Simon Jordan REACTS to Saudi Arabia JOINING the Champions League in 2025! 🏆

Simon Jordan REACTS to Saudi Arabia JOINING the Champions League in 2025! 🏆 | talkSPORT

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With talk of a Saudi Arabian team being able to feature in the Champions League in 2025, Simon Jordan shares his take on the news!
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@dnstone1127 10 ай бұрын

There's a lot of European cities like Vienna, Copenhagen, Prague, Brussels who struggle to get a team in CL, this would make it even harder for them.

@nabilshafec7169 10 ай бұрын

Do better... I want to see the best teams in the world compete in this competition.. the Only issue for me is the travelling involved in a Saudi involved Champions league. I really want this to happen so badly as I think we have seen Israeli teams involved for many years without any European moaning. Having Saudi teams rejected is very much Saudi Phobic

@James-C-Callan 10 ай бұрын

@@nabilshafec7169will never happen due to financial fair play. Which I’m very happy about. Absolute awful dirty league

@seelenwinter6662 10 ай бұрын

@@nabilshafec7169 israel only play in europe, because they dont wanted to play against all that moslem countries and the moslem countries not against israel and we dont need more moslems in europe, if in football or in general... next will be then quatar, vae, bahrein etc pp... then we should call it petrol league, but no european champions league... and why we are saudi phobic, why we rejected saudi teams...? they never ever played in european cups, because they are not from europe... is that so difficult to understand... ?

@basanteelallgop422 10 ай бұрын

@nabilshafec7169 it's not European... that's why call it ucl... do you think you are cooking briani here

@muzikkification 10 ай бұрын

As much as it's great for smaller teams to get in, I would prefer to see better teams anyway, rather a team to make a token appearance and get knocked out.

@markflajsner9944 10 ай бұрын

Am I missing something here, the Champions League is a 'European' event run by Europeans, since when is Saudi Arabia part of Europe? If they are allowed to join, first, that will have a knock on effect on a whole lot of other Euro clubs struggling to join, and, secondly, if UEFA allow the Saudis to participate, why not other leagues from the rest of the world??

@BlastastiC 10 ай бұрын

"What's that? Sorry I can't hear you over the sound of my helicopter taking off, watch your head for falling sacks of cash" - UEFA spokesperson

@parker-ii7fg 10 ай бұрын

Israel is geographically in Asia but they compete in Europe, and have been full UEFA members since 1992, as they were expelled from the AFC in the mid 1970s due to the Arab nations refusing to compete against them. They were essentially left homeless in terms of confederation membership before UEFA agreed to take them in. Kazakhstan is also geographically an Asian country but they also compete as UEFA members, both at national and club level.

@ejkalegal3145 10 ай бұрын

Israel? Can't have them in and Saudis not?

@jeangomes3489 10 ай бұрын

@@parker-ii7fgI totally agree, why are the Israeli teams treated specifically?!

@damianclarkeed6683 10 ай бұрын

Money talks

@sarahashun1180 10 ай бұрын

The European clubs should oppose this. Threaten to create their own association and cut UEFA out. It’s unacceptable!

@CEO786 10 ай бұрын

We should welcome the Saudis into champions league completely support it.

@vherostar 10 ай бұрын

Your close but I think this will only give rise to the super league once again but instead of how it was they will make it closer to the CL format and let the same teams in. UEFA will crumble if that happens and nobody will miss them.

@EpicSlug 10 ай бұрын

Ummmm, the european clubs do vote for who runs UEFa and what policies it promotes, it's a democratic organisation. UEFA works for the clubs and associations in Europe... so if they don't want it, it won't happen. I have no problem with it but as Simon says, the Saudi teams must then play by the same FFP rules.

@sarahashun1180 10 ай бұрын

@@CEO786 Why should we? What makes them so special? Why should European clubs be inconvenienced by travelling 1000 of miles to play football in a country that's not in Europe.

@garethmccartan3636 10 ай бұрын

@@sarahashun1180in the desert where it's 110 degrees, no thanks

@deanlowdon8381 10 ай бұрын

If a Saudi team joins the Champions League I’m done with it. The new format is going to be bad enough, but for a team outside of Europe to just buy their way in would be scandalous.

@paulie-g 10 ай бұрын

Israel has access to the CL. Point to them on a map of Europe. That's the most obvious example, but there's also the likes of Azerbaijan.

@sachasoorma 10 ай бұрын

Israel... and silence 💀😭😭

@deanlowdon8381 10 ай бұрын

@@paulie-g Azerbaijan is officially in both Asia and Europe, and their national team plays in the European section when qualifying for World Cups etc. The Israeli national team and clubs playing in European competition goes back to the 1950’s. During the qualifying for the 1958 World Cup Muslim countries refused to play against them and they were set to qualify without having to kick a ball. A few years later almost every Asian country pulled out of the Asian Cup in Israel for the same reasons. Eventually FIFA and UEFA agreed that to avoid all these problems it’d be best if they played in European competition. So, as you can see, Saudi Arabia simply buying their way into the Champions League is not even remotely the same as the situation with Israel.

@deanlowdon8381 10 ай бұрын

@@sachasoorma See my response above.

@ramihannachi9336 10 ай бұрын

@@deanlowdon8381 nah, it's the same for me. It's even worse in isra case

@kralj_odin 10 ай бұрын

UEFA stands for Union of EUROPEAN Football Associations...last I checked Middle East isn't in Europe or am I going nuts

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

Last time I checked Israel was not in Europe. Maybe you went nuts years ago as it seems you never knew this before

@mitchellandrews984 10 ай бұрын

Israel mate

@Hadirahman7 10 ай бұрын

@@bl4ckkn1g8t5Israel was created by the European thats why mate

@mikesweeney1827 10 ай бұрын

But with a few Billion in back handers it will be very soon 👍🏻

@isaacm2374 10 ай бұрын

So why are Israel and Kazakhstan in the European tournaments? Even Azerbaijan is in UEFA.

@TheMecanician 10 ай бұрын

The big European clubs will be telling us next that we need a European Super League to stop the flow of players heading to Saudi Arabia!

@thekingdommovieschannel 10 ай бұрын

MIc Drop

@sibonisoduma5878 10 ай бұрын

Funny you say that,I would actually prefer a European Super league over a Saudi team playing UCL.

@whitedwarf4986 10 ай бұрын

We already have a European Super League. It's called The Premier League 😅

@gamehackz889 10 ай бұрын

Bingo!

