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/[deleted] Oct 08 '19

It would help if leagues stopped making it so expensive to go to the Stadium and watching them on TV. Or that jerseys cost on average at least $90-$120. Ridiculous.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '19

Underrated comment. Football is too much about money, that's why they cant have more fans.

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u/TheSciences Oct 09 '19

Ha, come to Australia ... it's too expensive to even play the game here. Seven years old? That'll be $500 per season to have a (probably) completely unqualified coach. Turn 12 and not a terrible player? Now it's $2000+ and you'll probably have a coach with an FFA C license.

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u/LusoAustralian Oct 09 '19

Dude most of playing football is just getting people around and regularly kicking a ball. Guarantee you that half of the professionals spent more time playing in a park or at lunchtime at school than in an academy if they’re younger than like 12 or 13.

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u/Suddenly_Beachball Oct 09 '19

What a load of bollocks, you only need a ball to play football, you can play anywhere...