Are Big Clubs Too Big?

[@OofBruhh]

Football won’t get boring. As long as Arsenal remain unpredictable, it’ll always be depressing.

[@joshberkin5567]

This aged well

[@franksorry2653]

Still hanging on to "unpredictable" haha

[@OofBruhh]

@@franksorry2653 as in I can never say when they’ll win 😔

[@Chromeals]

unluckyyyy

[@selembeselembe7075]

Can just say 5 words: HA HA HA HA HA

[@svkguha]

Are big clubs too big? Athletic Interest : Yesn't

[@siggelito7869]

This is starting to happen in Sweden aswell. Malmö FF recently won their 21st medal, whilst the second best team with 18 medals won last in 2007 and before that during the 90s. Malmö FF is winning almost every year now and some experts are beginning to call them the Swedish Juventus.

[@m.syamil_KR4PU]

Same here in Malaysia, a sultan son bought their state local club and pour in a lot of cash for new facilities, stadium and foreign player. They have won the league 6 times in a row, qualified for the ACL many times and now is hated by the people around the country, things do heat up even more because the sultan son is arrogant AF and like to flaunt on his wealth on the social media.

[@m.syamil_KR4PU]

@friesmuncher nope the Johor one, JDT

[@ryubix5724]

@ramenclouds He talks about Johor Darul Ta'zim if I spelled it correctly.

[@OldSchoolGamer32]

but then in europa league they lose to FC VARDAR . thats how strong the league is actually

[@siggelito7869]

@@OldSchoolGamer32 Allsvenskan and Sweden in general is actually a pretty competitive region in terms of football, but for some reason our teams are doing extremely bad out in Europe. We only have 2 titles and both were Gothenburg in the europa cup during the 80s.

[@olitemps2131]

The partnership with The Athletic is perfect for this content. Looking forward to more in depth videos like this.

[@jonnovember2136]

The only team I follow was #TorontoFC⚽️. I love football but afford to watch them play due to financial reasons! 🇨🇦💘⚽️

[@hanifrusdian]

I'm glad you got sponsored by The Athletic.

[@OptimusDelta]

Athletic is not that good tbh

[@johnjoseph9494]

@@OptimusDelta why

[@aj478]

@@OptimusDelta clearly don’t use it

[@franciscorapp2491]

If Athletic Interest says it's worth it, I automatically believe it. Therefore, I think the partnership could definitely pay off for both!

[@hanifrusdian]

I don’t read The Athletic but I am happy because this great channel is getting noticed! So underrated.

[@JD-pf6fj]

The EPL is not a UK wide league as shown on the maps.

[@mikespearwood3914]

Yeah, I was thinking some Scots would be pissed when it showed them represented by the EPL!

[@ddg517]

@@mikespearwood3914 The point still stands, there are only two clubs challenging in Scotland lol

[@minqwenopinyana2327]

Scotland should join the EPL & EFL, to make Scottish football relevant.

[@adambush8129]

@@minqwenopinyana2327 As a Scot I can tell you that Scottish football absolutely should not. No teams are good enough for the EPL and many are not good enough for EFL. If you're Rangers and Celtic, it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big one.

[@chidumebiarukwe6436]

@@adambush8129 wouldn't it be better if the best Welsh teams, Scottish and n. Irish teams created a league together to spite England

[@vatsaldvora]

It’s just like Formula One. We all know that Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes are going to win but we still watch the sport and hope for an underdog story like Gasly

[@AsukaLangleySoryu-p9i]

Well, he just won it AGAIN

[@vatsaldvora]

@@AsukaLangleySoryu-p9i but it was an amazing race

[@aptoze6292]

Hamilton won, 7th one

[@yousandro1999]

its kinda sad that Hamilton has the same number of titles as Schumacher i like both but Schumacher had much more competitiveness (against drivers like Senna or his rivalry with Alonso) and sometimes he won without having the best car Hamilton had always the best car and no real rivals, still a great driver but its not the same

[@iAceeHD]

@@yousandro1999 That's just ignorant, the man you just used to compare Schumacher (alonso), was matched and then beaten by hamilton I his first 2 seasons! Schumacher drove an illegal benetton to a title, had to crash into others and other dodgy tactics. He drove arguably the best f1 car of all time in the f2004. Hamilton has more poles, wins and equal championships, has won in every single season he has raced in even in slow cars. Im not discrediting schumacher and I'm not claiming a goat but this hamilton hate is so unbelievably unjustified it just winds me up.

[@eratzmoovando7630]

I like when they said unpredictability it showed a clip of Lester city

[@franksorry2653]

and Arsenal when they said having a good chance of winning 😂😂😂😂😂

[@eratzmoovando7630]

@@franksorry2653 lol 😂

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

@@franksorry2653 yep!! Especially now. DOWN THEY GO!! This is my revenge for the 2013 (or 14) FA Cup final lol

[@aidan33]

fascinating video, the quality and editing is very polished as well

[@Shorts-rq4hw]

It's easy to edit like this

[@AlfredoPuente8]

1:37 What a way to manipulate data, you include the year 2000 for the NBA but not for La Liga, the year Deportivo La Coruña won La Liga.

[@ftruers2544]

paco ramon they could have started in 2001 and the number for nba would have stayed the same

[@ezultra6835]

Who else came back here after the super league announcement?

[@misfitplayer9999]

Never a video was so on point, even being released some months ago...

[@raffydelapaz4150]

This vid was more of like a premonition of Super League.

[@crimsonglory7823]

'The Athletic' sponsoring 'Athletic Interest' - it was meant to be. Great video as always too.