@jakefelix505 10 ай бұрын

Perez was always right. But the prem was big headed and thought biggest they had all the richest. Jo saudi comes around they crying. The prem started exactly the same way what it is now😂

@easygoingbloke 10 ай бұрын

Simon has nailed it, as long as what goes in Europe as in contracts systems is used on them.

@robovac3557 10 ай бұрын

You made no sense to me.

@BhlackBishop 10 ай бұрын

Their major income comes from investments not from player sales. They'll survive whatever rules uefa places on them

@robovac3557 10 ай бұрын

@@phil8528 Well, not to 22 other ding dongs it wasn't.

@jamesbloy2881 10 ай бұрын

There’s so many problems here. 1) whose spot do they take 2) FFP 3) Heineken is the sponsor 4) the fans who have to now travel to Saudi to see there team play Is there not the Asian equivalent to the champions league. Sure they can build it up as it’s the most populated continent in the world

@jack28aug 10 ай бұрын

yes there is the afc champions league, might be awkward if there are yemini teams in it though. Saudi Arabian teams have aparently won it 6 times according to wiki, japanese team won it last year.

@fadyal-qaisy5213 10 ай бұрын

Let them take “israel’s” spot

@jhpfdijtuiweruot 10 ай бұрын

Who cares anymore? Football died two decades ago already

@SirAntoniousBlock 10 ай бұрын

1) They'll just change the format of the competition so there's more spots. 2) FFP is a joke, when UEFA tried to punish Manchester City they were threatened with bankruptcy through years of court action. 3) Other sponsors can be found, they could sponsor it themselves. 4) Do you think they care about foreigners when they half their own population despicably?

@CantDcdeGoodNamsTakn 10 ай бұрын

Saudi been dominating the Asian CL and wanna level up now

@peternicholls50 10 ай бұрын

The issue regards Saudi Arabia is that they will not abide with EUFA's legislation in any way ! They are here to TAKE not GIVE !!!!!!!!!!!

@burnaardnufc3173 10 ай бұрын

They'll give bribes.

@tikemyson5627 10 ай бұрын

Aww diddems

@justme599 10 ай бұрын

They are handing good money to rich prem teams, I woul call that giving. Some of the fees Chelsea got for their players and £40m for Fabinho is giving alright

@tikemyson5627 10 ай бұрын

@@justme599 all the players Chelsea sold to Saudi was at a massive loss and kante was free. It wasn't about the transfer fees it was about getting all them huge wages off the books.

@afromedia710 10 ай бұрын

That’s how money talk!!

@88jackfletcher 10 ай бұрын

Disgusting means a team who have qualified legitimately will miss out coz the Saudi team will have that spot instead

@amakky1989 10 ай бұрын

True and I’m against that. But I’m also against Israel being in the UEFA tournaments for the same exact reason

@wtfamiactuallyright1823 10 ай бұрын

Israel are in it because their region rejected them because they are Jewish, among other things. So, let's not turn this into something it isn't.

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

@@wtfamiactuallyright1823 Their problem

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

Tough break, suck it up and try harder next time

@Tudor2493 10 ай бұрын

They're going to change the format and welcome more teams...so don't worry

@TrevorAngel 10 ай бұрын

Just a quick geography question - is Saudi in Europe now?

@IntoxicatedPanda87 10 ай бұрын

If they’re not governed by FFP like the European teams I’m afraid the entire landscape of football will change. They simply have too much money, enough to destroy the current setup. I actually think it might be necessary to allow them into the champions league, simply to enforce financial rules. Just my opinion.

@Bendaak 10 ай бұрын

They won’t do it because Saudi isn’t a large market. If you enforce FFP on them they’ll have to sell off their players. The only way to accept them into the UCL is by scrapping FFP.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

If they do join and follow FFP as they should, they will be financially crippled. They've not got the revenue streams to justify such broken wage structures. Then the allure of joining them would soon fade

@davidhealth630 10 ай бұрын

The entire landscape will become a desert

@hikedeco9749 10 ай бұрын

Dude,you have no idea the massive companies Saudi's have,for example,Aramco alone could sponsor each and everyone of those teams with 500milion pounds each every year without breaking a sweat,keep playing!!!

@Ryan-ys2bq 10 ай бұрын

@@hikedeco9749 remember City could do the same with Etihad but they have the value of the contract within the realm of reality for FFP

@mulluppy1982 10 ай бұрын

How have they not mentioned that they aren’t in Europe? Might as well invite the top South American clubs in to the champions league. What a complete shambles if this is allowed to happen.

@treyyg-rt5kz 10 ай бұрын

Saudi can buy the champions league

@tomgriffin1804 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad I’m not the only one who can’t get my head around these two not mentioning that Saudi Arabia isn’t in Europe!!!!

@11JTmc 10 ай бұрын

You're right, but tell that to Tel Aviv and Qarabag 😂 hundreds of miles from Europe. Finals being played in Baku that great European city....😅

@shafi.a8733 10 ай бұрын

Although I agree with this, one would argue why on earth are Israeli teams currently playing in the champions league

@justablokepostingfunvids7137 10 ай бұрын

There’s already countries from out of Europe who play in European competitions every year

@EsseNewBeatz 10 ай бұрын

Simon has the audacity to talk about Saudi inflating money in football, like the premier league, La liga & PSG haven’t been doing this for years 🤦‍♂️😂

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

They still adhere to FFP, Saudi cannot join without agreeing to follow and their wage structure is broken already

@sexybabatunde5271 10 ай бұрын

Isreal isn't in Europe either yet they have teams in the champions league and Europa league, for the people who are saying they aren't in Europe.

@user-hp6ls8qy6d 10 ай бұрын

Neither is Africa.

@fomg199 10 ай бұрын

Israel is a western country Saudi Arabia isn’t

@asranshahban4977 10 ай бұрын

@@fomg199 so now teams qualify due to being "western", in that case Where's the Australian teams Where's the American teams?

@lindo_ncube 10 ай бұрын

@@fomg199 Is Isreal in Europe????

@fomg199 10 ай бұрын

@@lindo_ncube it’s recognised as Europe because Israel is rejected by Middle East and Asia

@Jon77777 10 ай бұрын

If this happens I’ll wash my hands of football and start getting into motorsport

@nilszandt4378 10 ай бұрын

F1 have already sold out.

