ENGLISH club officials have held secret talks over plans to break away from the Champions League, according to reports.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all had club chiefs present at a secret meeting with American supremo Stephen Ross.

Discussions are said to have taken place over the possibility of creating a new European Super League with Ross confident an agreement will be reached.

Ross’ plans to break away from UEFA could spell the end of the Champions League.

The owner of the Miami Dolphins is keen to offer England’s top clubs the chance to compete with Europe’s elite, that would also see them avoid the risk of missing out on Champions League millions each season if they fail to qualify.

The Sun published photos of the meeting that took place in a hotel in London.

United’s executive-vice chairman Ed Woodward, Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck and Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis were all present.

While City’s chief executive Ferran Soriano AndLiverpool’s Ian Ayre were in attendance.

The report claims United and Liverpool are the most enthusiastic about the idea of a break-away league.

United are set to miss out on a huge financial boost with their Champions League future in doubt following their poor season.

Arsenal, City and Chelsea would also not be willing to pass up the opportunity of missing out on vast revenue, should United and Liverpool push for Ross’ plans.

I smell treachery

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martineinstein:
Baba,I greet. U

Boss na me hail pass oo. How ur side nah?

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Boss na me hail pass oo. How ur side nah?

I dey o...u na area?

martineinstein:
I dey o...u na area?

lol. nope bro

See fear! Them know say e no sure for them.

I think say na them get footie. Why them wan run away from the men?

bunch of sissies.

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dmcdad:
See fear! Them know say e no sure for them.

I think say na them get footie. Why them wan run away from the men?

bunch of sissies.

This is funny sha

sebod:

This is funny sha

If this is true, then its very funny indeed.

martineinstein:
which side.? Biaaaafran or ipob?

Lol r the diff from one another ? I be yoruba

This European Super League of a tin is bullshit, y da fvck ar dis people tryin 2 ruin dis beautiful game all in d name of money. As juicy as this Super League might seem, it's has more disadvantages dan advantages.
1. All d local leagues wld be sh!t cuz der wld b no top teams in it.
2. All the big sponsors wld be all over the Super League alone.
3. The Super League Teams alone wld big money nd hence get richer.
4. The Fans would only care about the Super League, e.g who would give a damn about La Liga without Barcelona, RealMadrid & Atletico Madrid in it??

This are just d few i can think of naw. d end point ezz, dey are only doin dis 4 d money. Infact dey dnt giv a fvck if d fans want it or not.
#FuckYouStephenRoss

ucl wll jst b like europa to dem, domestic league wll jst die cus reserve players wll b used in there league while esl wll hv d first team, mehn it wll b popular ohhh, money glory nd recognition

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the idea, a 'European Super-League' is a proposed alternative to the current UEFA Champions League. Instead of grouping top European teams into an elimination tournament, Europe's finest would instead form a "super league" where top teams from each league would compete against each other on a weekly basis throughout the course of the season. ADVERTISING Mirroring the standard domestic league format, the team with the most points at the end of the season would win the league. The bottom three or perhaps four teams would be relegated. While several other managers and numerous sports journalists have discussed the idea for the past several years, I've not yet seen anyone develop the framework for such a league. With this thought in mind, here's my idea for how the European Super League would work. Entirely replacing the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super League would initially feature the top three clubs from the English Premier League (EPL), the Bundesliga and Serie A and the top two teams from La Liga and Ligue 1. One club from each of Portugal, Holland, Belgium, Ukraine and Russia would combine for five more members, and an additional two vacancies would be awarded to two clubs from smaller leagues which advanced through a qualification process. Altogether, the league would feature 20 member teams which would play every opponent twice (home and away) for a total of 38 games. In order to avoid forcing players to the point of physical exhaustion or requiring clubs to build a full-strength second team, clubs would not compete in their domestic leagues while playing in the UEFA Super League. However, all member clubs would continue competing in their domestic cup competitions. At the end of the season, the club with the most points would be crowned the UEFA Champion and the bottom four teams would be relegated to their domestic leagues. At the domestic leagues level, since top clubs could no longer qualify for the Champions League, they would instead qualify for the Europa League where the four semi-finalists would replace the four relegated sides in the following season's UEFA Super League. In order to ensure sides relegated from the Super League would have the opportunity to earn immediate promotion the following season, they would be awarded automatic Europa League qualification. While many of you probably consider this suggestion utterly preposterous, I encourage you to at least consider the idea. Firstly, the plan would shrink the huge talent gap between top teams and their typical opponents. So, instead of Manchester United facing Newcastle, Stoke and Sunderland in a random three-week period of the season, they could instead face the likes of Porto, Juventus and Ajax. Sure, we might miss out on some exciting two- leg series, but I would much rather watch the Red Devils play an entire season of meaningful contests than wait until the Champions League quarter-finals for them to feature against a world-class opponent. Opponents argue that while strengthening the competition at the highest levels, such an exclusive league would destroy domestic competition. Conversely, I suspect the UEFA Super League would have the exact opposite effect on competition. For example, with English Premier League sides Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal likely to spend most seasons in the Super League, teams such as Liverpool, Tottenham, Newcastle and Everton would have a legitimate chance of actually winning the league. With a top-three finish promising a place in the Europa League and an eventual shot at cracking into the Super League, the fans of mid-table teams throughout Europe could actually get excited about their club's future prospects. Furthermore, domestic cup competitions would become increasingly intense. With Super League teams not regularly facing domestic competition, they would be eager to prove their worth by winning a domestic championship. Realising a unique opportunity to compete against the top clubs in the country, emergent league sides, perhaps vying to complete a domestic double, would be intensely motivated to shock their supposedly superior opponent.

