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There is a written rule about which competitions youre sanctioned to enter. The ESL isn’t one of them so it breaks that rule for starters.

I thought I read that was the original premise - 10 or so founding members, then 4 or 5 who qualify each season. Not a compromise, think that is what the ESL have set out.

Imperialism?

What concessions have been made?

Their brands don't exist without the other clubs they compete against. That is essentially what separates a football club from a business; they need their competitors to succeed to make their product work. It's time to work out if football has a soul left to save. Or whether football just...

Presumably they've not been offered the right share packages yet...

The trouble is the current CL isn't equitable either. Real and Barca will never not qualify in their top 4 because their league isn't strong enough in depth to compete with their dominance of finance in La Liga, the same with Bayern in Germany. So Barca and Real can break all transfer records in...