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence 10 ай бұрын

..to the same ppl. @@nilszandt4378

@Suhailkhan-ot7hi 10 ай бұрын

Vroom vroom, see you later jon 😂

@godzilla400 10 ай бұрын

Motorsport just pollutes

@johnmcfarlane748 10 ай бұрын

suddenly dominoes sounds exciting

@gavin1834 10 ай бұрын

If uefa agrees to this what is the point of a European football association if anyone with enough money can join it's no longer a European football tournament it becomes something else and I also think that the idea that they will play along with financial fair play is laughable they will just create companies to pay inflated prices for sponsorship deals and the like to just give the impression of complying and their lawyers will be the very best and run rings around uefa and it won't matter they will appeal every ruling enquiry etc making the whole process to expensive for uefa to enforce their own rules

@seelenwinter6662 10 ай бұрын

simply dont go to the stadium, dont buy abos for football in tv, dont buy trikots etc pp... the only language football understand is money and if nobody want to see saudi teams, they will be fast get out of the competition again...

@choysum 10 ай бұрын

but it has Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, where next year there will be more superstars - allure is building@@seelenwinter6662

@MrXaphus 10 ай бұрын

How can the Saudis possibly compete in Europe at club level but in Asia at international level? Surely the disconnect there makes it a non-starter. I don't think the Saudi national team would be too keen playing the World Cup Qualifiers against European national teams - they'd never qualify for the world cup ever again if they did because the quality is much higher pound-for-pound in Europe generally!

@choysum 10 ай бұрын

@@MrXaphus obviously they rather join europe

@MrXaphus 10 ай бұрын

@@choysum Its all about image for them, though I guess it depends on whether the Saudis care more about projecting their national team on the world stage or their club teams on the regional stage, but if they have a poor national team and strong club teams then that still reflects poorly on the country itself because their investment and development priorities are imbalanced.

@tonybarrett8543 10 ай бұрын

I think your going to have a challenge also from the EU smaller states about the restrictions to join other leagues or form new ones. The only reason the EU has allowed that to continue is because football and sport in general is seen as a special case and not just a business. The French for example, or even the Dutch, would be delighted to have a few top clubs from other smaller EU countries compete. I'm Irish and if an Irish club was admitted to Ligue 1, 40,000 seater in Dublin would be full every game if done properly, it would also build up a domestic fanbase of millions and allow major marketing drive to diaspora. Celtic and Rangers would jump at it also, not to mention maybe some Belgium, Portuguese etc. UEFA won't sanction a Super League because the EU would destroy UEFA as a sporting organisation and treat it purely as a business one, same with break away clubs. Most would go bust. This is a real case of be careful what you wish for, look at the NFL, MLB etc., lots of clubs(franchises) and cities that thought they were to big to lose have no franchise any longer.

@MichaelBoogerd 10 ай бұрын

The idea of a BE-NE-LUX league is nearly as old as time itself.. but never close to actually happening. I guess the closest thing to compare would be the Rugby Union regions across Ireland, Scotland and Wales.. and that's really working out well :D :D

@nmarks 10 ай бұрын

Rest assured if this happens vast numbers of fans will walk away from the game.

@FreePalestineFromZionist 10 ай бұрын

No one will ever notice them not watching football. Saudi league will be full of all the worlds best players and I want to watch these players in the UCL

@Flecky 10 ай бұрын

@@FreePalestineFromZionist fam they ain't from europe. We dont want non-European teams in the European champions league.

@darrellpowell6042 10 ай бұрын

@@FreePalestineFromZionist 90% of Saudi PL is Arabs. 10% World class footballers, that means the 10% will get the crap kicked out of them by the 90%. Injuries to that 10% will mean Saudi PL will push these player back to Europe after 2 season.

@jhpfdijtuiweruot 10 ай бұрын

No, they won't. This stuff started happening already decades ago and the masses are hypnotised with it all

@TT-fq7pl 10 ай бұрын

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot 100%. The masses will watch anything to distract them from the sheer awfulness and/or boredom of their lives.

@rtk3543 10 ай бұрын

A super league is now inevitable.

@blazet300 10 ай бұрын

No it isn't at all, you people go over the top every time.... english fans will never let their clubs join its that simple

@johndurrer7869 10 ай бұрын

@@blazet300Then the English League will die. It will be on the level of the MLS within 5 years. It’s very clear the Saudis and the Super League are colluding . Eventually the top 7 or 8 clubs will have no choice but to go to the Super League

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@blazet300 If Saudi gets in the UCL and don't have to abide by FFP I can very much see people supporting a Super League to depose the UCL

@steveo4991 10 ай бұрын

@@blazet300Oh they will now they’ve realised UEFA’s plans for the UCL are the same as The Super League and always were even when The Super League was announced, they were just too stupid to see it or even know of UEFA’s announcement earlier on that year. Add this nonsense in and people will be all for it now.

@flujab1707 10 ай бұрын

Doesnt this cause many issues of conflict of interest with their teams and newcastle, also major financial intrests with chelsea via clearlake?

@76madmatt 10 ай бұрын

so if a saudi team in champions league and if newcastle are in the champions league what happens if their drawn together in the same group?

@Ghost-tx4ft 10 ай бұрын

they would play each other. they not from the same league.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@Ghost-tx4ft conflict of interest when you have the same owner imo

@peternicholls50 10 ай бұрын

@@Ghost-tx4ft I Don't think that would happen because the Saudi's "Have a Controling intrest in Newcastle United " which they would have to relinquish somehow !!!

@wesleyselkridge2197 10 ай бұрын

Nothing would happen. They would play each other. No one would do anything about it.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@peternicholls50 he's one of the bot accounts on this page. There seems to be a few of them, you can tell by the random numbers and characters

@alcrinz3419 10 ай бұрын

This is a similar argument to Rangers and Celtic joining the English League/ Premier !! For them to join someone has to miss out to let them in ! What team will be happy to step aside ??? None .. It could finish UEFA off if it happens

@SolidRavenOcelot 10 ай бұрын

As a Celtic fan I would rather Celtic and rangers be put in the Vanarama North and we earn our way to the prem. Sure it'll take 5 maybe 6 years but This way it would be fair. It would also bring loads of eyes to the lower leagues as both teams battle to progress. The amount of away fixtures would be an absolute pain for the diehard away fans. But that's life.

@marvinbrando722 10 ай бұрын

No, they are leagues. These is for european cups

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence 10 ай бұрын

@@SolidRavenOcelot It's already hard for Stranraer to play at Dingwall, so what's different with a Glasgae v Reading match? Both involve a six hour drive and you can take in some bevvies without the minimum price handicap!!!!!

@anthonycullen 10 ай бұрын

What about the Welsh teams in the league there taken up 4 spots teams are missing out because of them 4.

@Lagosawee 10 ай бұрын

How comes Israel get to qualify for champions league?

