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It’s a concept that has slowly been discussed over the years, with many European club presidents and coaches suggesting that UEFA should allow the best clubs to partake in a Europe-wide Super League.
For the casual football fan who isn’t familiar with a Super League, it would essentially be a new league which comprises of the champion European clubs.
It would have a traditional round robin league structure, in which the clubs play each other home and away.
The biggest difference between this format and the current Champions League is that a Super League would have the standard league and ladder format, whereas the Champions League acts more like a cup system, in which teams start off in group stages and then progress to elimination rounds.
The idea has been floated here and there in the European football community, with some saying that UEFA would never allow it, and others suggesting that it’s inevitable.
It is a very interesting concept to think about, especially since it would involve the current powerhouse clubs in Europe.
While the Champions League is an exciting competition, one could argue that a traditional league is a more accurate indication of who the true European champion would be, as they would not lose the title based on the result of only one match, or a penalty shoot out gone wrong.
A Super League would have both its pros and cons.
The biggest pro by far is that it would create the greatest and most powerful league in the world, with football of the absolute highest quality on a weekly basis. It would easily surpass the reach and revenue of the EPL.
The biggest cons are that these teams would most likely be required to leave their domestic competitions, and that there would be an enormous gap between each country’s league and the new Super League.
But on the other hand, perhaps without the big four or the big five in the EPL it would give clubs such as Everton and Tottenham their best shot at the title yet.
The same can applied to La Liga without Real and Barcelona, or the Bundesliga without Bayern Munich.
Obviously these leagues are bound to lose revenue if the big teams broke away, but there’s no reason why they can not continue and regain their strength.
What does everyone else think? Is it a terrible idea, or a fantastic one?
Personally I think following a league where each and every team is among the elite on earth would provide entertainment that would dwarf any other competition we’ve ever seen.
After all, it’s no secret that the European leagues have a handful of teams who always win anyway, so why not pit them all against each other to determine who is the ultimate and true champion?
These big clubs have already caused such a rift between themselves and the ‘lesser’ teams, so a Super League would give the strongest clubs a chance to play the best regularly, and it would give the lesser clubs a more realistic shot at winning the domestic title.
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