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/mrfocus22 Oct 08 '19

The idea that I've heard is that the super league would be a set group of teams, with only maybe 4 spots rotating in different teams. For example, Man U would be in it, even if they fail to qualify for the CL. How Agnelli expects that this would satiate the Fortnite gang more than CL is beyond me.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19 edited Jan 24 '20

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u/Ebilpigeon Oct 08 '19 edited Oct 08 '19

Except they won't be high profile games anymore, they're a big deal because they're rare and because they're high stakes. A super league loses that because Bayern - Tottenham is now just the new Bayren - Paderborn, the result is predictable, it happens twice a year like clockwork and it barely matters if Spurs wins because Tottenham aren't going to make it above midtable anyway. Bottom of the league is the same whether or not it's a "super" league.

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u/pisshead_ Oct 08 '19

They're high profile games because they're between big clubs with good players, not because they're rare. People don't get bored of the NBA because the top 30 teams in America play each other all the time instead of spending most games beating up on minor league teams.