The last two years have seen a considerable reduction of the football clubs massively rich control over the way football is run in Europe and the rest of the world. The good news is that this has meant that many football values have become or have been strengthened and this in large part to the FIFA and UEFA to take. The bad news is that there is still much left to be desired. Let's go through the 2 major changes that have occurred since.
The first major change occurred in 2003, when UEFA abolished for once and for all, the second phase of the Champions League groups. In a nutshell, the second phase of the Group had been created to maximize the amount of income that can get participating clubs. More games meant more money. But most games also meant more disillusioned player. It was an exercise in which the main losers were the players themselves.
Another loser was the lover of football. group stage 2 simply meant that it was necessary to continue to monitor every 12 games of team a couple of months when you would never be a situation, or die. It was finally bored and a great shame because the greatness and the prestige of the Cup (as it was called before) had been built in qualifying games great, nerve wrecking. Going through stages of Group 2 before reaching the tie means that the spirit of the European Cup was slowly dying away from money hungry clubs.
The second big change that has taken place in recent years is the dissolution of the Group of the G14 clubs. G14 was created in 2000 by the largest, richest and therefore most powerful clubs in Europe was its intention to promote the interests of members of political bodies, such as FIFA and UEFA.
However, the interests of the G14 rarely, if ever, they were in accordance with what is best for the game. The proposal of one that was always a point of conversation was the formation of the European League that would have been exclusively for members of the G14. In retrospect, is a blessing to not go with her, and much of this was due to the strong opposition expressed by UEFA and FIFA. It is also not surprising that during the existence of the G14, the gap between the richest clubs and poor clubs has increased considerably.
Clearly, the G14 was not a promoter organization of football interests, and its dissolution in January of 2008 means that these rich clubs have lost an influential vehicle or not of fear, in their quest for world domination.
The abolition of the second phase of the Group and the G14 group of clubs have been positive for the shape of football runs for that football, rather than the club's own interests have come back to the foreground. FIFA has complied with its motto "For the good of the game" and the signs are that it will continue to fight control of clubs. The proposal "6 + 5" rule will be another positive development for football if he comes through and get applied in Europe. My next article closely examines the pros and cons of this rule if it comes to fruition.
However, despite the progress made in recent years, there is left much to to wish. The difference between rich and poor doesn't seem to be close, which means that even small club houses systematically full struggling to break even. This is the sad reality of those all those who have barely anything. The solution to this problem is not easy, but it will expose some possible solutions in the future articles.
Finally, one aspect that has truly disappeared from football is loyalty to the club. Currently, it is rare to find a player that passes a single club throughout his career. Paolo Maldini is a rarity and may well be the last. The attraction of money is too much for the players, especially young players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, are governed by money and arrogance instead of love and loyalty. One wonders where soccer could be headed in the next decade if this continues.
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