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Originally Posted by Tony29.
http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/jan26j.html
He was elected as the new President of UEFA.
But i wanna open another discussion connected to his election. Before the elections he promised he would deduct a champions league spot from Spain Italy and England and give more chances to "smaller" football leagues champions.
Did he do it just to get the votes from those countries or you think he'll really do it ?
And if ESP, ITA and ENG really get only 3 CL spots, do you think it's better for the CL because teams like Dinamo Zagreb, Red Star, Levski etc will get more chances or it isn't good for the CL ?
Ideologically i think that's fair, but I'd rather see Roma taking on Liverpool than Vardar beating Tirana no matter where they ended up in their respective leagues.
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I agree with you Tony - The teams from those leagues simply aren't stog enough to compete in the CL, at least at this point in time. With the current system, if a team does gain some momentum, they are given the chance to qualify in CL and if they are good enough, they will get there (like Levski, Steaua, Dynamo, etc).
There is no denying that even the best teams from the smaller championships aren't as good as the teams that make it to 4,5,and even 6th place in the bigger leagues ... not counting Serie A's currnet crisis moment due to calciopoli, of course.
But then again, with more teams from those smaller leagues participating in the CL, those teams will get a substantial financial injection from merely taking part in the tournament, and this, in time, would allow them to become stronger and stronger and rival other teams from the bigger leagues as the "gap" in quality will get smaller over time. So, If Platini really means what he said and wasn't just doing to get more votes, his plan does make sense and has a future in a sense.
Of course, this is how things could work in an ideal world. In the real world, however, we both know that the management/owners of the bigger clubs in Eastern Europe (and a big portion of the smaller leagues are right there) are closely connected with rather shady business dealings and there is a good chance that the extra money from participating in CL won't be invested into the club to make it stronger but will simply disappear without a trace into someone's pockets.
So, all in all, mabe a plan like his is worth a try but I would be surprised if it works and, should he go ahead and realizes it, I would expect things to get back as they are now ... especially when you consider that tv rating for CL would most probably fall down too.
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Originally Posted by Tony29.
P.S : And he's Juve legend  |
well, I hope he does keep fond memories of his years in Italy and will be a little less ignorant in treating the Italians like a bunch of cheats, although what's been going on in Serie A isn't exactly helping
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Originally Posted by Tony29.
P.S 2 : Now if Juve wins the CL during his reign, all the conspiracy theorists will have their answers on How Come They Won It and Why did they win ?
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Don't worry, that's not gonna happen