If this is true, then it will kill the fun and enthusiasm of European football generally. I don't see the fun in European giants facing each other almost every week as opposed to their local leagues. Hope it doesn't work out

barackohandso:
If this is true, then it will kill the fun and enthusiasm of European football generally. I don't see the fun in European giants facing each other almost every week as opposed to their local leagues. Hope it doesn't work out

I hope so too. It will kill the domestic leagues because the ESL will obviously rake in more money. I mean, why would I watch a domestic league without the big boys when I can watch more interesting matches in ESL every week?

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Please don't just read. You guys should say something and keep the thread alive. Your opinion is welcomed.

Wetin be Miami Dolphins??

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I hope so too. It will kill the domestic leagues because the ESL will obviously rake in more money. I mean, why would I watch a domestic league without the big boys when I can watch more interesting matches in ESL every week?

True. The domestic leagues are the platform for the UCL. The top and ambitious teams look forward to finishing in a position that qualifies them for the UCL while the club managements spend to achieve these aims; those zealousness and ambitions will die off

ESL. Let chelsea plays in it next season and returns to champions league 2017/2018 . On a serious note more info is needed, is it going to be organised by UEFA? It will definitely kill ucl and local leagues.

airmark:
ESL. Let chelsea plays in it next season and returns to champions league 2017/2018 . On a serious note more info is needed, is it going to be organised by UEFA? It will definitely kill ucl and local leagues.

lt it kill there league, lt dm witness d plight of Africa leagues damaged by big leagues

premier league did dsame to English 1 division now look where dy are now making too much money

barackohandso:
If this is true, then it will kill the fun and enthusiasm of European football generally. I don't see the fun in European giants facing each other almost every week as opposed to their local leagues. Hope it doesn't work out

guy forget da league go mk sense,best players, coach evry tin

who no wan watch am, every weekend u gat to watch many el clasico match.

"Not Arsenal, nor any clubs at the meeting, are seeking changes to the Premier League and European landscape and no conversations surrounding displacing the Premier League or starting a European super league took place," added the Arsenal spokesman.

Uefa, European football's governing body, said it had no concrete proposals to change the format of its European competitions, but was constantly reviewing the situation.

"We have just gone into a new three-year cycle for Champions League and Europa League, so we cannot offer any further comment at this stage," said a Uefa spokesman.

http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/35708137

I don't think there 'll be a possibility of that anytime sooner...
it will basically ruin the league structure in Europe as it is.. EPL no go gree see
UEFA would rather improve on its European Club Competitions than for this to happen.

Arcard:
guy forget da league go mk sense,best players, coach evry tin

who no wan watch am, every weekend u gat to watch many el clasico match.

E go dey boring jor. As el clasico sweet reach, if e turn weekly routine, e go lose value sharply

They are simply using it as a bargaining tool to get more money and concession from UEFA

The talk of a Superleague has been going on for over 20yrs and nothing has happened

these Americans and Asians just wan spoil the beautiful game for us...