[@Riccardopelle98]

As a fan of Serie A and NBA i always try to imagine a structure like nba in european football, but drafts are impossibile to accomplish with these many teams and different leagues

[@LegendNinja41]

same with salary caps and many other things, even if all EU Members in the UEFA agree, there are still many non EU countries that play in the European tournaments, who would have a benefit then (Russia, Turkey, Switzerland, Israel etc.)

[@ekosusetyo217]

I prefer open league like now than closed league like american.

[@OzcraftINC]

You would have to do a Europe wide draft which would be logistically impossible or players would migrate where there is no draft

[@panborysek5264]

Cl is better like it is right now

[@david91lvb]

Drafting heavily closes out the opportunity for young talented players to play.

[@Theunitedlowshater]

I like to watch 4th division games here in Germany, in this division every team can win. Also the teams are more regional and the atmosphere in the stadium is still really good.

[@flanno8284]

The championship in England is also very unpredictable

[@alejandroreyes9975]

Also Liga MX competition is good and anyone can win, but it's plagued with corruption

[@crimsonglory7823]

I'm not a traditionalist but I hope in the future competitive balance as well as a more even distribution of wealth in the football pyramid can return to football to make the game 'beautiful' again. Because in matches where you're a neutral, there's nothing worse than watching one-sided contests with predictable outcomes.

[@thehorde4868]

"beautiful again"😂😂😂 yeah, if there is a salary cap then all the best players will move to China or Saudi Arabia

[@thehorde4868]

I disagree, the more PSG and Man City buys good players, the more smaller teams become smarter and wiser in their approach to running the club, with teams like Brighton, Brentford, etc. making more money on transfers to rich clubs whilst still being competitive is a really good business model, not to mention for teams like Dortmund, Benfica, etc already exists

[@justinsm]

@@thehorde4868 but it's insane. PSG like you say for example make their competitor not strong enough. They ever have like 2 players in top 3 most paid athletes. Or city even make their strongest competitors like Liverpool looked not so much includes Arsenal or even man Utd. Yeah, Brighton are great but they're inconsistent. Not include Dortmund or let's say how strong Benfica in Europe.

[@thehorde4868]

@@justinsm PSG doesn't have to make their competition strong. If you're against PSG or Man City, are you also against Bayern Munich and Juventus, Both teams won their league title for 8-10 years even without money like PSG and Man City You can also add Ajax to that or even Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona

[@fauxdauteur]

Leceister's 2016 title win has to be one of the best underdog stories of recent times. They are what I call a underdog team with bite (good enough to shock a big name team if they are complacent)

[@musix3197]

The problem is the concentration of talents in the established teams in the top 5 leagues. The thing that might change is doing what the NBA is doing having a cap space because big teams are just buying everyone.

[@truechaosmulala3831]

The players will just all leave for bigger money elsewhere

[@revlord5868]

The type of content u make is absolute high quality. Youll become famous in no time. Keep up the amazing work🙌🏽

[@senithaperera8466]

Great content as always❤️

[@leocossham]

Woah Sheffield Hallam University! Fancy seeing the university that I live a 10 min walk away from featuring in this random football video

[@joeabbotts4028]

I’m studying business studies there currently, and been really enjoying this KZbin channel. What a weird coincidence

[@natopenshaw4896]

Sheffield Hallam researchers have written quite a few papers on competitive balance within europe

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

Where? Arundel Gate? Near Showcase Cinemas? 😜

[@ayoubbouhouch6672]

i wanna join the uni to do digiital marketing you think i should go there?

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

@@ayoubbouhouch6672 Yes, its an amazing university

[@franciscorapp2491]

"Spotting the issue has never been a problem for UEFA. Doing something about it... Well, let us not be unkind..." Best example of "passive-aggressive" I've seen in a while. Amazing channel (also for many other reasons)!

[@PeterEhik]

Definitely in favor of playoffs, I mean I can count on one hand how many premier league titles have been won on the last day of the season, most years, the winner is clear by February/March and we're just going through the motions. Top 4 race actually ends up being more exciting than the title race itself, if they threw in a playoffs system, we'd definitely get more enjoyment out of the end of the season. My recommendation is cut the league to 16 teams and then send more money down to the Championship, end the season a month early and have the top 8 fight for the title in a playoffs system. Whoever makes it into the semi final qualifies for the CL and then you can have another 2 games between the eliminated Quarter finalists to determine who qualifies for the Europa league. It's just way more fun that way. Do something similar at the bottom for who gets to stay in the league.

[@vinhbao9738]

Then 4 clubs would protest heavily when you cut the league down to 16 teams. No way its gonna happen.

[@justinsm]

Your proposed playoff system could definitely add more excitement to the end of the Premier League season! Here’s a breakdown of how it might work based on your suggestion: League Structure: Reduce the Premier League to 16 teams. Top 8 teams enter the playoffs for the title and Champions League qualification. Bottom 4 teams enter playoffs for relegation, with the top teams from the Championship fighting for promotion. Playoff System: Top 8 Playoffs: Quarterfinals: Manchester United vs. Arsenal Manchester City vs. Spurs Liverpool vs. Leicester Chelsea vs. West Ham Semifinals: Winners of Quarterfinals play against each other. Finals: The top 2 teams qualify for the Champions League. The next 2 teams qualify for the Europa League. Bottom 4 Relegation Playoffs: Semifinals: Team 16 vs. Team 17 Team 18 vs. Team 19 Finals: Winners of Semifinals play for survival in the Premier League. Losers face off for the final relegation spot. Championship Playoffs: Top teams from the Championship fight to replace the relegated teams. The top 2 from the Championship could be promoted automatically, while the next 4 enter a playoff to determine the final promotion spot. Impact: Increased Excitement: The playoffs would likely make the end of the season more thrilling, as teams fight not just for the title but for European spots and to avoid relegation. Competitive Balance: With a reduced league size and playoffs, there could be a more balanced competition throughout the season. Fan Engagement: More teams involved in significant end-of-season matches could boost fan engagement and viewership. Your idea could make the Premier League’s conclusion much more engaging and competitive, keeping fans on the edge of their seats through the final games.

