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Soccer/Football

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2. Many of the best teams in Europe are about to blow up their...

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Mon Apr 19, 2021, 06:38 PM

Apr 2021

their countrys top leagues and form another league where they are exempt from relegation. And they also get a big incentive, several billions from foreign interests to do it.

The English Premier League will lose it's six best teams; Serie A in Italy will lose teams; so will La Liga in Spain and Ligue 1 in France.

Fans are already saying they will abandon loyalty to their life-time teams.

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I need someone to explain the kerfuffle about the European Super League [View all] Yavin4 Apr 2021 OP

Money? OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2021 #1

Many of the best teams in Europe are about to blow up their... brush Apr 2021 #2

why do they seem to be suggesting American teams/reps/owners (?) have exerted influence? hlthe2b Apr 2021 #4

Foreign interests. I suspect there is American money involved. brush Apr 2021 #5

It was reported that J.P. Morgan is behind the financing for this. SharonAnn Apr 2021 #7

J.P. Morgan sure does love playing the villan. Yavin4 Apr 2021 #9

4 of the 12 teams are American owned muriel_volestrangler Apr 2021 #10

It's a closed system Ron Obvious Apr 2021 #3

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How America Ruined Soccer Celerity Apr 2021 #8

Rather like the Norwegian Blue The King of Prussia Apr 2021 #11

So imagine in the NFL the Giants, the Patriots, and Dallas were tired of not making the playoffs, so TroubleMan Apr 2021 #12