@Gctb92 10 ай бұрын

They prob won't go with the champions league but make a new super league they got the money to make that kinda league that teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid want

@seelenwinter6662 10 ай бұрын

@Dave-hu5hr 10 ай бұрын

kind of* 🔕

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

Barca and Madrid never going to join the Saudi’s if they're running the show. Its just not going to happen

@redscouse8568 10 ай бұрын

This is the beginning of The World Super League were a season is all year and teams travel the world to play each other.

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence 10 ай бұрын

And the fans watch only on TV with extortionate subscriptions to three or four different broadcasters.

@garywallace5602 10 ай бұрын

Most proposterous idea since the square wheel was pitched at "Dragon's Den" as a more viable option to the universally accepted round version. "Er, I'M OUT!".

@Thompson011 10 ай бұрын

Wow who didn't see this coming only thing I'm suprised by how soon their going for it

@brabbit3389 10 ай бұрын

Last I heard SA was in Asia , they already have an Asian CL competition

@nu-metalfan2654 10 ай бұрын

@brabbit3389: There are 6 (technically 8) Asian countries already apart of UEFA. Azerbaijan, Israel, Armenia, Cyprus, Georgia, and Kazakhstan. All 6 of those countries are geographically apart of Asia, but all are in UEFA competitions. And there are 2 countries in Turkey and Russia that are joint European and Asian countries, as both countries have land in Europe and Asia.

@plexusavantmedia 10 ай бұрын

Ah same competition Israeli teams play in

@davidpeters3857 10 ай бұрын

Where is Israel, north of Sweden?

@brabbit3389 10 ай бұрын

@@davidpeters3857 but I thought Israel playing in the Asian league would precipitate full on war- so for security and safety- also - it could be argued Turkey shouldn’t play in Europe too

@wilko3017 10 ай бұрын

The beginning of the end of football.

@noogate2672 10 ай бұрын

I think we're a more than a few chapters in by now.

@ejkalegal3145 10 ай бұрын

Beginning?

@changnoi3637 10 ай бұрын

the demise of football started in 1992 with the advent of the Premier League and Sky money

@abody499 10 ай бұрын

@@changnoi3637 nah, before that happened, it was really frustrating that we couldn't watch many matches on TV apart from the highlights. For fans, it's been what we wanted. The demise imo was the introduction of owners like Abramovic and the demands for club spending that have inflated the prices for fans. Washing up all their oligarch dollars was where it went wrong I think.

@jhpfdijtuiweruot 10 ай бұрын

Lol. It died decades ago already

@billybigtime2808 10 ай бұрын

There not from Europe so how can this happen I wish they would do one asap

@craigleith100 10 ай бұрын

It shouldn’t be called the Champions League when the top leagues have 4 teams qualifying if anything it should be the top 2 it’s not fair on the smaller nations who win their leagues but have to play qualifying rounds to get in it’s a farce ✌🏼💙👍🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@samcurtisrobinson 10 ай бұрын

It’s not in Europe. As soon as they join it’s the beginning of the end for everything. On the other hand as Simon says, they’ll need to play by FFP if it ever does happen

@RyanAllanPodcast 10 ай бұрын

The Super League is now inevitable - This is a desperately sad time for football. The fact a washed-up Neymar just increased his wages x 6 to play in this league says it all. I feel like there has to be a point when football fans of a certain generation give up on all this nonsense. This is not sport. This is not competition. This is just an evil state stealing our game. No ifs or buts. Anyone who wants to defend the regime, go ahead, but my stomach turns at the prospect of these ghouls taking sport for their own ends.

@jamiemb17 10 ай бұрын

How bad is it really for Europe, though? Who cares if washed-up Neymar goes there? Mbappe rejected the biggest contract of all time because he wants to play in Europe for its prestige. Bruno Fernandes apparently rejected a huge offer because he wants to be a Man Utd player.

@xMk-fb4ct 10 ай бұрын

Neymar ain’t washed up u mad

@lando7384 10 ай бұрын

@@jamiemb17 That's what's happening now, but this whole ordeal is still in its infancy. Who's to say Al-Nassr won't have enough pull over players like Bruno Fernandes when they can offer "Champion's League" football and a wad of cash. The dynamic completely changes and they're well aware of that with this push to join the UCL.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@lando7384 They can't offer CL alongside a wad of cash. They would be held to FFP rules and wages are very much a part of that

@peternicholls50 10 ай бұрын

But the Super League of Two years ago did not have Saudi interests involved !!! Theres a lot of legal stuff of conflicting interests running there !!!

@seanmclaughlin1514 10 ай бұрын

Will.teams in the Pro league have to adhere to FFP?

@zoheb8777 10 ай бұрын

@talksports What's your view on Romero hand ball

@IceClawz. 10 ай бұрын

What is the point in a club world cup and separate continental tournaments then? Just leeching of of Europe,you dontt see the MLS or other leagues trying to get UCL spots. Play in your own continent,make your leagues and competitions sustainable. What Saudi is doing isn't sustainable and their clubs won't be able to compete with uefa ffp rules

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

They want to ride the coat tails of European football as they know that's where everyone watches

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

Shouldn't happen. I'd imagine that the Saudi clubs are trying to ride the coat tails of European football. They'll also have to adhere to the rules, and they don't have the revenue streams to fund it like they are now

@R18Y 10 ай бұрын

I believe their intension is to build up massive world beating squads outside of the control of FFP - and then join in later on...

@Nightstalker321 10 ай бұрын

People were up in arms about the European super league and didn’t want it. UEFA even threatened the clubs. How the tables have turned.

@lukecannon4026 10 ай бұрын

I’m sure the travelling for that will b fun during the week while trying to play more games in ur league

@deedontworry 10 ай бұрын

This can't be possibly happening! 🤔

@alancawfield6549 10 ай бұрын

I think having a world club championship as an annual competition (no Champions League ,Copa Libertadores etc) with clubs from all confederations as part of it and having a salary cap that all clubs across the world must adhere to to be part of it would be a good idea. If this were to happen I'd be 100% in favour of it and it would be great for the game and it might help spread the talent around the world and therefore make all domestic leagues more competitive.

@lewielutz4661 10 ай бұрын

nah

@seelenwinter6662 10 ай бұрын

it will be only the death of football, nothing else... which fan can travel around the world to see his club in south america,, africa or asia...? and which fan from there can travel several times per year to europe...? so it will be a boring tv sport without fans in the stadium at the end... gäääähhhhnnnn....

@alancawfield6549 10 ай бұрын

Home fans will still be there and numerous games each season will be no different than regular european club games that away fans could still travel to. @@seelenwinter6662

@MichaelBoogerd 10 ай бұрын

global warming doesnt exist does it! Logistics would be a nightmare - and pulling all teams together at one time in one location wouldn't be ideal as different timelines for the season/offseason across two hemispheres.