[@awaahsimon5259]

How can you include spurs and arsenal without including ATM in Spain, Inter in Italy or Dortmund in Germany. The English hype is killing your thoughts. If spurs can win it then so can betis, sevilla, atalanta, liebzig

[@bruhmomento1403]

This year juve is third and milan first, nobody would expect that at the start of the season

[@rondabon6737]

@@bruhmomento1403 true

[@landy4497]

@@bruhmomento1403 except milan is not first anymore, and everyone was expecting inter to be in the first places

[@codex500]

@@landy4497 inter will never win a thing with that defence

[@seemymobot4987]

You compare Betis to the others 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mayozay5810]

Athletic interest and tifo football videos give me so much joy Keep it up

[@DimShamrock]

As a fan of Panathinaikos, the answer is A RESOUNDING YES. From competing in the UCL quarter finals every 10 years and being known here as "ambassador" of Greece in Europe, we ended up being the 4th best team in Greece. We played in the qualifiers against teams like Atletico, Bilbao and Malaga, got knocked out all the time, and now we dont even play in Europe. We! Who reached the 71 European Cup managing the best comeback after 4-1 in Belgrade, we beat Crvena Zvezda 3-0 in Athens. When we knocked out Alan Ball's Everton the same year. Who beat UEFA cup holder Goteborg, as well as Gullit and Rep's Feyenoord in 1985 reaching the Semifinals... Who reached the 96 Semifinals having beat the best team in the world, Ajax. And many champions, like Legia who eliminated Blackburn. Like Nantes (3-1) who also reached the semifinals. Like Porto. And in the worst terrains too. Literal shit in Poland. Snow in Bretagne. Who qualified in the Group Stage 3 years in a row in 2000-2003. Humiliating Juventus in Athens. Beating Barcelona, Arsenal, Schalke, Hamburg, Porto in 2001, Cech's Sparta Praha, Eto'o's Mallorca, Anderlecht, and almost eliminated Mourinho's Porto in 2003 as well as Barcelona in Camp Nou in 2003. Qualified 2 times in a row to the quarterfinals. Who beat Mourinho's Inter in Giuseppe Meazza by 1-0 and thrashed Ozil and Diego's Werder by 3-0 in Bremen no less. We also qualified in 2009 too...Mourinho went and shook everybody's hand. Who beat and eliminated Roma in the Round of 32 in 2009-10. With a wonderful Cisse and Ninis partnership. With Gilberto Silva,Karagounis,Katsouranis,Leto, Salpingidis, etc. We were also the spine of our national teams in 2004 and 2012. And now UEFA wants to bury all these moments. Talk about the farce that is FFP too. How Man City and PSG can do whatever the fuck they want while we get punished.

[@gordusmaximus4990]

Well is all about money, clubs like Ajax, Benfica were powerhouses in Europe, today they are just exporters clubs. And the fact we have rich arabs, chinese and russians buying european clubs isnt helping also. Its sad when people say City is a bigger club then Ajax.

[@23secondsofsauce65]

Great video, but I must say that the problem of polarisation is more of a prescriptive one than a descriptive one. It is common knowledge that polarisation exists, but we are yet to truly witness it's consequences. Dealing with the problems of polarisation in a presentist approach, by function, will render any further discourse on this matter useless. By simply reforming the format to a more competitive one fails to address the issue of the problems with polarisation since in a competitive format, the bigger clubs are much more certain to perform better than the smaller clubs. Such a reform brings forth unpredictability, not competition. Thus, the question which needs to be addressed first and foremost is that is polarisation of football clubs a sustainable model for the sport. With such growing inequality, the participation from the fans lessens for various reasons, such as the increase in cost of attending or watching a match of football to account for the greater operating costs for operating at a great level of expenditure. The current pandemic serves as evidence to the fact that such polarisation is fiscally irresponsible for both the fans and the clubs.

[@arkodutt5773]

I second this

[@23secondsofsauce65]

@@arkodutt5773 podu

[@zoeybella234]

Great, you thought of everything and summed it up very well considering how complicated the world of football is. Respect and thank you :)

[@johnk1083]

Hi, great video although one mistake. There were actually 16 teams who the cup from 1980-99, you forgot to add Nottingham Forest

[@andrewrenolds1063]

Great content as always❤️

[@tsvetelin6556]

I was so shocked from that but thought no one noticed it anyway..

[@gracious1143]

In light of the developments from the past couple of days... Yes, yes they are

[@DerNeik]

Athletic Interest: Are the big clubs too big? This season: I don't think so

[@Hero-and-Hooligan]

The same big clubs will win the top 5 leagues

[@DerNeik]

@@Hero-and-Hooligan Inter, Atletico, Lille??? This season shows that big clubs won't always win every title.

[@arandomjjbafan1744]

@@DerNeik inter is a big club ,atletico to and the season in France is not finished

[@gonzalot.605]

​@@arandomjjbafan1744 Atlético Madrid isn't, by any means, as big as Real Madrid or Barcelona. Besides, teams like Atalanta and Napoli are doing far better than Juventus and Milan.

[@rodrigodias4134]

I have a dream that one day SC Covilhã goes to the primeira liga and that we stay for more than a year

[@filippoguido8738]

I wish one day Ternana could play in Serie A again

[@emrekaantaner3718]

And I wish one day Adanaspor plays in Turkish Süper Lig again.

