So now Real Madrid and the other bully boys aren't getting the most money they may want to look at evening out the playing field. Funny how the Premier League's last placed team gets more than Madrid for winning their league. Good work England.
Maybe this will lead them to realise they have been cheating the Spanish league for years with the TV money they cream.
Can't help but be happy with this article.
Here's the BBC article:
Any move to form a breakaway super league involving Europe's top sides would lead to "war" between the clubs and Uefa, says a leading presidential candidate for the governing body.
Alexander Ceferin, who heads the Slovenian FA and holds more than 20 pledges of support for his presidential candidacy, insists any closed super league is "out of the question".
Talks involving leading European clubs and Uefa have been ongoing for a number of months, with a Champions League format revamp under discussion.
A decision on potential changes could be announced as early as Friday.
Such reforms could end threats by some elite clubs to break away and form a super league before 2021.
The Premier League's new £9bn TV deal is one of the main reasons why European sides are so keen to see change.
Real Madrid took home £81m for winning the competition last season. But the side finishing last in the Premier League this season is guaranteed about £97m.
With such a financial gulf beginning to emerge across the continent, Uefa is under pressure to deliver a significant uplift in revenues for Champions League TV rights when negotiations begin later this year.
Sports companies in the US and China have proposed a breakaway league but Ceferin insists European football will remain united.
"One of the main issues awaiting the next Uefa president is relations to the big clubs," he said.
"My firm opinion is that some kind of closed super league with just a few clubs in, without the possibility for the others to enter, is out of the question. It will mean a kind of war between Uefa and the clubs.
"If they want more revenues we should work on it. It is possible. The Champions League is the best sports product in the world, for sure. But it doesn't generate the most money. So we should include them [the clubs] more."
Ceferin is one of three candidates standing in next month's Uefa presidential election, called after Michel Platini was forced to step down after being banned by Fifa's ethics committee in relation to a payment he received from former Fifa president Sepp Blatter.
Michael van Praag of the Netherlands and Angel Maria Villar of Spain are also seeking to win the ballot which will be held in Athens on 14 September.
But Ceferin is increasingly confident his coalition of support is gaining momentum.
As he prepares for a meeting in Glasgow on Thursday with officials from the English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish football associations, Ceferin insists Uefa must now seek a new direction.
"We can work on transparency and inclusion. Before, with Michel Platini, we had a charismatic leader. Now, if I come there, we will have a team leader.
"I think Uefa has, in principle, a good administration. We have great experts in the FAs which were not included in the decision-making. So I think that should change.
And after the controversial years of Blatter and Platini, he thinks football is ready for a new face despite his relative inexperience.
"Of course, we should work together with some people who are experienced but to try to say only the one who is there for 30 years could lead Uefa? It's quite silly. Nobody would believe that.
"If anything, I am independent. Everybody who knows me knows that. Maybe there's a time for a person whose not a member of the football establishment to come.
"Uefa at this moment needs fresh blood, new ideas, new faces."
Following Euro 2016, which was marred by violence, Ceferin also believes Uefa must now improve how it deals with discrimination and security issues.
A small number of England, France and Russia supporters were involved in the most serious incidents of violence during the tournament.
Uefa had threatened to disqualify England and Russia from the tournament following violent scenes during the 1-1 draw in Marseille.
"It's never enough, you never do enough. And Uefa doesn't do enough.
"I think we should create a department within Uefa - let's call it 'Protection of the game' - where we will deal with anti-doping, safety and security, fight against match-fixing and, of course, racism.
"We've seen the situation now at the Euros and obviously the security situation in Europe is not getting better, it's getting worse every day.
"We should be pro-active, we should work on it because if a person dies, even a bigger catastrophe happens it's a disaster for football, for Uefa, for Europe.
Euro Super League
posted on 24/8/16
Add the rivalry with Man United, Chelsea, City, Arsenal and Spurs is what I enjoy. Winning against Man United is not the same as against Madrid.
posted on 24/8/16
I dont want to see games Barca vs Madrid or Bayern. I want to see the blood and thunder of the premier league. Teams like Stoke, Watford and West ham make the league interesting.
