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[Grantysghost]

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Wonder how long before the Saudi teams are included in the UEFA Champions league.

See they're paying Henderson ?700k a week! If Liverpool lower their price.
That's crazy.
China tried this a while ago, at least we might see some stars down here for the Asian Cup?

[Grantysghost]

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Jurian Timber now an Arsenal player, Rice announcement soon, just waiting on lawyers paperwork.

We have spent big.

Rice is an awesome get. He's a general.

No Tooonali though

[Bornadog]

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[chef]

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See they're paying Henderson ?700k a week! If Liverpool lower their price.
That's crazy.
China tried this a while ago, at least we might see some stars down here for the Asian Cup?

I think this has already gone past the level of investment China made and there is so much more to come.

Though it needsto be visible for the whole world to really take off.

[Bornadog]

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David Raya arrives at Arsenal

[chef]

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Caicedo, Lavia and Olise is a pretty big week of signing for us.

[Grantysghost]

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Caicedo, Lavia and Olise is a pretty big week of signing for us.

Nice. Feeling more confident this year chef?

[Grantysghost]

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I think this has already gone past the level of investment China made and there is so much more to come.

Though it needsto be visible for the whole world to really take off.

Neymar!

[chef]

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Nice. Feeling more confident this year chef?

Yeah, we are in good hands with Poch. Better squad too.

[Grantysghost]

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Yeah, we are in good hands with Poch. Better squad too.

Yeah he's all class.

[Grantysghost]

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@chef Lewis Hall any good?

[chef]

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@chef Lewis Hall any good?

He's a talented kid. Only 18 years old but he did well in a few games last season playing out of position(he's a CM) at LB.

He's also a Geordie and his folks are season ticket holders at St James so there'd be an incentive of going 'home'.

35m is a great price for us too so win/win?

[Eastdog]

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https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/football-is-free-bombshell-ruling-against-fifa-uefa-as-european-super-league-plan-given-life/news-story/6f5e719042a53b366cde279c3997bf12

?Football is free?: Bombshell ruling against FIFA, UEFA as European Super League plan given life
AFP from Fox Sports
December 21st, 2023 10:06 pm


UEFA said Thursday?s ruling by Europe?s top court that it and FIFA had broken EU law to stifle the creation of a rival Super League ?does not signify an endorsement or validation of? the breakaway competition.

UEFA continued: ?It rather underscores a pre-existing shortfall within UEFA?s pre-authorisation framework, a technical aspect that has already been acknowledged and addressed in June 2022.

?UEFA is confident in the robustness of its new rules, and specifically that they comply with all relevant European laws and regulations.?

The ruling by the European Court of Justice was based on UEFA rules prior to the changing of them in 2022.

?The FIFA and UEFA rules making any new interclub football project subject to their prior approval, such as the Super League, and prohibiting clubs and players from playing in those competitions, are unlawful,? the court ruled.

The summary of the written judgment stressed that its ruling does not necessarily mean that the Super League project should now be authorised, just that FIFA and UEFA have been ?abusing a dominant position? in the football market.

UEFA said, though, that in liaison with fans -- who were the main force against the Super League when it first reared its head in 2021 -- and others they were the future for European football club competition.

?UEFA remains resolute in its commitment to uphold the European football pyramid, ensuring that it continues to serve the broader interests of society,? they said.

?We will continue to shape the European sports model collectively with national associations, leagues, clubs, fans, players, coaches, EU institutions, governments and partners alike.

?We trust that the solidarity-based European football pyramid that the fans and all stakeholders have declared as their irreplaceable model will be safeguarded against the threat of breakaways by European and national laws.? The case goes back to April 2021, when 12 of Europe?s biggest clubs announced they had signed up to the planned Super League, just before UEFA were set to reveal vast reforms to the Champions League.

The Super League was seen as a direct competitor to UEFA?s flagship competition. It quickly crumbled in the face of a strong backlash from supporters and football?s governing bodies, and UEFA, as well as world governing body FIFA, threatened to take disciplinary action against the clubs involved.

Nine of the 12 clubs involved -- including six from the English Premier League -- threw in the towel almost immediately, leading to the collapse of the Super League within 48 hours of its launch.

Two years on, only Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona have not stood down from the project, with Juventus withdrawing in July.

[chef]

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Without the English and German clubs it'd be rubbish and the EPL is practically already the Super League anyway with the amount of money in it.

[Grantysghost]

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Without the English and German clubs it'd be rubbish and the EPL is practically already the Super League anyway with the amount of money in it.

Be classic if Manure and Chelsea joined it and Aston Villa, Newcastle etc didn't.