[@vitorferreira1337]

I have a dream that one day Benfica wins the champions league

[@IOFIsickness]

I have a dream that Pedras Rubras will once get to segunda liga. I don't even ask for them to stay there but at least get there ahah

[@rodrigorodriguesdelgado.9674]

@@vitorferreira1337 they won it with bella gutmann

[@إبنحوبج]

That's exactly what I like, relevant other side we've any one has money can create a team and join the league without any quality & qualifications.

[@aspirincomplex2293]

I have got to disagree with you guys eventhough I really like your content. But I feel that the atmosphere regarding financial equality has changed across all generations. Most of my friends (aged in their early 20s) are bored by the big clubs like Bayern here in Germany or Juve in Italy, Paris in France and so on.. If you inherit a passion for a club from your father or grandfather you can't be happy with the current situations. Also a club like Leipzig isn't an underdog, they represent the capitalistic turn around in football more than any other team in Europe, because the didn't even exist 15 years ago. The big clubs in England are still keeping up in their own leagues, because they don't even own themselves anymore, but because there are huge investors from Asia and America pumping loads of money in the clubs to keep them competitive... And tbh, every football fan should be sad to see, that you can only celebrate with a team once a year (if you're lucky). Sure Leicester was great, Ajax was a nailbiter and the giants tremble sometimes in their domestic leagues. But - I hope I'm wrong - we will never see a new CL winner out of European top 5, we will never see something like Leicester in the EU top 5 in the next 20 years, and we have to pray that dominators like Bayern, Paris or Juventus don't only have one unlucky season and start to collect a new series after an underdogs league win, but that there's real competition again..

[@zirbto5749]

With england it was the same just man utd has fallen

[@fatforceremorse]

Can't speak for European leagues but if there was ever going to be another 2015-16 Leicester, it would be this season, with all the condensed fixtures, injures and players being ruled out for COVID. If someone outside the big six can't win it this year, I don't see if happening at all. Liverpool and City (the English PSG or Leipzig) are just so far ahead that I just can't see anyone catching them because no matter how much money United, Chelsea etc. spend, those two aren't just going to stop and let the rest of the league catch-up. There's some competition between the big six for Champions League spots but apart from Leicester in 15-16, no other Premier League club has finished in the top four over the last decade. What upsets me a little more though is we don't even have too much competition in the cups anymore. Even though the Premier League clubs (and even the Championship clubs to be fair) don't really care too much about cup runs anymore, City basically have a stranglehold over the League Cup and aside from Wigan in 2012-13, only United, City, Chelsea and Arsenal have won the cup over the last decade. Even if the league is gone, you'd think there would be some club outside the big six that would look at the FA Cup and think "Hey, we only need to win six games and we can win not only a trophy for our fans, owners and the cabinet, but also get European football next season!" but no, the league's TV money is far too important to risk the extra injuries or whatever that could lead to relegation. It's all very sad really.

[@aspirincomplex2293]

@@fatforceremorse yeah man, I see that phenomenon with the cups in England as well In Germany it's getting quite a lot of attention still, and the cup is always a chance for the underdogs, but in the end, bayern or Dortmund win it, so none of the interesting small clubs get the spot for Europa League. So it's also kinda missed chance in my opinion. But tbh I don't have any idea how to improve the cup system apart from financial equality that will lead to more suspense and atmosphere due to more open games and title races

[@aspirincomplex2293]

@@fatforceremorse what club in England do you support? And do you think Everton has a shot for pl title?

[@fatforceremorse]

@@aspirincomplex2293 There was definitely a lot of hype around Everton four games before the derby but I doubt think they are quite there yet. Top four and/or a trophy feels doable for them though. I follow a club down in League Two called Harrogate Town so I look at the PL as entertainment as an general fan rather than having a personal investment in one club.

[@TheMixCurator]

I think the easiest solution (and one done in the US) are salary caps. Redistribution of TV rights too on a more even level will help competitiveness. Football, like Business over the last two decades, seems to hinge on aquisitions. FFP failed, and this football situation needs to be sorted out on a global scale.

[@alexandervargas79]

The biggest reason why u don't see this here in America is because of the playoff system. A point that he over looks and is the bigger reason why there's more competitiveness here. Also the fact that leagues here have 30 teams while in Europe, its 20 or less. Money aint the main issue

[@gusadico]

The issue is that the NBA is an american league whose players are the biggest talents of the US and the world. Meanwhile, in football, talent is spread across diferent leagues in diferent parts of the world. If there was a salary cap, players were just going to move to whetever league allows them to be payed more.

[@BOABModels]

Great analysis - I do think the gulf (pun intended) between some of the largest clubs and those towards the bottom is too large. Consider Man City or PSG - did they earn their place or was it bought? As a Portsmouth fan, I am acutely aware of the fragility of football teams. My cousin said last year that he wouldn't want Pompey back in the Premier League as it's not as interesting as leagues where the club does have the potential to win the title.

[@mandolfc9549]

Excellent content on a subject that really should be talked about more, especially with the rumours of the European super league and the big clubs such as Barcelona going through Financial times right now

[@unjumpa]

Came back here after the superleague announcement

[@ibrahimasow5038]

Again, really great video, meaningful and unbiased. I think you should've touched F1, which suffer the most about it (Mercedes dominating 7 years straight) and then you have teams like HAAS and Williams struggling. Also about the impact the new 2022 might impact the championship, who will it benefit.

[@aliefgifranmuhammad7615]

Yeah i think F1 should do something like Moto GP who can make The Race closer. I mean Marc Marquez Maybe Champion every year but the gap is not that far because the bike it's not that diffrent Marc Just win because his Riding Skill is from space like Leo Messi in football

[@hamdaan1366]

I actually dont think so,cuz 20 years ago leeds were on top of thing,blackburn won PL,stuff changes,10 years ago,spurs were 8th

[@thedenns5116]

You are really producing quality content! I enjoy every single video from you.