@alancawfield6549 10 ай бұрын

You could get leagues to switch to the same season across , also it would be like the champions league rather than having it in one place teams could play their opposition at their home grounds. @@MichaelBoogerd

@psvhangoveral 10 ай бұрын

Have you seen the state of their stadiums?

@secla_SC 10 ай бұрын

Suddenly that European Super thingy everyone was talking about a couple of years ago ain’t sounding so bad…

@biggy3rd 10 ай бұрын

They will be foolish to allow that. It will be akin to signing their own death warrant. Why will I go play at Real, Barca, United, Munich, Juve, etc when I can go to Saudi Arabia, make 3 times as much, and still play in the Champion's League.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

If they join they will have to follow FFP and their wage structure won't allow that 😂

@richardbroad2848 10 ай бұрын

@@xaoc6084UEFA will turn a blind eye on FFP for them, because they'll just pay them off. We already see this with the likes of Man City violating pretty much every rule and being allowed to carry on and win everything.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@richardbroad2848 I'm sorry but I guarantee that never happens. That acts as the perfect catalyst for the other big clubs to leave and start the Super League. Saudi’s won't be bribing their way on this one

@richardbroad2848 10 ай бұрын

@@xaoc6084 for the sake of the game let's hope you're right

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@richardbroad2848 If they join with no need to follow FFP I’ll strongly favour a Super League instead as Uefa will have shown their true colours

@garychard3894 10 ай бұрын

Course they always wanted this ,its another step towards a global superleague franchise system.

@joebossendorfer4482 10 ай бұрын

So can English/European clubs join the AFC Champions Leage if they want? Arab Champions league must be easier to win than the real one. Would be nice to see a European team lift that Arab cup every season......

@davidhealth630 10 ай бұрын

Solomon Islands would also like to join along with Namibia, We have one up on Saudi we fit in the financial fair play - we would have to play on Sunday afternoons as flights are not good from we here also was part of Europe

@stejabrayaga 10 ай бұрын

I was today old when I found out Saudi Arabia was in Europe 😂

@davidpeters3857 10 ай бұрын

Didn’t realise Israel was also in Europe

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

Simon is pretending the Premier League hasn't existed for the last 30 years with numerous sugar daddies.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

Yet the vast majority adhere to FFP. Main difference is the EPL evenly distributed television rights revenue between the clubs, it gave them all additional income. Equally a lot of the clubs have global fanbases so their revenue streams are naturally a lot larger

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

@@xaoc6084 You are naive aren't you. Literally billions have been pumped in by sugar daddies, and used fake sponsorships to get round FFP. So if Saudi league gets a equal TV rights deal for their clubs you will be fine with it?

@fugitivemoses7515 10 ай бұрын

Seria A began the sugar daddy"ism" when Silvio Berlusconi personally financed the Milan team from the late 80's to the early 90's as the purchased the best players. Then Blackburn followed suit and then Roman...

@burnaardnufc3173 10 ай бұрын

You need to be a sugar daddy to buy a football club though. You can't just buy a club with your welfare cheque. You wouldn't be happy if someone bought your club and didn't buy any new players or invested money.

@TheJoker-um9tp 10 ай бұрын

@@burnaardnufc3173man utd wasn't bought with anyone's money, the fa allowed a family to borrow money, which saddled the club with the debt , which too this day man utd still owe 700ml . At least the clubs are trying to run as legit businesses, the difference with the premier league is that it does generate large sums globally. The top clubs can bring in 500ml a year . With Saudi Arabia paying neymar 2.5ml a week , now that isn't right, no one watches their league globally. Unless they have a plan that over time. But I can't see it ever happening. The European teams have the prestigious champions league, the la liga , premier league, serie a titles. No one will care about winning Saudi competitions . Just like China players will be motivated to obtain generational wealth

@jamesbloy2881 10 ай бұрын

Whose spot do they take ?

@myaphextwin807 10 ай бұрын

I hope they develop the super league they tried to set up a couple of years ago and let the rest of football continue.

@goldenbrown0 10 ай бұрын

This is why they are trying to buy up top players for their 💩 league . That plan for the super league fell through, they are forcing it now and all the corrupt UEFA officials and the virtue signalling two faced players will buy into it.

@chrisperry5244 10 ай бұрын

Welcome to the end of football as we know it 😢

@fraserjmorrison818 10 ай бұрын

Hearing this makes me think the Super League was a good idea now. Terrible decision, UEFA clearly only thinking of their pockets.

@scottmackintosh5934 10 ай бұрын

It would take years for them to do well. They’d be starting in the 1st qualifying round

@kylelacey8036 10 ай бұрын

We may aswell make it a world wide tournament

@bbar182 10 ай бұрын

Been saying this for the last few weeks now, basically players don't care about the badge or have loyalty so the Saudis can buy them at any cost. So it's only a matter of time before the players at the top euro leagues get absorbed by all this, this will destroy the essence of football and we will see another version of LIV golf vs PGA type scenario and LIV won in the end. Just remember this is only the first transfer window and they got some big names already, imagine if they do another 10 rounds of this and what will remain is just the reserve team players.

@mattmid7012 10 ай бұрын

Agreee but I do find it funny that the likes of Madrid, City ,Chelsea etc are about to get a taste of what it's like for the rest of the teams.

@johnmcfarlane748 10 ай бұрын

totally spot on , football is finished if this goes through - look at golf the fans have basically given up on it , all thats left is a shambles , and its all down to saudi greed and corruption.

@jakefelix505 10 ай бұрын

Unless your a young ambitions Madrid player. I dare this Saudis try buy a Madrid player that's not ready to go.

@jakefelix505 10 ай бұрын

@@mattmid7012 bro added Madrid in the same bracket as city and chelsea😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

They’ll be playing in a non competitive league with no UCL or European football which is the pinnacle of the game. I'm sorry but there's a reason the Saudi’s want to join the UCL, it adds credibility to their league. Never going to happen if they don't adhere to FFP and if they do they can say bye to giving out ridiculous pay wages

@Billy-fo1hq 10 ай бұрын

No fucking way. I spent a few years away from football because I was so disgusted by the corruption and money whoring. I just got back into it last year, with gritted teeth at times, but if this happens I’ll switch off again I think. I’m really getting into combat sports and fighting so I might embrace that more. Especially as I enjoy boxing and muay thai myself. Also, when I don’t watch footy I’m much more productive lol

@FreePalestineFromZionist 10 ай бұрын

No one noticed when you stopped watching football, guess it’s going to be the same.

