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You can see why they want to do it as it's exactly as it said here
UEFA envisages substantial changes to its format to ensure a longer group stage in which teams would play in four groups of eight, with the top four teams qualifying for the knockout stages. Such a setup would create dozens more matchups of elite clubs to sell to broadcasters, with some perhaps on weekend dates that are traditionally reserved for domestic league play.
It's obvious that say a game between Burnley and Bournemouth isn't a fraction of what could be marketed with Liverpool v Barcelona worldwide. In time, if they get the cream of the teams in Europe playing each other in 1 mini league they'd have all the better players constantly. It could literally end up like a World Cup tournament with most of the world's best footballers.
They won't give a toss about fans not being able to afford going to away matches. Plus I suppose the home fans of the big 6 would rather prefer seeing the likes of Messi, Ronaldo etc every home game rather than some plodder from some also ran in the Premier League so demand for tickets will be greater!
I suppose one thing that might happen is the big clubs won't drop out of the Premier League but rather just hoy a B team in there (similar thing in Spain isn't there but they can't have 2 teams in same league or summit?). They'll also just feed from the league and snap up any decent players to stop any other teams progressing into the big boys money league! Basically the Premier League break away part but this time they'l be splitting the cream from the top of the division.
UEFA envisages substantial changes to its format to ensure a longer group stage in which teams would play in four groups of eight, with the top four teams qualifying for the knockout stages. Such a setup would create dozens more matchups of elite clubs to sell to broadcasters, with some perhaps on weekend dates that are traditionally reserved for domestic league play.
It's obvious that say a game between Burnley and Bournemouth isn't a fraction of what could be marketed with Liverpool v Barcelona worldwide. In time, if they get the cream of the teams in Europe playing each other in 1 mini league they'd have all the better players constantly. It could literally end up like a World Cup tournament with most of the world's best footballers.
They won't give a toss about fans not being able to afford going to away matches. Plus I suppose the home fans of the big 6 would rather prefer seeing the likes of Messi, Ronaldo etc every home game rather than some plodder from some also ran in the Premier League so demand for tickets will be greater!
I suppose one thing that might happen is the big clubs won't drop out of the Premier League but rather just hoy a B team in there (similar thing in Spain isn't there but they can't have 2 teams in same league or summit?). They'll also just feed from the league and snap up any decent players to stop any other teams progressing into the big boys money league! Basically the Premier League break away part but this time they'l be splitting the cream from the top of the division.