[@heisenburger3426]

2020/21 premier League season has to be the most competitive ever

[@NoName-go6oz]

Serie A also looking competitive as juve is only 4th right now

[@hellyeahdude]

@@NoName-go6oz Inter always surprisingly depressing

[@daniel_361]

So are Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and in Spain two of the three top clubs got eliminated from the cup by 3rd division club. However, it's a very special situation with Covid, with severe cuts in earnings, without a real summer break for the top clubs, et cetera. In the 2021-22 season, things could be as boring as usual in every league again.

[@Nicolas-sn4vt]

I wouldn't say competitive.. If it was competitive, you would have to play constantly good in order to be on the top. But right now there is no team that plays extremely good, all teams are showing their weaknesses. If for example bayern came to PL this season, they would already be 15-20 points clear.

[@mark6bat]

@@Nicolas-sn4vt Haha, they'd be fighting for top 6 at best if they were in a league that's competitive week in week out!

[@stamfordlion8330]

11 minutes of high quality content. I wish your efforts take you to where you deserve to be. 💙

[@FlemmoTV]

That editing is so amazing! Love it

[@bigfish3846]

You also have to remember that us/can leagues have by far the best leagues in certain global sports like basketball, baseball and hockey so it’s easy for them to put in things like salary caps and drafts without worrying of players leaving

[@luke_will_taylor]

Yep. Especially since there is no relegation the superstars on these teams won’t leave their teams since there is always a shot at it next year.

[@muti7632]

Also closed leagues make the bottom of the table not exciting

[@Leo-tm7yi]

Now that I saw this im kinda happy my Barcelona is struggling bc now our competition will be tougher and we wont just win trophies easily in spain, no wonder I enjoy the UCL so much despite barca bottling 3-0 leads and other embarrassing feats

[@tranquility_404]

that is true! it kinda gives more hype and excitement when your team wins :D

[@benmiddleton7643]

this guy could do a 10 hour video about paint drying and i’d still watch/listen love the soothing german? accent

[@pieter-janvanopstal2930]

I thinking would be best if certain domestic league's would join eachother like an BeNeleague or a Scandinavian league or an Alpine league, so those clubs would get more revenue from tv deals.

[@justsamoo3480]

I think that running those leagues alongside with domestic leagues would be great. Something like this exists in Basketball in Balkans with ABBA. Alpine league is a thing in hockey. It’s nothing new and it should be adapted to football.

[@muti7632]

You don't know what football is about

[@vismong102]

Perhaps TV money should be distributed more evenly as well as smaller clubs having better boards where youth is utilised and prioritised better..

[@armendvojvoda6289]

How it can be wide-distributed, when the fans who pay for the subscription have a tendency to watch only their team, in my case I pay for DAZN and I only watch Atletico Madrid, and El Classico. I guess AI is smart enough to show these preferences or tendencies to the companies, so the distribution goes 80% to RMA, FCB and Atletico?

[@vismong102]

@@armendvojvoda6289 forget about who is watched the most and just pay everyone a fairer amount...

[@armendvojvoda6289]

@@vismong102 I have no idea how it works, that's why I am asking. I guess USA is doing better, so Europe should follow that example.

[@willgamezalot2513]

Vis Mong Honestly that would never happen

[@vismong102]

@@willgamezalot2513 it’s not a matter of will it happen or not I’m just suggesting ways that could make leagues more competitive but obviously this would never take effect..

[@aradher2459]

Great video, top notch edit, lot of insights. This channel deserves more... but ofcourse only if they post frequently!

[@diwgo2147]

Here on Brazil since 2000 there were 10 Champions

[@tomasnunes4831]

As a Porto supporter I'm so proud to be in one of those 9 clubs that won the UCL recently. Porto still is the biggest club out of the big 5, and I can even put it side by side with PSG if we measure the history and not only the bank account or the roster (but obviously PSG have a better talent and the biggest chance to win an UCL final).

[@BabsW]

0:57 Atlético Madrid have a great chance this season

[@AnnieB8844]

But the moneymakers and grabbers designed it like that. The Champions League (Europa Cup I) used to be for all Champions. 1 team from each country, to compete to see who was the best in Europe. Then the Champions League was created and then the top leagues could suddenly send in multiple teams, who all shared in the revenues. Each year, those teams get millions, which gives them an advantage over the other teams in their domestic leagues (and an advantage to those countries that send less teams). Also, those teams get points in the CL for how many teams their league can send to the CL and Europa League. So, if teams are NOT in those leagues, you cannot earn points. So the top countries have 6 or 7 teams in there, while other countries have maybe 3,2,1 or even none. And then they cannot get any points. So the system is created so that whoever is on top, will stay at the top. It used to be (in Europa Cup I) that teams like Panathinaikos, Dinamo Zagreb, Red Star Belgrade, Moscow, HJK Helsinki, Celtic, Rangers, IFK Goteborg, could play a part in European football. Now, that is absolutely impossible and you see a growing disinterest in those countries for football because of that. Most of them have either quit watching, or now just support Barca or Real Madrid. I know it will never go back to those days, but this is just an overview of how the system works now, how it upholds itself and how it is extremely unfair/unequal.

[@nathanaeldaniel3434]

who knew months after Athletic interest uploaded this the big clubs decided to break away

[@hamzachetoui]

Teams are becoming too big when you take into account the fact that the winner of the league is the team with the most points after a certain number of matchweeks. However, if we only implement a playoffs system that would see the top 8 fighting for the title, that would spark huge interest from the fans as the stakes will be much higher and any team that made it to the top 8 can say: We can go for the title. As it is now, the system for crowning champions does not allow for the stakes to be consistently high for every league and for every season.