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They do somewhat, but a lot of its crap. I'd rather watch something like atletico v Porto than that. The overhype of the premier gets boring. Especially the buullsheit marketing for the big games that almost never live up to expectation.
posted on 24/8/16
comment by KingChuck (U1242)
posted 42 minutes ago
our monolopy has backfired and we aren't earning as much
Maybe if Real and Barca hadn't been so greedy in the first place La Liga would be more marketable and they would be reaping better rewards
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huh? Real Madrid and barcelona make more tv money than any english club. The complaint is that the big clubs, teams doing well don't get enough money from the champions league, that would impact english clubs as well if any of them could progress far enough.
posted on 24/8/16
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by KingChuck (U1242)
posted 42 minutes ago
our monolopy has backfired and we aren't earning as much
Maybe if Real and Barca hadn't been so greedy in the first place La Liga would be more marketable and they would be reaping better rewards
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huh? Real Madrid and barcelona make more tv money than any english club. The complaint is that the big clubs, teams doing well don't get enough money from the champions league, that would impact english clubs as well if any of them could progress far enough.
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In the article it referenced the premier league deal. Think if La Liga was more even they would be more of a world wide brand and therefore they wouldn't be comparing premier league to champions league revenue as they 'might' be on a par domestically.
posted on 24/8/16
comment by Baz tard(formerly known as Baz tard) (U19119)
posted 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
I dont want to see games Barca vs Madrid or Bayern. I want to see the blood and thunder of the premier league. Teams like Stoke, Watford and West ham make the league interesting.
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They do somewhat, but a lot of its crap. I'd rather watch something like atletico v Porto than that. The overhype of the premier gets boring. Especially the buullsheit marketing for the big games that almost never live up to expectation.
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I rather watch Burnley against Watford than those games you mentioned like Atletico vs Porto. The only team outside the premier league which is exciting is Dortmund. Most in Asia, Africa and North America watch the premier league and dont give a feck about La Liga, Serie A or the bundesliga.
The atmoshpere in the premier league is the best. The football is the best, we have the possesion based teams, the hoofball pullis teams, the counter attacking teams. In spain all the teams play the same style. In Serie A every team play defensive.
posted on 24/8/16
comment by KingChuck (U1242)
posted 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
comment by Ron (U1646)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by KingChuck (U1242)
posted 42 minutes ago
our monolopy has backfired and we aren't earning as much
Maybe if Real and Barca hadn't been so greedy in the first place La Liga would be more marketable and they would be reaping better rewards
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huh? Real Madrid and barcelona make more tv money than any english club. The complaint is that the big clubs, teams doing well don't get enough money from the champions league, that would impact english clubs as well if any of them could progress far enough.
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In the article it referenced the premier league deal. Think if La Liga was more even they would be more of a world wide brand and therefore they wouldn't be comparing premier league to champions league revenue as they 'might' be on a par domestically.
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I don't know what point your making?
The tv deal in the premier league rewards all clubs equally from what I know, whether you're Manchester United or a smaller club like liverpool.
Whereas in la liga the two big clubs real Madrid and barca get far more than the rest of the league, and subsequently more than any team in England.
Real Madrid want the big clubs including themselves to get more revenue from Europe and not share with small clubs, thus the complaining and idea of s breakaway for Europe's elite.
posted on 25/8/16
TV revenues account for about 1/4-1/3 of Madrid's and Barça's revenues (and I'm not even sure that's exclusively Liga money or whether it includes other sources such as the CL).
Simply put, any PL-style revenue sharing deal for LaLiga that included variables such as league position, number of games aired per club and stuff like would have a minimal impact on the financial gap between clubs in Spain. Even with zero TV money, Madrid and Barça would still be ahead of the field by a massive distance.
posted on 25/8/16
TBH I think some people where forgetting marketing and such were obviously you and Barca are miles ahead of the rest of La Liga and some of the best in Europe...
I was curious about Barca and Madrid keeping their 135 but Atletico throwing their 40 into the collective pot, seemed a bit harsh on Atletico but I guess with everything being shared (after the two lump sums) it will work out better for them in the long term.
Can't help but feel its going to be harsh on them in the short term though.
posted on 25/8/16
TBH I think some people where forgetting marketing and such were obviously you and Barca are miles ahead of the rest of La Liga and some of the best in Europe...
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Swap the where and the were around....
posted on 25/8/16
Absolutely disgusting that they are even considering a beak away league.......
We can get is because of our 5 CL TITLES!!!
Okey were do we sign.........😳😳