few hours on his Instagram story.
Well, lets wait.. maybe he will announce it after few hours on his Instagram story.
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Inter and AC Milan are also set to leave the #SuperLeague.
Inter have juve announced: “We’re no longer interested in this project”. ������
Still waiting for official position from Juventus.
The whole #SuperLeague is expected to be SUSPENDED in the next hours. ��
Romano - The #SuperLeague is set to be suspended soon, confirmed. Police cars revolving lightNo entry sign
Legal team at work on this point but waiting for Italian and Spanish clubs position, after English clubs leaving the league in the last hours the whole project is expected to be ‘suspended’ as per
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Inter have juve announced: “We’re no longer interested in this project”. ������
Still waiting for official position from Juventus.
The whole #SuperLeague is expected to be SUSPENDED in the next hours. ��
Romano - The #SuperLeague is set to be suspended soon, confirmed. Police cars revolving lightNo entry sign
Legal team at work on this point but waiting for Italian and Spanish clubs position, after English clubs leaving the league in the last hours the whole project is expected to be ‘suspended’ as per
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I still don't understand if Agnelli was the man behind the idea would "help" Inter join that super league? This all is just a shit show to distract us from corona wave 3.
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Romano- Juventus president and #SuperLeague vice-chairman Andrea Agnelli denies rumours about resigning: “I’m not leaving the club and who says the opposite brings me luck”, he told Repubblica. ��
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#SuperLeague has been officially SUSPENDED ����
- English clubs have left (Chelsea too, official soon).
- Inter have left, AC Milan are set to leave.
- Juventus and Spanish clubs: waiting for official position.
The whole #SuperLeague has been stopped to “reshape the project”.
- English clubs have left (Chelsea too, official soon).
- Inter have left, AC Milan are set to leave.
- Juventus and Spanish clubs: waiting for official position.
The whole #SuperLeague has been stopped to “reshape the project”.
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Milan ultras group Curva Sud released a statement that did not specifically condemn the Super League plan, but rather claimed the outrage is ‘hypocritical.’
While fans at Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and others are all protesting angrily in the hours since the project was announced, Italian supporters have been relatively quiet.
Juventus fans hung up one banner outside the stadium complaining their history was being ‘bartered and commercialised,’ pointedly including an image of the old logo.
Milan supporters group Curva Sud released a different kind of statement that hit out at the world of football in general.
“Honestly, it makes us laugh to see all those people in the control room of football suddenly claim we fans are first and foremost.
“The Super League is just the latest in a long line of innumerable manoeuvres over decades that has made football into a business.
“The birth of this new competition would certainly be another shove to the football of old, which is by now a distant memory, and will inevitably obscure the tradition of the various national leagues, robbing football of the undeniable principle of sporting meritocracy.
“But the thing that most leaves us indignant is the hypocrisy of all those who contributed to making this sport nothing but a business, those who today stand up in name of the fans, but only because they saw their remunerative and seemingly untouchable project fall apart.
“Football did belong to the people until the 1990s, when the Champions League was born, destroying the old European Cup. From that moment, an unbreachable chasm has been created between the big and small clubs.
“Football did belong to the people even when nobody lifted a finger to stop the increase of ticket prices that was imposed by some Presidents.
“Football did belong to the people even when nobody stepped in to stop the rise of the super agents, who took player salaries to ever more astronomical figures, which could only be sustained with TV rights, the same TV companies that imposed increasingly chaotic fixture lists, with games on improbable days and kick-off times.
“Football did belong to the people even when rules were imposed to stop any rapport between the players and the fans.
“Football did belong to the people even when Supercoppa Finals were played on other continents or the dates of some games were changed a few days before kick-off, damaging those fans who had booked trains or planes to get to the stadium.
“Football did belong to the people even when some clubs were allowed to circumvent Financial Fair Play, while others with less influential Presidents were penalised.
“Football did belong to the people even when the World Cup was forced to Qatar in 2022, despite moving the entire calendar and disregarding human rights violations.
“We could list numerous other examples to show the absolute hypocrisy of the words we’re hearing from the football chiefs over the last 48 hours.
“The Super League is just the latest disgusting step, but those who took football to this point are no less grotesque, so save us these ludicrous performances of rhetoric and morality.
“Now that the money is running out, feel free to fight it out between yourselves, but don’t you dare name the fans. PIGS!”
While fans at Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and others are all protesting angrily in the hours since the project was announced, Italian supporters have been relatively quiet.
Juventus fans hung up one banner outside the stadium complaining their history was being ‘bartered and commercialised,’ pointedly including an image of the old logo.
Milan supporters group Curva Sud released a different kind of statement that hit out at the world of football in general.
“Honestly, it makes us laugh to see all those people in the control room of football suddenly claim we fans are first and foremost.
“The Super League is just the latest in a long line of innumerable manoeuvres over decades that has made football into a business.
“The birth of this new competition would certainly be another shove to the football of old, which is by now a distant memory, and will inevitably obscure the tradition of the various national leagues, robbing football of the undeniable principle of sporting meritocracy.