[@PabloIzurieta]

A good rule that should be implemented is to impose a limit on the number of players a team can hire. This will prevent richer clubs from hoarding the best talent. Additionally, a rule where a percentage of the team must be from home-grown talent should be explored. This could address older fans' attachment to the cultural aspects of clubs.

[@blackknight4152]

Not everyone can afford a recruiting network like Madrid, Barcelona or Athletic Club man.

[@JD-hx7yd]

There is a home grown rule in the Premier league.

[@moises3545]

3:50 that ain't the sevilla shield! it's sevilla's exitnct puerto rican division, which shares a lot of similarities when it comes to the shield. just pointing it out!

[@infernalgamer3323]

I'm fine with the premier league right now. Yes the top 6 are most likely to win, but that doesn't mean there won't be exciting football along the way. E.g. the previous champions, Liverpool, being defeated by newly promoted Aston Villa 7-1. It's generally a lot more unpredictable than the other European Leagues. I don't like the idea of drafts as some players become iconic to their teams. Maybe to make things fair, all the teams should get the same amount of transfer money at the start of the season. And their own money can be used for wages, facilities etc.

[@villek3722]

Well Hoffenheim beated Bayern(European champions) 4-1 so there are atleast some competition in Bundesliga

[@alexandervargas79]

this happens in all leagues, not just the EPL. but Ig u r just a typical EPL fan.

[@infernalgamer3323]

@@villek3722 yeah but whats the point when you already know Bayern will win the bundesliga. If you look at the premier league, there at least 5 or 6 teams with a good chance of winning the premier league.

[@villek3722]

@@infernalgamer3323 there are realisticly just 2 teams that could win PL and they are Liverpool and Man city

[@infernalgamer3323]

@@villek3722 actually half of Liverpool are injured and Man city aren't playing well this season. Tottenham and Leicester are looking really good. Even if only 2 teams can win it, it better than 1 for the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.

[@fernandoalvarez9613]

UEFA needs to turn the Champions League into a March Madness type tournament. Single elimination, regional brackets with final four in a fifth region, and berths awarded on the UEFA coefficient ranking.

[@SamMartinPeakPerformance]

The draft system in American sports makes so much sense to distribute talent and increase competition. Shame nothing similar could really be replicated in football

[@Iusethis4comments]

yeah, especially since football academies are already affiliated to one particular team and players can stay within that system forever. At least in the states theres a distinction between college sports and professional in terms of tiers

[@SamMartinPeakPerformance]

@@Iusethis4comments Exactly man

[@farhananggito9995]

I think it's hard to introduce draft and salary cap while there are also promotion and relegation system

[@GeHeum]

A draft system would take away some of the soul from clubs, the greatest thing to see is a homegrown hero getting to the first team of the club they wanted to play for aged 8. But a draft takes away a lot of choice players have in their early careers.

[@boost3188]

@@GeHeum Yes it’s great to see a local kid make a splash for his favorite club but it doesn’t last since the kid will likely go to an already dominant club. There are examples of homegrown stories in the US but these are very rare, the only one I can think of is LeBron. I think LBJ had a path similar to a football star, he was drafted 1 overall by his local team but then left to a big team to get some gold, but he came back and overcame all odds, the 2017 NBA final has to be one of the greatest moments in sports history (along with Leicester title) he was surrounded by a couple of pieces but everything else was mediocrity at its finest and he cam back the first 3-1 final deficit in history against arguably the best team of all time. It would be like Ronaldo going back to Sporting (I think) and winning the Champions League Final with a comeback.

[@griesemaster]

When the static effect at 5:48 starts, there is a super high pitched noise that is really uncomfortable to hear. If you use that effect again please filter out that noise.

[@markusz4447]

Salary cup and stuff would only work if they made one european (super) league where the top 20 or so would end up playing. Interest for the domestic leagues would decline as the big and relevant clubs wouldn't play there anymore. Also every now and than you see a US franchise just being moved to another city. Just imagine Liverpool being moved to Moskow for money purposes. I prefer the european system

[@PeterEhik]

It's not all or nothing, you can take some things from the American system like playoffs and leave everything else behind, I mean that's honestly the only thing I like about American sports.

[@markusz4447]

@@PeterEhik if you play playoff/plqyouts there is no suspension in te league games

[@ghost_kinggamer]

@@PeterEhik Playoffs are shit...

[@Domino13334]

@@PeterEhik Playoffs are bad, you play like 7-8 months the meaningless main round, when you fail than in the playoffs, all matches in the main round season were pointless. In Europe you can fight for the title, the european sports and to stay in the league.

[@PeterEhik]

@@Domino13334 I dont know I don't care about the best team winning because the best team is usually the team that's spent the most money. So if we had a league season and the top 4 had to go into playoffs for the league title, I think the end of the season would be far more interesting. How many league titles are decided on the final day of the season, I can only think of 3 in the premier league in the last decade. If we had playoffs, there'd be more variation in league title winners. Do the same thing for relegation and who gets to play in the champions league and you've got a super exciting end to the season every year.

[@aditc2853]

The main reason for the difference is the institution of salary caps in American sports. You cannot buy players, you can only attract them with the amount of salary you can spend on them.