@jdevlin1910 10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I had to stop watching combat sports when it became a circus dominated by 'youtube' boxers, with Musk v bloody Zuck on the horizon it's not improving anytime soon.

@Akas1001 10 ай бұрын

Poooor you 😂😂

@Billy-fo1hq 10 ай бұрын

Dirty petroleum all over your mouths 😂😂@@Akas1001

@jakefelix505 10 ай бұрын

Blame the prem. They started it

@user-lm5qx3qt7d 10 ай бұрын

when i used to watch TV as a kid i always wondered why people were so happy on TV

@AldershotDave 10 ай бұрын

It’s the EUROPEAN Champions League!! I’m AMAZED that SJ has no problem with this!!

@Lagosawee 10 ай бұрын

Because Israel has been allowed for decades now

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@Lagosawee maybe because of political disputes rather than choice?

@matthewbarber13 10 ай бұрын

In order for a Saudi team to be in a European competition then Saudi Arabia would need to leave their confederation to join UEFA, now if you take Israel they’re only part of UEFA due to the fact the Middle East will not have them in their federation with all the political issues that brings, their is simply no legitimate reason SA would need to join UEFA. If UEFA don’t see it that way and only see the money they’re going to have another super league issue all over again but this time all of the teams in UEFA will be joining and UEFA will look more inept than they already are.

@davidpeters3857 10 ай бұрын

Inept? You mean a lot richer

@maximuschung2076 10 ай бұрын

Swear it was only a couple days ago where Simon was saying this definitely won’t be allowed 😂😂

@ivanaleksandartsanev1693 10 ай бұрын

Simon just likes to talk for the sake of talking and the simpletons lap it up, because he uses words they have never heard of.

@maximuschung2076 10 ай бұрын

@@ivanaleksandartsanev1693 bang on tbh he loves the sound of his own voice and when someone challenges him he gets so angry and annoyed 😂

@illyaedwards7188 10 ай бұрын

@@ivanaleksandartsanev1693words like whataboutery 🤔

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence 10 ай бұрын

Typical capitalist con-man, isn't he?@@ivanaleksandartsanev1693

@lilbaz8732 10 ай бұрын

He thinks it's a load of bs. It can't happen as there will be no way for uefa to justify it other then because they are getting paid off.

@paulstevens9087 10 ай бұрын

simple and astute response. right on the "money".

@mjs8792 10 ай бұрын

As a Saudi i can confirm that we’ll never join the champions league. We don’t need to. We’re not Europe. Europe is dying.

@Hadirahman7 10 ай бұрын

This is the biggest problem, AFC have their own Champions League , why does everything have to revolve around the UEFA Champions League, UEFA should tell them get lost

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

They do.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

Because they want to ride the coat tails of European football. It's laughably obvious

@Hadirahman7 10 ай бұрын

People forget that UEFA, AFC, CAF, OFC, CONCACAF AND CONMEBOL ALL HAVE THEIR OWN VERSION OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IN SAME WAY

@abdim123 10 ай бұрын

It should be AFC winner gets a spot for the champions league

@glenhoddle9 10 ай бұрын

@@abdim123 Why should it, Asian teams are in Asia not in Europe. It´s bad enough the likes of Israel and certain others are permitted (though they can´t get any of their neighbours to play with them etc).

@robbieclarke4530 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely shocking!! Not even in bloody Europe!!

@actonman7291 10 ай бұрын

As Israel indeed.

@wtfamiactuallyright1823 10 ай бұрын

@@actonman7291 Israel are in it because their region rejected them because they are Jewish, among other things. So, let's not turn this into something it isn't.

@unknownuser5548 10 ай бұрын

Neither are Maccabi Tel Aviv

@CJ4YRD 10 ай бұрын

@@unknownuser5548 doesn't mean we agree with either of them being in. Make the stance with Saudi and boot the non European countries out with them

@ibrstellar1080 10 ай бұрын

If you research Agenda 2030 it means the end of Nation State and one World Government so Sport is the first way to force people to accept it.

@ramankhela8360 10 ай бұрын

Last time I checked Saudi Arabia wasn’t in Europe 🤔🤔🤔

@steffnic88 10 ай бұрын

In the words of the Million dollar man "Everyone's got a price"

@vherostar 10 ай бұрын

Due to rankings if they do get in they would have to play through the initial qualifiers and that means we probably wont actually ever see any Saudi teams in the CL.

@jackkeane6 10 ай бұрын

By 2025 the Saudi league will probably be better by the Prem

@shaswatasengupta 10 ай бұрын

2023 Al hilal, Al itihad, and Al nasar can beat any European teams which play UCL qualifications for UCL entry

@HarshitKumar-sx5fc 10 ай бұрын

@@shaswatasenguptaatleast they are better than 90 percent of ligue 1 teams..

@ianvincent5069 10 ай бұрын

@@shaswatasengupta they'd be relegated very quickly they have largely bought players that are past their best in the same way mls have been doing for years and it's still no super league there was a period where top players were going to China to be paid crazy salaries too and it didn't work for the Chinese league unless Saudi Arabia starts producing it's own talent in large numbers and builds from the ground up which takes years it's not going to be one of the top leagues the Premier league sits atop the English football league system where there are 8 tiers of professional players and from the championship down most are homegrown

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@jackkeane6 Never going to happen. That's simply delusion speaking

@funkyangel8082 10 ай бұрын

I don't think so Saudi Arabia will join UEFA Champions league thats doesn't make sense What they will do is increase the status of Fifa Club World Cup i heard the participant from 2025 will be increase to 32 teams It's mean lots of European team will get an invite and others team around the world too It's upto the team whether they wanna participate or not But certainly it will become a huge competition

@MichaelBoogerd 10 ай бұрын

agreed. I hope UEFA propose this solution. The fear would be, that FIFA and UEFA are two separate enitties, and the success of the UCL could be undermined if the Club World Cup becomes the standard... so maybe they won't actually go with this strategy in the long-term.

@funkyangel8082 10 ай бұрын

@@MichaelBoogerd Exactly Fifa and UCL are two different entities and fifa will make club world cup bigger for its own share while UCL will be a europe thing Club world cup will involve every team It can go as big as Ucl if Mls and SPL improves

@michaelfitzpatrick6264 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if Newcastle would be against this ?? FFP is impacting them currently

@Bcfc-rv7yi 10 ай бұрын

Disgraceful if this happens

@tompopus 10 ай бұрын

If the Saudis make it to the UEFA Champions League, then no one can ever tell me that there is nothing money cannot buy 😂😂

@chrisbax760 10 ай бұрын

If this happens so will the the European super league…. Also Saudi clubs would have to adhere to FFP if they did somehow join European competition, or they will have to scrap FFP all together for everyone

@mattmid7012 10 ай бұрын

I would say it all depends on what size back hander they get.