“But the thing that most leaves us indignant is the hypocrisy of all those who contributed to making this sport nothing but a business, those who today stand up in name of the fans, but only because they saw their remunerative and seemingly untouchable project fall apart.
“Football did belong to the people until the 1990s, when the Champions League was born, destroying the old European Cup. From that moment, an unbreachable chasm has been created between the big and small clubs.
“Football did belong to the people even when nobody lifted a finger to stop the increase of ticket prices that was imposed by some Presidents.
“Football did belong to the people even when nobody stepped in to stop the rise of the super agents, who took player salaries to ever more astronomical figures, which could only be sustained with TV rights, the same TV companies that imposed increasingly chaotic fixture lists, with games on improbable days and kick-off times.
“Football did belong to the people even when rules were imposed to stop any rapport between the players and the fans.
“Football did belong to the people even when Supercoppa Finals were played on other continents or the dates of some games were changed a few days before kick-off, damaging those fans who had booked trains or planes to get to the stadium.
“Football did belong to the people even when some clubs were allowed to circumvent Financial Fair Play, while others with less influential Presidents were penalised.
“Football did belong to the people even when the World Cup was forced to Qatar in 2022, despite moving the entire calendar and disregarding human rights violations.
“We could list numerous other examples to show the absolute hypocrisy of the words we’re hearing from the football chiefs over the last 48 hours.
“The Super League is just the latest disgusting step, but those who took football to this point are no less grotesque, so save us these ludicrous performances of rhetoric and morality.
“Now that the money is running out, feel free to fight it out between yourselves, but don’t you dare name the fans. PIGS!”
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Most Humorous Member4 hours later, still waiting. Maybe the wifi is down?
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10 years of FIFIt is kind of funny that Inter are allegedly no longer interested. That language makes it sound as though the ESL was only a trifing matter, a bit like no longer being interested in or wanting a pair of shoes, betraying the momentous nature of the club's decision to join the European Super League in the first place.
For some reason, I can not help but think of Officer Barbrady in South Park: "Nothing to see here. Move along".
There is one other thought that I would like to add:
I started following Inter and Serie A in 1991 when I was a 14 year old boy.
Honestly, I knew nothing about Inter and Italian Football. The only thing I knew is that I absolutely loved our black and blue colours.
Over the years, I have come to love Serie A: the teams, the tactics, the fans and the fact that it is very different from all of the other major European leagues. Over the years, I have seen the likes of Cremonese, Pisa and and Pescara in Serie A and loved seeing how much it means to those clubs to be promoted to Italy's top flight.
Admittedly, the likes of Parma and more recently Sassuolo have always given us headaches but that has been part of the charm of Serie A, the fact that highly organised and in some cases, very defensive teams have caused us trouble. I think what I really want to say is that even though Italian football is not what it used to be back in the 90s, it is still my league of choice and I would much rather watch Inter play the likes of Parma and Sassuolo than continually play off against the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Beecause after a little while, constantly playing against those teams is going to get boring.
I think it is also really important for teams to earn their stripes. As supporters, how long did we wait to return to the Champions League? We waited years and being back in Europe's top tier competition actually meant something. Also, it goes without saying that being able to consistently perform in the Champions League requires something extra, something that we might not presently have. In many respects, teams have to build their squad to be protagonists in the Champions League. And that is what makes the games against the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona so special: for a long time, we were not even in the same competition and worked hard to get back there. Playing those teams was a reward for our efforts even though the results did not go our way.
Regularly playing those kind of teams actually diminishes the meaning of those fixtures.
For some reason, I can not help but think of Officer Barbrady in South Park: "Nothing to see here. Move along".
There is one other thought that I would like to add:
I started following Inter and Serie A in 1991 when I was a 14 year old boy.
Honestly, I knew nothing about Inter and Italian Football. The only thing I knew is that I absolutely loved our black and blue colours.
Over the years, I have come to love Serie A: the teams, the tactics, the fans and the fact that it is very different from all of the other major European leagues. Over the years, I have seen the likes of Cremonese, Pisa and and Pescara in Serie A and loved seeing how much it means to those clubs to be promoted to Italy's top flight.
Admittedly, the likes of Parma and more recently Sassuolo have always given us headaches but that has been part of the charm of Serie A, the fact that highly organised and in some cases, very defensive teams have caused us trouble. I think what I really want to say is that even though Italian football is not what it used to be back in the 90s, it is still my league of choice and I would much rather watch Inter play the likes of Parma and Sassuolo than continually play off against the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Beecause after a little while, constantly playing against those teams is going to get boring.
I think it is also really important for teams to earn their stripes. As supporters, how long did we wait to return to the Champions League? We waited years and being back in Europe's top tier competition actually meant something. Also, it goes without saying that being able to consistently perform in the Champions League requires something extra, something that we might not presently have. In many respects, teams have to build their squad to be protagonists in the Champions League. And that is what makes the games against the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona so special: for a long time, we were not even in the same competition and worked hard to get back there. Playing those teams was a reward for our efforts even though the results did not go our way.
Regularly playing those kind of teams actually diminishes the meaning of those fixtures.
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