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Message: [QUOTE="hardcorehusky, post: 3952440, member: 593"] The system is broken, whether this Super League happens or not. UEFA, FIFA, the clubs- everyone is self serving. I see why the 12 teams broke away- PSG would have done it but their ownership owns Bein Sport which has rights to the Champions League so that is their conflict at the moment. Bayern Munich were one of the original teams looking to breakaway when the documents were released a few years ago. Their U-turn is more about keeping status quo in a dominant position in the Bundesliga AND how it plays out for them in Champions League. Ultimately, for Champions League to work properly, UEFA needs to be cleaned up. FIFA needs to be cleaned up and not award World Cups that disrupt every league while taking bribes and hushing it up. More money needs to go to the bigger teams because they are the ones with the eyeballs. More money needs to go to smaller leagues to help support the growth of the game. The premise wasn't wrong for this Super League. Game attendance is down all over the world and especially amongst the younger generation. Opening up to the world makes it easier to make money. People want to see big matchups. The premise that a vast underdog can win the whole shebang at least in England, has come up twice in the last 10 years- Leicester City winning the Premier League and Wigan getting to an FA Cup final. The romanticism of that underdog is strong, but is rare. [/QUOTE]