@Viewer41 10 ай бұрын

The Saudi's will follow different rules. They'll pay the right people enough so they dont have to follow them.

@jak4403 10 ай бұрын

Abide like Chelsea and Man City you mean 😅

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@Viewer41 if that happens the big clubs will rebel and the UCL will completely collapse. The Super League would take its place

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@jak4403 difference is they'll get fines, transfer bans or point reductions if they are found guilty. They're still beholden to FFP, yea there are loopholes but that's entirely different to not being apart of it when everyone else is

@theh3mpourium113 10 ай бұрын

Tbh this is one of the only ways the Saudi league can get viewed by European fans and nit many would be surprised they were trying to go down this route.The club world cup has been the only thing that has seen saudi teams challenge against European/prem teams competitively over the year's and they have always done well against them in the past even before the new investment into Saudi football since the world cup.The fact is geographically they are not in Europe and the travelling for Saudi teams would be hard but not obsurd to say the least 😅but if they keep getting players of quality and the teams are strong enough to qualify or play in the champions league I suppose it can't hurt plus you would get to see some world class players who've opted to play in Saudi still play champions league football.Although that being said it cab be very damaging for European clubs if uefa/fifa grant Saudi clubs permission to play champions league football because so many good players in england,France,Spain,Italy etc will say we'll why would I play in Europe when I could play in Saudi and get wages of a lifetime plus there's a chance they'll be able to still play champions league football.If this were to happen it would be damaging to top European clubs and let's be honest what European fans are gonna watch the Saudi league on a regular basis no affiliation and meaningless to them even if they have got some of the worlds best player's it's a retirement home for top players who are past it and wanna make a fortune to see there careers off or it's a place for out of favour good pros to get regular football and get paid handsomely if there warming the bench for a European club.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

If Saudi join they would have to adhere to FFP. The wage structure they've got to incentivize people to join would crumble as that's not sustainable under FFP. So if anything less people would be inclined to join them if they had to lower wages

@ebrahimpatel3974 10 ай бұрын

If the suadi teams are allowed in champions league then they will have to abide with the financial fair play.

@moskitchen4391 10 ай бұрын

They can set up as a non profit company because they just pumping money be honest they aint making money

@billyjesus5442 10 ай бұрын

cyprus isnt in europe either.

@billyjesus5442 10 ай бұрын

will be easy for them, they will use their own companies to sponsor their clubs for hundreds of billions of dollars. Or they get their cousins across the gulf to do it. ffp was designed to keep the big teams on top, it was never about creating a financially fair playing ground. @@ebrahimpatel3974

@James-bc1jk 10 ай бұрын

Football is killing it self from greed im so glad i grew up in the 90s early 2000s when the best players played the game and played not just for money

@Gigity1107 10 ай бұрын

Not to mention the 7 hour flying time from the UK. Put them in the European Conference League to start. Then see if they have the stomach for it.

@danielberry4765 10 ай бұрын

I like how Simon thinks UEFA would have to apply FFP. So adorable.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

They would, the other European teams are never going to allow them to come in without following the rules. Uefa are already worried about the top teams and the Super League, this will only act as a catalyst for them to act, and likely with a lot more support

@danielberry4765 10 ай бұрын

@@xaoc6084 Adorable.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@danielberry4765 So why would rules be any different for Saudi? And why would the other clubs ever allow it? You can't even answer because you know it's stupid and untrue. Saudis think they can do what they want, they cant

@danielberry4765 10 ай бұрын

@@xaoc6084 It begins with an M and ends in Y.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@danielberry4765 So you're unable to read I presume? Because the big clubs won't allow it, uefa are already worried about the Super League, this will give them the ammunition they need to start it. I'll give you something you lack it begins with a B and ends with an N

@nanapabi 10 ай бұрын

for those using israel as an excuse, israel do not play in europe by choice. they were initially members of afc but arab nations refused to play them so they had to join uefa in 90s. this isnt the same scenario.

@rustecr8499 10 ай бұрын

How dare you come on the internet with truth and common sense!

@louisbeerreviews8964 10 ай бұрын

Israel in Eurovision

@Dave-hu5hr 10 ай бұрын

Except nobody asked them to join so they just turned up like they was wanted as usual.. 👃!

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@louisbeerreviews8964 Completely different competition with nothing to do with football. Youre a little slow aren't you

@MrGinger228 10 ай бұрын

If the suadi teams haves to comply with ffp i dont see a problem with it to be honest it could be a good edition to the competition

@SK-do3um 10 ай бұрын

That's why they inviting them to monitor and place regulations on them, as soon as they enter European competitions they control their spending..Typical Western European move

@heardithere1 10 ай бұрын

What's the point in getting a random country play in the CL? If the point is to have the best players play in the CL, then it's invalid because they won't be under Uefa FFP. They'll just be a random country

@burnaardnufc3173 10 ай бұрын

I'm fine with it, as long as teams from other continents get a chance too and everyone abides by financial rules. Always wanted a world champions league instead of just a European one.

@gwmcd 10 ай бұрын

Booooo!

@itzmahmoodi 10 ай бұрын

Fifa club world cup? Just nah

@Puppy-ew4be 10 ай бұрын

We have the World Club Championship already, so your argument is weak.

@edenbasnet428 10 ай бұрын

There’s already a club world cup so then champions league would lose its value completely.

@MrPhantom1961 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, can't wait for the champions of leagues in The Congo, Botswana and Cambodia to be in the EUROPEAN Champions League draw!

@AliN-bb4rt 10 ай бұрын

For people saying that the uefa Champion's league is only for clubs in European countries please explain the Israeli clubs' participation in Uefa competitions. Last time, I'd looked at world map the country of Israel was located in the continent of Asia, West Asia ( what euro-centrics wrongly call the middle east) to be more precisely.

@zenith7024 10 ай бұрын

Very true! Never thought of that

@zlikurac4840 10 ай бұрын

Israel was kicked out of afc in the 70s because of political reasons and were admitted to uefa

@eamonreidy9534 10 ай бұрын

It is unusual for teams from one confederation to play in a different confederations championship but it is not unheard of.

@Lagosawee 10 ай бұрын

Israel isn’t a European team how comes they get to qualify?

