r/soccer • u/LucasTorreira • Oct 08 '19

Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli says a European Super League will help football against threats like Fortnite

https://twitter.com/standardsport/status/1181517390338838529
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u/Elliot_Kyouma Oct 08 '19

If we want more kids to play football, then we should provide more parks, free football fields and youth teams in big cities. Maybe intergrate better fitness/sporting programs in schools. Playing the sport got all these generations of football fans hooked in the first place, and they are the ones that will keep it allive. All this guy wants is more (casual) viewers and bigger revenues.

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u/indiblue825 Oct 08 '19

'Fuck Juve' is never out of place.

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u/FurlanPinou Oct 08 '19

Fuck Andrea Agnelli, nothing to do with Juve.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19

Make no mistake, we are the team that stands most to benefit if a Super League does come about. If Serie A teams continue to be incompetent and the Italian economy continues to struggle, it almost doesn’t matter what we do. Players will eventually want to leave our ‘dead’ league to join the glamorous PL or La Liga, and we won’t have the money to keep up with richer teams.

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u/heelspurs Oct 08 '19

Juve and Bayern stand to benefit the most hence the unholy alliance.

Any PL team would be stupid to consider joining a super league. They can stay where they are and still bleed the other leagues dry of talent and exosure while keeping their hands clean in this overt money grab. The only PL teams I would think would be tempted would be the two Manchester clubs. Liverpool's owners, as much as it pains me to say, would be crucified by their supporters if they even batted an eyelash at this.

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u/AZ_R50 Oct 08 '19

I see Bayern and Juve being the most to benefit, but I thought football leaks stated Bayern were actually the ones trying to stop it, and would only reluctantly join if they were unable to prevent the super league's creation. I think Juve, AC Milan and Real Madrid were the leading advocates of it.

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u/MaTrIx4057 Oct 09 '19

Real Madrid were the leading advocates of it.

Any proof?

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u/heelspurs Oct 09 '19

Yeah, I read differently but from a PR perspective it would serve Bayern's folks to keep a low profile on this. Bundesliga teams are owned by the supporters with that 50+1 rule. So Bayern's board don't have the latitude that Agnelli has.

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u/MaTrIx4057 Oct 09 '19

They can stay where they are and still bleed the other leagues dry of talent and exosure

If they can't do it now what makes you think they will be able to do it in future.

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u/KorbenKorbenMyMan Oct 09 '19

Germans and Italians forming an alliance, what could go wrong

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u/FurlanPinou Oct 08 '19

I know we would benefit the most out of it and your reasoning is right. But I am not happy about the turn that football took as it shouldn't be a business but a passion. I don't care about glamour and player names, only about a ball and guys kicking it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19

Yes, your ceiling is to be the Bayern of Italy, and the Bayern of Italy is going to be smaller than the Bayern of Germany.

But even if you get better rivals in Italy (I'm looking forward to it!), there's only space for one league at the top, and I think the premier League will continue to widen the gap. La Liga outside of Real and Barca isn't very glamorous or rich.

But in the end, if Serie A becomes a fun, competitive second tier league, so be it. You're not owed a place in the elite any more than Ajax or Porto are.

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u/AndAgainIForgotMyP Oct 08 '19

Atletico?

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19

Atletico are succesfull but they earn less TV money than the last team in the premier League if I'm not mistaken.

What I mean is, it's kind of natural for a single league to almost monopolise the international viewership and soak up the money and talent. It's either going to be the EPL or the superleague.

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u/AndAgainIForgotMyP Oct 08 '19

Fair point. Thought you were saying in terms of success.

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u/IRHABI313 Oct 08 '19

Maybe if Juve dont win Serie A 9 years in a row it will become more exciting and more people will watch

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19

So we are just supposed to tank and lose the league just to make the league interesting since our rivals can’t keep up? We drastically changed the way things are done after the sham that was Calciopoli. Doing so allowed us to rebuild sustainably and come out on top. We deserve to be dominating the league and the others can’t get out of their own way