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UEFA lead backlash against Super League; UK government vows to step in

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Gary Nevill has said everything that has to be said about this. It's a disgrace and a disgusting joke.

https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/1383831410490810384

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West Ham may even become champions

I think they'll be playing football on the moon before that happens. David Moyes would be my choice for manager of the season though.

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Denying the players the opportunity to play for their countries & play in the World Cup is a good start.

I’d also Threaten the teams with the docking of points.

West Ham may even become champions

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It’s time to share the TV rights.

you do realise that only these 12 teams will receive billions of dollars from the broadcasting rights - & these greedy sods won’t want to share the spoils with anyone

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Why? They aren't the ones who have made this move, they are simply contracted to the clubs as you may be to your company.

but they do have the choice of playing for their country or taking the money.

Five years down the line everyone may be fighting to get into it, 

except not everyone is invited

Maybe we should start a new campaign - Poor Teams Matter !

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Greedy bastards. Pissing on football’s cultural heritage and ignoring the fans. Should chuck all of them out if their respective leagues.

Chelsea and Manchester City have withdrawn for this appalling group. Now Barcelona and Athletico Madrid.

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great, we are out.

as much as I hate Uefa, this was a disaster.

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The season should be completed as planned, includng the European tournaments, as it offers the option of continuity should the ESL plan be ditched.

If it isn't, players on the books of ESL clubs can be banned from all other professional football in Europe. That includes the dozens of players currently on loan with other clubs, considered as investments by their owners. They play in the ESL, they can finish their careers in Saudi Arabia or China when their wealthy masters tire of them.

Any club joining the ESL as a guest, would not be able to fall back into the existing leagues. If the ESL showed them the door, they would have to fold as a football club, as they would no longer have a league to play in.

This will impact on players too. Some enjoy their popularity, and a few, like Rashford, merit it with the work they do off the pitch as much as on it. This will change. ESL players are not going to be popular any more. They won't be representing their countries either. Maybe they need to vote with their feet and put in transfer requests en bloc. If the managers go too, that will just leave the chairmen with big empty stadiums.

And let's not forget Goldman Sachs, who are bankrolling this. I'm sure they have a lot of contracts with European governments. Those contracts can be ended and alternatives can be found.

The ESL may have got away with this snouts-in-the-trough gambit before Covid, but they are now failing to read the air.

Incidentally, the same game is being played by tech companies streaming movies, TV and music. They are stealing your culture and exclusivising it for a restricted audience, for cash.

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The lawyers will cash in on this debacle,

A charter for attorneys, queuing round the block, from London to Glasgow.

O jogo bonito, the beautifully game,

How quickly nature falls into revolt

When gold becomes her object.

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It’s a new way of doing things.

Give it a go I say. It seems to work well in basketball (NBA).

Gary Neville doesn’t speak for everyone.

Sport is a big, big business.

Shame on FIFA, UEFA and all their corruption.

It’s time to share the TV rights.

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Denying the players the opportunity to play for their countries & play in the World Cup is a good start.

Why? They aren't the ones who have made this move, they are simply contracted to the clubs as you may be to your company.

This is just an agrressive opening negiotiating stance by the dozen. For years UEFA and FIFA have been pulling down the pants of clubs and national associations, the clubs simply want more of the money that they earn on behalf of those two proven corrupt organizations. If anything good comes from this I hope it is that FIFA and UEFA get their backsides slapped back to where they should be.

I'm not saying I hope the Super League happens, I really don't. I love getting hammered by Villa / Burnley etc. But it will happen in some format.

Players and managers speaking out against it including the Liverpool manager/players. Only the owners want it.

Five years down the line everyone may be fighting to get into it, just like they were with the Premier League in 1992.

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but they do have the choice of playing for their country or taking the money.

Why should they be put in the position of having to quit their jobs in order to play for their national teams, which have nothing to do with this? They are not the ones who have decided on this course of action, it's their bosses.

Cool heads are needed at this point, not ostracizing and scapegoating the people who have had no say in the matter.

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