[@mba9565]

Me: I don't watch Seria A Friend: Why Me: I already know whose going to win that. Friend: Juve ofcourse

[@toledmik7843]

Watch seria A this year Juve will not win

[@siddhantgarg6899]

@@toledmik7843 if u dont think juve will win serie a then u dont know how serie a works

[@anirs8198]

@@siddhantgarg6899 yup lmao

[@toledmik7843]

@@siddhantgarg6899 I'm italian, let me hope that someone(or maybe my milan⚫🔴) will win. Juve changes a lot this year, no more kheidira-pjanic-matuidi in midfield, but young prospects like Arthur Bentancur and McKennie. It's a big team anyway but all the story have an end. (Sorry for bad english)

[@jamesmichaels4979]

Same in Germany

[@nimish8309]

WOahhhh Dr. Alex Bond was my professor at Leeds Beckett Masters. So good to see him on a different platform

[@aptoze6292]

Well, so far it doesn’t look like this in the Premier League.

[@frecherfankfurter8203]

it does

[@nassimb7151]

It’s going to happen soon if this continues.. plus the gap between the Premier League and lower leagues is huge so it’s already happening

[@panborysek5264]

Because City, United and Chelsea got unlimited ammount of money in Germany and Italy for example only two teams got that much money

[@A-Grat-A]

@@panborysek5264 their asses still be regularly beaten by dark horses like Leicester and Leeds.

[@AlfredoPuente8]

1:37 What a way to manipulate data, you include the year 2000 for the NBA but not for La Liga, the year Deportivo La Coruña won La Liga.

[@TheTony024]

These Leagues need to adapt and add some knockout stage football/playoff structure. Maybe play 30 Prem League games, top 8 make the knockout stage and go from there. These games would no doubt have high viewership but adding a playoff system will 100% garner fan interest and that adds the wildcard of a cinderella champion as a possibility(team not expecting to win but go on an unstoppable run). I think adding this would allow the smaller clubs to chase after the playoffs, it could work and I thought it could’ve been done years ago but they are seriously too lazy to change the structure of European Football, league football every week gets boring. Add a playoff and you can crown a true champion

[@HappyDog369]

This channel has such good editing!

[@j.s.1539]

The inside knowledge behind the video is amazing, even of it is Gauner through deep research

[@calinkln007]

nice videos on this channel!!

[@harshvardhanbhandari3672]

Well big clubs will never get the complete monopoly or the European football will never get polarized as Teams depend more on management than income. Like AC Milan was one of the biggest teams in Europe but now their effect is reduced due to poor management. The same can be said for Barcelona. They make the most money but their poor management has led them into problems. Once they were invincible , before 2015 but they are in huge trouble which will increase to manifolds if Messi lefts. income is a big factor, but managers and the administration decides the clubs fate like Mourinho did when he led Fc Porto to Champions league victory

[@hommofroggy5727]

There is a difference between having a higher quality less competitive league and having a lower quality more competitive league. The American standard does't reflect the European standard as you explained with relegation and promotion and other things in mind, what an European wants is high quality, we don't care how it is achieved. Yes the quality of the lower leagues and lower teams should be increased but not by lowering the quality of the big teams. Either way great video but in Serie A more teams have fought for the Scudetto rather then being steam rolled by Juve, Roma and Napoli have come very close.

[@muti7632]

True the premier league should have less teams so there are more exciting spots. Also the quality of second division would increase

[@stellangundersenwallin1988]

Can you please do a video on the brand new international swimming league (ISL). Its very fun to watch and the conpetitive format is also very good. Love your videos. Keep up the good work

[@thibautfz2041]

Great video but umm... 9:50 - I think you switched Atalanta and Lyon :D

[@alexxela6669]

I think the best way to reduce dominance of top leagues is to make a club coefficients, reverse proporcioned to association club coefficients, so the lower your association rating, the higher extras you wall get. For example, teams from 1-3 places in association club coefficients will have the same money as usual thier coefficient is 1.00 Teams from 4-6 places wall get 15% more. coefficient 1.15 Teams from 7-10 places - 30% more, coefficien 1.30, form 11-15 places 50% more coefficien 1.50 etc. Also, Uefa can ban club TV contracts, only league TV contracts, which will have 3 types of payment 1) guarated payment, equal to all clubs for participation 2) payment for results - higher results - higher payment 3) payment for mathes, that are showed on TV, more matched showed -more payment. So it wound help small clubs, motivate to higher results, and motivate to play spectaculary. Sorry for my English, I hope you understand what I mean.

[@abdulhakimsaggaf5861]

Had to rewatch this after European super league vs uefa war

[@phormulla]

Very educateive.......and nice graphics

[@Sly_404]

Yes, yes they are. Even worse the system is skewed in a way to ensure the big ones only get bigger and competition in most national leagues becomes even less of a thing than it is already atm.

[@-Tony-Gunk-]

Bruh, the timing of this recommendation is millions to one!

[@robertkohegyi9074]

Anyone here after the announcement about the European Super League?

[@schnappueber]

Saying that there have been 5 different Bundesliga champions is actually painting the situation in a better picture than it actually is. There is just one serious title contender right now. 14/20 Bayern Munich (8 consecutive, now 9) 3/20 Dortmund 1/20 Bremen, Stuttgart, Wolfsburg (All three have fought relegation in-between. With only Wolfsburg bouncing back this season to challenge for the CL spots.)

[@voxclips555]

I love your Videos!

[@funes4355]

This is why i'm starting to watch the mls, it may not be top 5 league quality but atleast each team has a equal chance of winning the league. The playoffs are even more exciting than i thought it was. people just discard the mls just because they call it "soccer". truly saddening that people have a thought process of a 5 year old

[@orionsamuel8460]

100% this man is an insider

[@pachidermo]

As a Canadian fan whose first love was American football, I've got to say that there are virtues to the European model of competition. One of the coolest things is that there are battles all across the table. Battles to finish higher than a historic rival. Battles to avoid relegation. Battles to get into spots to qualify for European competitions, battles for promotion. Compare that to the North American model, well, about half way through the season, many teams actually have a vested interest in losing more games as that will improve their draft position. It encourages more diversity amongst champions, sure, but it also means that about a third of the league has no reason to realistically follow their team.

