CDS reports that a rep from JP Morgan contacted ADL to ask if Napoli want to join the Super League. Whether or not it is as a permanent member or guest team is unknown. what do you thinkÉ Clamoroso Cds - Telefonata ADL-Jp Morgan: Napoli può essere fisso in Superlega Raggiunto da Radio Punto Nuovo, il direttore del Corriere dello Sport, Ivan Zazzaroni, ha ribadito l’indiscrezione del quotidiano sportivo in ordine a contatti tra il Napoli e l’organizzazione della Superlega TuttoNapoli.net © foto di Daniele Buffa/Image Sport Raggiunto da Radio Punto Nuovo, il direttore del Corriere dello Sport, Ivan Zazzaroni, ha ribadito l’indiscrezione del quotidiano sportivo in ordine a contatti tra il Napoli e l’organizzazione della Superlega: “Nella notte c'è stata una lunga telefonata tra Aurelio De Laurentiis e un emissario della JP Morgan: c'è la concreta possibilità che il Napoli possa rientrare tra le 15 squadre stabili nella Superlega. Ieri, il silenzio di ADL in consiglio di Lega lasciava presagire qualcosa”.
ADL has dismissed it saying that he was sleeping. Not exactly a denial though. Super League is already showing some cracks as their are rumors that City and Chelsea may pull out. My opinion is that ESL may need some emergency replacements and they're probably sending feelers out
There is a lot of backlash. When everything is said and done, it might amount to a negotiation ploy to force UEFA to give these clubs more of what they want: easier entry into the UCL and more share of the revenue.
LOL ESL lasted 48 hours. The rumor is that Boris Johnson put pressure on the English teams to pull out.The ring leaders have been humiliated (Agnelli, Woodward, Perez)
So has Berlusconi since the 90s. The principle organizer of the super league was Florentino Perez. Then The Glazers, the fenway group and Agnelli. The money people were JP Morgan.
I think at the end of the day this was a ploy to get UEFA to give more benefits to the big clubs. It would be nice if the leagues deducted points to all 12 of the founding members of the super league to show there are consequences to these actions.
^ That's what it amounted to. They all went in this together. Woodward was likely the key figure in getting JP Morgan to finance it. Now that he's quitting United, he may end up bearing the most responsibility for the debacle.
If it wasn't for the intervention of the UK gov and the emergency funds raised by UEFA, this thing was happening 100%. English fans and pundits can delude themselves all they want about their protests and banners.
But many would. All these teams attract the bandwagon fans that unfortunately are the majority long term it would have failed, I agree. The matches themselves would lose their lustre if they’re played so frequently
^ That was one of the problems with it. Liverpool and Milan were second only to Madrid for European trophies, yet they never played a competitive game until the Istanbul final in 2005. It was worth the wait. I think an ESL format will work if they make several tiers/divisions and invite 80 to 100 clubs. Below that would be non-league regional divisions. Everyone (non-league included) competes in a cup competition. If the ESL were similar to the existing football pyramid, but operated on an EU basis as a whole plus the UK, it would work.
If you're going to expand that much, then why not just make the Champions league a single table competition with relegation? (relegation back into domestic league) I think this serves all parties. For instance, let's say you have Europe's top 20, but within the 20 you have 3 teams from one country. (Juve, Inter, Milan). The worst performing team from that one country (regardless of where they are in the table) go back to Serie A. And the Scudetto winner (Napoli, Roma etc) would get promoted.
The big issue is the money they invest versus the returns. On the one hand they need to make big investments in order to be competitive enough to qualify for the UCL and they need to do well in the UCL to make the big money to justify those investments. If they make big investments and fall short of the UCL, then they're taking on losses which could even ruin them. Now with the pandemic that has exasperated the situation. The risk versus the reward is too great and it will drive owners like the Agnelli family to cash out.
They want zero risk to their money. Look at how much Milan has suffered financially without being in the CL for so many years.
In the wake of the court ruling today, ADL is tentatively back in, unlike the two dozen or so teams (including Inter) that repudiated the league again. https://www.mondonapoli.it/news/202...-pronto-al-dialogo-con-i-grandi-club-europei/ Presumably Juve will be back in if nothing is stopping them.
AdL said he didn't totally oppose the idea. He feels it's absurd that San Marino has as much a say in matters as Italy, but he had no illusions that the ESL could only work if it replaced UEFA's competitions. Very diplomatic, maybe too much so. UEFA should be coming up with a far better approach to European comps. I think Europa and Conference are total trash. The CL, too, needs revamping. Ceferin, for me, can't do the job. I only hope UEFA sort themselves out. I'd hate for Perez, Agnelli, and their allied cronies to decide how things are going to be. Snakes. Can't trust them.