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summerisle said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46131361

European Super League: Fifa says it would ban players from the World Cup
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    Infantino said it was Fifa's duty to "protect football"
Players involved in any European Super League would be banned from playing international football, including the World Cup, says Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

German publication Der Spiegel claimed top European clubs held secret talks to create a such a set-up by 2021.
The news magazine said leaked documents revealed clubs' plans to leave their national leagues and associations.
Infantino said it was Fifa's duty to "protect football".

He also said Fifa's own plans for a Club World Cup was "the answer to any attempt to break away from the leagues" because it would "generate much more revenues for the clubs but also much more revenues for solidarity".

"We have seen for many years these attempts to break away outside of the structures, going back to the 1990s," he added.
"You are either in or you are out. If there are players who don't play organised football then that encompasses everything - national leagues, confederation competitions, the Euros and the World Cup.
"It is up to us to protect football and come up with solutions that benefit clubs and also the world football community."

'We saved the system'
Der Spiegel also said the documents it obtained showed Manchester City and Paris St-Germain overvalued sponsorship deals to help meet Uefa's Financial Fair Play rules.
It alleged that in 2014 the clubs negotiated with Infantino, who was then general secretary of Uefa, to agree reduced punishments.
City have said they will not be commenting on the claims. Paris St-Germain have been contacted for a response.

Addressing the claims, Infantino said: "We were doing our job and saved the system and we saved European club football.
"We worked with the information we had at the time. If new information has come out, I'm sure Uefa will look at it."
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That's that shelved. They will look to make their friendly tournament more official imho.
 
summerisle said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46131361

European Super League: Fifa says it would ban players from the World Cup
  • _104220063_infantino_getty.jpg
    Infantino said it was Fifa's duty to "protect football"
Players involved in any European Super League would be banned from playing international football, including the World Cup, says Fifa president Gianni Infantino.

German publication Der Spiegel claimed top European clubs held secret talks to create a such a set-up by 2021.
The news magazine said leaked documents revealed clubs' plans to leave their national leagues and associations.
Infantino said it was Fifa's duty to "protect football".

He also said Fifa's own plans for a Club World Cup was "the answer to any attempt to break away from the leagues" because it would "generate much more revenues for the clubs but also much more revenues for solidarity".

"We have seen for many years these attempts to break away outside of the structures, going back to the 1990s," he added.
"You are either in or you are out. If there are players who don't play organised football then that encompasses everything - national leagues, confederation competitions, the Euros and the World Cup.
"It is up to us to protect football and come up with solutions that benefit clubs and also the world football community."

'We saved the system'
Der Spiegel also said the documents it obtained showed Manchester City and Paris St-Germain overvalued sponsorship deals to help meet Uefa's Financial Fair Play rules.
It alleged that in 2014 the clubs negotiated with Infantino, who was then general secretary of Uefa, to agree reduced punishments.
City have said they will not be commenting on the claims. Paris St-Germain have been contacted for a response.

Addressing the claims, Infantino said: "We were doing our job and saved the system and we saved European club football.
"We worked with the information we had at the time. If new information has come out, I'm sure Uefa will look at it."
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FIFA as always claiming they're doing the "right thing" but only actually doing it because it protects their money the best. They know that less top flight teams will seriously dilute the quality at the World Cup and they still have dreams of people taking the Club World Cup seriously so they can't have a small break away that sucks up talent. Unfortunately this time they have to be supported in their efforts but I can see what they're actually trying to do.
 
evertonandchelmsford said:
I can't see it happening but would be very interesting if it did. Would mean transfer fees, wage bills, tv revenue, ticket prices etc would all have to come down significantly and football would go back to how it should be.

If the SKY 6 were to all leave the premier league for this new European one I'd say bring 4 extra teams up from the championship. have 18 teams in top division, 20 in the championship and then the others below as they were.

And if it was to happen make sure they sign an agreement which means under no circumstances they can return.
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If the top 6 went to the European super league, the premier league should invite Celtic and Rangers into the Premier league and take 2 teams from the championship and go to 18 teams. Would still be be a great league
 
OneTrueLegend said:
If the top 6 went to the European super league, the premier league should invite Celtic and Rangers into the Premier league and take 2 teams from the championship and go to 18 teams. Would still be be a great league
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No thanks. Basically doing what the 'super league' doing - by invite. Its the English league not a British league.
 
TheBigIguana said:
FIFA as always claiming they're doing the "right thing" but only actually doing it because it protects their money the best. They know that less top flight teams will seriously dilute the quality at the World Cup and they still have dreams of people taking the Club World Cup seriously so they can't have a small break away that sucks up talent. Unfortunately this time they have to be supported in their efforts but I can see what they're actually trying to do.
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I don’t agree that they have to be supported in what they are doing now but I do agree with the general point. All FIFA are doing is promoting their best interest. My hope, as unlikely as it is, is that fans realise that this is all a construct. The Premier League, the champions league, uefa, fifa, all of it is just a way to make money. We can play football outside of their constructs, we will be Everton whatever because it should be about the club and the community around it. The competition doesn’t matter, what matters is the club and being blue throughout.

I say all that and yet I still want us to smash Chelsea in the construct we have. Hypocrite, no doubt about that
 
dead_soft said:
I don’t agree that they have to be supported in what they are doing now but I do agree with the general point. All FIFA are doing is promoting their best interest. My hope, as unlikely as it is, is that fans realise that this is all a construct. The Premier League, the champions league, uefa, fifa, all of it is just a way to make money. We can play football outside of their constructs, we will be Everton whatever because it should be about the club and the community around it. The competition doesn’t matter, what matters is the club and being blue throughout.

I say all that and yet I still want us to smash Chelsea in the construct we have. Hypocrite, no doubt about that
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Agreed. But it would be good if the entire construct we have now, which despite making a ton of money for the people up top still seems to generally keep the interest of most football fans, weren't torn apart to make those at the top more money. This plan basically tears apart everything from what I can see. I just rather it didn't and FIFA for all their problems seem like the one group with power who also want to stop it. Not for the right reasons but still they want it stopped.
 
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