I note questions asked whether it is legal for FIFA, FA etc to stop players and clubs from playing in EPL and for country etc
The answer is yes
Always been a rule in FA handbook, based on FIFA rules, that teams and players will be banned or sanctioned in a harsh way if they participate in unsanctioned matches and competitions
This does not stop people doing this - but stops them from being involved in any matches arranged under the auspices of these regulatory organisations
This is a massive battle between the old guard organisations and the rest of the world versus these clubs. The authorities must win, else they are dead in the water
I don’t see any 5 clubs joining the ESL for a one off year because the implications for their club are too great, as long as FIFA stick to their guns. That kills the competition.
What I do see is this becomes a veterans league mainly, where only players looking for a last pay day will play. Complete non entity.
But only if FIFA stick to their principles
Kick them out
posted on 19/4/21
they will hope more will follow, there will be a lot of political spin / blagging going on, it won't fail but it will not take long before they realise it was a bad idea very bad idea.
posted on 19/4/21
Football is on it's deathbed,greed and foreigners have seen to that, they've killed the FA Cup and now they're killing our domestic league.Radz ain't no different, remember Myanmar.
posted on 19/4/21
There is an interesting case here from ice skating
https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/competition-law-newsletter-february-2021/cn03---eu-general-court-issues-judgment-in-international-skating-union-case/
posted on 19/4/21
comment by Jonty (U4614)
posted 33 minutes ago
There is an interesting case here from ice skating
https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/competition-law-newsletter-february-2021/cn03---eu-general-court-issues-judgment-in-international-skating-union-case/
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That is interesting but also unclear in places. The anti-competitive aspect could of course be aimed at the ESL potentially in that the courts could ban it
posted on 19/4/21
you really are a jonathon
posted on 19/4/21
comment by kamara's left foot (U21862)
posted 5 minutes ago
you really are a jonathon
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Stop being such a Rodney
posted on 19/4/21
"Foreigners," Lowfields? FFS this is th C21st!
posted on 19/4/21
Okay, foreign owner's
posted on 20/4/21
comment by Lowfields73 (U21886)
posted 10 hours, 15 minutes ago
Football is on it's deathbed,greed and foreigners have seen to that, they've killed the FA Cup and now they're killing our domestic league.Radz ain't no different, remember Myanmar.
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Blaming "foreigners" for sheet is the trend right now isn't it? Those foreigners is why we voted Brexit anyway.
posted on 20/4/21
FIFA have been based around money more than football ever since Joao Havelange took over in 1974. Whilst UEFA have only ever had one way of dealing with the 'big' clubs of Europe and that's appeasement.
I think there'll be a compromise and a solution (that's not really good for anyone but offers more permanence of income and a greater share of the money to the 'big' clubs, as the re-formatted CL does) will be found.
And then a few years later the 'big' clubs will threaten a breakaway league again. Rinse and repeat.
Unfortunately, appeasing bullies is a short-term solution and only guarantees a return visit to the problem sometime in the future.