Winners of the Champions League in the last 4 years. After that I think the European teams were selected on coefficient.Another one here asking why it is Chelsea and City have qualified, other than possibly being the two most egregious examples of dirty money in English football.
The problem with this is that the Brazilian teams take it much more seriously and are mid season as opposed to being knackered after a full season like the European teams.Talk Sport, who have the radio rights, are trying to make this sound great.
I've mentioned elsewhere there are a few games I'm up for that include the Brazilian teams against the big European hitters.
But some unknown Aussie team against some unknown Arab team at 1 am, nah.
I dunno, knackered and grumbly “we never got a break” squads at City and Chelsea could be beneficial to us and the rest of the PL come August.Hopefully the English teams will fall early. The less money they receive the better for the other PL teams
Exactly. Pure money making and I will not be watching at all. Elite sports people need to have a break to be at their best, and surely this only risks injuries.You only need to take a look at the qualifying criteria for clubs to take part in it to realise what a joke of a tournament it is. I dont even think Man City or Chelsea fans are interested in it let alone any self respecting proper football fans. Its FIFA sanctioned money making and sportswashing event.
Inter Miami qualified by the "we have Messi" route.Winners of the Champions League in the last 4 years. After that I think the European teams were selected on coefficient.
Think it’s similar for other continents (their version of a he Champions League winners over the past 4 years) depending on how many spaces they have. Plus a few rouge qualification methods like Inter Miami qualifying as the League Leaders before the playoffs in the MLS last season
In the same way they opened a transfer window for Ronnie so he could join a club, any club, just for the month.Inter Miami qualified by the "we have Messi" route.
I’ve never watched a single minute The Hundred and I won’t be watching a second of this either.
The only team in PortugalBenfica.
But it’s free so you won’t pay for itCouldn't care less who wins but, you know, I like watching football so I daresay I'll watch a fair few games. I'm not paying for it and I'm pretty sure the illegal streams I'll be watching won't be included in the viewing figures so what's the harm?