The Super League

I’m not the biggest soccer fan, but I found the Super League stuff to be really fascinating. If you haven’t heard, the top 12 teams in Europe have decided to branch out and start a Super League. These 12 teams include the household names when you think of club soccer. They are the cream of the crop and the ones who have the most money, the best players, the most fans, etc.

So why would the top 12 teams set out and look to go against tradition and create a Super League? Money.

The clubs have enough power to launch their own league generating far more revenue for themselves as clubs individually. By pitting the best teams against the best teams every week, there will be much more revenue at play to be shared amongst the top teams.

Most fans from what I’ve read are completely against this idea of a Super League. They think that it’s going to ruin football as we know it and as a limited soccer fan, I would tend to agree.

We’re not far from a Super League forming in college football where the teams with the most money and revenue will look to create a Super League. We were close many years ago when the Pac-12 was close to merging with the Big-12 to create a super league.

I know there are a lot of passionate fans out there very upset about this soccer Super League and many who legitimately think this will ruin soccer. I feel similarly when considering a Super League for college football.

Unfortunately, I think that money will ultimately win out here. The rich will get richer and tradition will go out the window when money is on the table.

I hope I’m wrong, but I know how things go when there’s this much money at stake.