@TheDarrenP 10 ай бұрын

when they put a game in America, asia, middle east, say United vs Madrid or Barca vs Madrid the crowds and ££ they get from global exposure football at top level has been about ££ for years support the smaller, local teams

@D1Snr 10 ай бұрын

There's a precedent with the Israeli teams playing in European competitions, so it will definitely happen. The Saudis could also 'donate' say 500 million to UEFA as a sweetner which would be pocket change to them

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

If they do FFP will financially cripple them or they'll be hit with insane sanctions. Doubt they'll even be permitted to join if their breaking them by such large margins before joining

@Jack-russell103 10 ай бұрын

It will only happen if the saudis stop paying hundreds of millions of pounds and abide by uefa ffp and that’s clearly not going to happen

@gingermcginge6466 10 ай бұрын

They play in Europe because the Arab leagues refuse to have them in any of their comps. It’s political and not the same as bunging your way in.

@D1Snr 10 ай бұрын

@@gingermcginge6466 So? The end result is that they are competing in European competitions when they are not geographically in Europe. Exceptionalism is not a valid defence. Double standards are just that

@gingermcginge6466 10 ай бұрын

@@D1Snr so because Arabs won’t accept them because of some stupid mythological religion they should stop playing football. Saudi isn’t in that boat so until they’re they should stay where they’re.

@alexischristou3266 10 ай бұрын

First all the Saudi league is not part of Europe so thats definitely giving me a perplexed expression...secondly like Simon said they would have to abide by the rules and regulations of FFP, so there only power and enticement to players currently would be removed. Personally i wouldent want them as they have even by proxy changed the landscape in regards of money but in terms of football...the league is awful in comparison to europes top leagues. We all know whats going on here its all about money and greed once again will likely win the day.

@Lagosawee 10 ай бұрын

How comes Israel get to qualify for champions league?

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@Lagosawee because the Asian clubs refused to play against them so they were isolated. Maybe do your own research next time

@Lagosawee 10 ай бұрын

@@xaoc6084 it doesn’t matter they are not European. Let fifa deal with the Asian teams.

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

@@Lagosawee It does matter. You asked for the reason why, I've given you it. Stop trying to now deflect because it was the Asian team's fault that it happened. It doesn't mean they should have access to European football as well

@Lagosawee 10 ай бұрын

@@xaoc6084 they could’ve banned the teams that refused to play or follow rules they did it before. And Israel isn’t a European team to play champions league. And why didn’t they want Israel playing with them? Answer that my friend

@andrewclavin7447 10 ай бұрын

Why not..Great bunch of lads

@martingreally1843 10 ай бұрын

Are we not forgetting they already have a team in the championship league?

@TheJoker-um9tp 10 ай бұрын

What team?

@thomasoflaherty3520 10 ай бұрын

Newcastle

@TT-fq7pl 10 ай бұрын

@@TheJoker-um9tp Al Etihad

@annbannister1118 10 ай бұрын

It is worrying 😟 hiw many footballers are going to see the £sign and literally jump ship ,,this is going to ruin the Premier league ,,they are taking the players one by one , its not about football now ,it's all about power and money 🙄

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

If they join the UCL it will financially cripple them. Wages alone would breach ffp

@georgepaz9834 10 ай бұрын

Us Americans are pretty bad with our geographical knowledge, so I’m confused as to how $audi Arabia belongs amongst the European football associations.

@quadrupletreble4261 10 ай бұрын

Had a feeling this was going to happen 🤣🤣🤣

@actonman7291 10 ай бұрын

If the clubs from Israel can play the Champions League why not clubs from an Arab country?

@dethchungfabaglari3050 10 ай бұрын

cause Israel is in Europe

@benupton98 10 ай бұрын

its the middle east lmao, might aswell add syria to europe too@@dethchungfabaglari3050

@actonman7291 10 ай бұрын

@@dethchungfabaglari3050 what? Did you pass the geography exams? Clearly not. Thick as a brick. 😂

@dethchungfabaglari3050 10 ай бұрын

they might be from the middle East but they are from the continent Europe, guess u guys need to check ur geography n not me

@jakeb3989 10 ай бұрын

because Arab countries from the AFC boycotted playing Israel. Technically Turkey & Russia could also play in Asia...

@ironclad57 10 ай бұрын

How do the Saudis sit within the Champions league. Does this mean Beckhams Miami team can join too. This will start to feel like Israel etc appearing in the Eurovision Song Contest

@philiprake7485 10 ай бұрын

Japan played in the Copa America as a guest so this concept isn’t new

@ShakeelAhmad-hf9ce 10 ай бұрын

British media is so salty with saudi league getting better 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Afraid epl will lose its stranglehold. Thats what they scared of. Haven’t epl out muscles every league with insane transfer sums. Saudis haven’t spent way more than epl.

@otisbembridge4203 10 ай бұрын

How is that salty it's is the European league so how come a side from the middle east going to be in it

@heleatkins6814 10 ай бұрын

Loll I would chill out..only reason people are going there is money..exactly what Simon said the will have to comply with ffp rules so most Arab teams will have the same expenditure as Burnley

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

I mean the majority of EPL teams adhere to FFP. They are bound by those rules, Saudi isn't. Plus as it has been said its European football? Make a new tournament which involves cross continental teams, the reason you want to play is because it's the European football names that will bring in the viewers

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

Also your clubs would be ruined financially if you join by ffp

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

If Israel are in it, why can't Saudi.

@cianog 10 ай бұрын

Blaming the Jews already 😅

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

@@cianog Are you blaming the Muslims?

@xaoc6084 10 ай бұрын

You're attempting to ride the coat tails of European football as you know there where all the eyes are

@cianog 10 ай бұрын

@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 🤮🤮🤮

@bl4ckkn1g8t5 10 ай бұрын

@@xaoc6084 And what seems to bother you about this?

@scottmeehan2422 10 ай бұрын

It wont matter as if they do get a team in. They would still need to qualify for group stages.

@TheJoker1904 10 ай бұрын

There’s no more group stages from next season it’s a league format next season.

@michaelmyers6523 10 ай бұрын

Well, rebrand it as World Champions League and invite everyone in, not just rich states. Kind of what the World Club Cup is about though, in't it? It could work and could be enjoyable and entertaining - you'd have to wait until say the knockout rounds until everyone is filtered through until teams from across the globe could meet in a two-legged match but yeah, it'd be interesting to have just one major club football trophy for the best team in the entire world. Scrap the world club cup and somehow everyone particiapiates, without playing more games, from across the globe in one club tournament? yeah, i'd be into that. So keep europe Vs europe in group stages, teams that qualify from their groups go on to a last knockout round where they play teams - depending on the draw - could be from USA, Africa, Asia, Saudi.... and vice-versa. The knockout rounds would probably have to be larger though.... yeah, how's that gonna work lol