They can't even get to the dance, let alone compete in the dance off because you have 15 teams with private invited which will lead to their own separate TV contracts, creating super teams and leaving nothing else for anyone else.

It's a huge money grab and I'm glad it's been trashed. You should read up on it, it's a frankly shocking move by the owners who really show they couldn't give a fuck about the fans or the smaller teams. Literally not a fuck. Was it Leicester who were dogshit and over a decade got good and then won it all?

As I said, I don't watch footy coz it's shit but it's still a brazen ballsy and soulless move

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We are talking about an introductory year. Fifa just won't let anyone else have anything. If this were successful then I can see them (ESL) inviting even more teams or restructuring it so that lower teams could qualify for it. UEFA Champions League had a similar format in its roots as well.



But as Fifa is they decided to nip it in the bud thus rendering any sort of chance available for even the best teams in Europe to have their "own" competition. Fifa and UEFA are a Monopoly and need some reform.

This post was edited by MigNado on Apr 21 2021 09:47pm

It's nothing like the format used in the roots of the UCL. You had to qualify every single season to take part, either by winning the league or the CL itself (so it was in fact much harder to participate than it was now). With the ESL, the "founding clubs" have a permanent membership. They could finish last in the league with 0 points and would still be part of the following season's ESL.