[@geraldoh9484]

Tbf in the American system there are playoffs so upsets are likely to happen

[@yousandro1999]

yhea but the playoffs there are different, they have to win 3(!) games to go next round it´s much harder for a weak team to win 3 times agains a stronger side

[@angryoscar1]

Honestly, I'm happy with the current state of Premier League. Newly promoted clubs get huge bonuses, and we constantly see new exciting teams like Aston Villa and Leeds. Leicester sold their best players after they won the league yet now they are again challenging for the trophy with a probably even better team. Klopp's and Guardiola's honeymoon periods are starting to wear off, and new challengers are ready to take the crown. Whether this will last for long is an interesting question, but if it does, I'm happy.

[@bleu0077]

There's pros and cons in this system Most notable pro More than one super team Always more than one

[@boost3188]

There is only one super team in France, Germany, and Italy. Sure there are some good teams but there are no other super teams with millions of millions of euros.

[@nuhashahmed7692]

@@boost3188 Italy has multiple super teams they're just in the rebuilding process!

[@GE0attack]

@@boost3188 dude Italy has AC& Inter Milan Napoli now Atlanta and Sassuolo

[@M.S.1.5]

this quality content should be on Netflix man

[@Vernardo]

Well, let my streaming platform VidMe open the gate. (Currently on the work)

[@ze5258]

Well, this year’s start to the premier league has been very balanced with a lot of unusual teams occupying top spots like Leicester, Villa, Southampton and Everton while big clubs like Man Utd, Arsenal and Man City are way lower in the table than they usually are. Hopefully the league stays competitive and unpredictable like this throughout the season!

[@alexsayshi6782]

man city??? lmao what

[@Steel_Legionaire_Nick]

Great video as always!

[@GeHeum]

U.S. Sporting leagues always feel soulless to me, because of the draft and lack of promotion /relegation there is hardly homegrown talent that ends up a hero of the city they gained that talent in or no local club who fought their way to the top.

[@boost3188]

Yes, the Draft disperses players everywhere but I actually think it’s effect is the opposite. In football every player dreams of playing with Barcelona, Bayern, Madrid, etc, therefore most young players flock to already dominant teams. In the US high draft picks can elevate bad teams into greatness. In my opinion it creates better stories as the most promising young players have to fight through the most adversity, testing their character and physical ability. This is what players like Tom Brady and Michael Jordan did, they both turned failures into record breaking titans, then they leave and the teams fall back so other teams can become like these titans. In football you never hear of a world class promising player in Brighton and deciding to stay to elevate the club to the top, as soon as they have some slight success they leave for the already dominant clubs, IMO it’s predictable and boring.

[@boost3188]

Although, I love the way the promotion / relegation system works, I think the real entertainment is in teams fighting for excellence or survival.

[@GeHeum]

@@boost3188 in football there are very few player who go through the academy of Barcelona/Bayern/..... And end up playing there, most of the squad of these clubs started their careers at smaller clubs and had to fight their way to the top.

[@GeHeum]

Indeed you almost never see a world class player at Brighton deciding to stay there, but you do see a number of slightly lesser players deciding to stay at their club, and when such a player is homegrown that makes it way more special for the fans of that small club compared to a draft player

[@boost3188]

@@GeHeum But you don’t see actual competitiveness at the high level. It’s always the same for big clubs, and those local clubs with homegrown heroes don’t make a real splash. Big clubs have a monopoly on talent. It ruins competitiveness and it creates a disproportionate distribution of fans. In the US even the bad teams have huge support from fans, like the cowboys who are the most followed teams but they lack relative success.

[@narasimhapai8014]

At the end of the day, no one watches NFL and NHL while everyone watches UCL. So nothing is wrong.

[@vojinvmilojkovic7622]

*The bigger they are, the harder they fall* is the hope that keeps the eu football fresh imo :P This situations reminds me of tenis the big three Djokovic, NadaL and Roger are switching turns in top 3 for years now xd

[@lebrongoat4553]

every video on this chanel is fascinating

[@NathanChwalik]

Yea... You don't want a model like we have in the US.

[@danonck]

Yeah, exactly. The US systems seem extremely boring and would kill the game.

[@a13xp52]

It’s just so insanely complicated. They need to find a way to make a simpler system to follow.

[@MyWifesSon69]

NBA is mainly an American sport. So it doesn’t matter.

[@FuchsHund]

2:17 The Premier League isn't a British competition, it is just English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@UnknownUser_10]

Swansea says otherwise

[@NaijaLFCTV]

Everyone always claims to love underdogs in Sports, but ratings are always highest when there are stacked Super-teams.

[@shadowdestroyer5033]

As someone that watches the nfl, they put a lot of emphasis on competitive balance but its not nearly what you think. Look at the uglier sides of it. Teams "tank" (intentionally lose every game to get better picks in the draft) because there's no relegation. And losers are losers forever pretty much. The lions havent won a title ever i think, the chiefs had a 54yr drought, the buccaneers never won a playoffs for 12 years straight. Basically I think the biggest strength to their competitive balance is the conferences they have. You can guarantee 2-3 teams from each conference that will do well. But after that its really flukey.

[@jc12szn]

Scots must’ve been pissed when you showed the EPL as a UK wide league

[@vasiliymedvedev1532]

Who care

[@topbanana9542]

My family all support one of the big 6 teams but we also all support our local team. I think that’s common. It’s a good balance of having the underdogs and seeing success and trophies. Granted our local team isn’t great but they do win occasionally