I don't think top teams in EPL agree to comparatively less TV money because they think it's good for competition lol. Probably just has to do with supply vs. demand (TV companies have available airtime for more than just top teams, more demand by fans because even the lower-end teams in the EPL play on a high level). This causes a cycle, though - less TV revenue means less money to invest in the squad, meaning lower level play (as well as less outreach to fans, less marketability, etc.), which means less TV revenue because people are less interested. So imo they should make regulations
On August 02 2013 02:04 Epx wrote: Just a reminder: Audi Cup
Third-place play-off: AC Milan vs Sao Paulo (currently live)
Final: Bayern München vs Manchester City (today, 20:30 CEST)
the bayern game should be pretty interesting. man city won't defend with all 10 players constantly like sao paulo yesterday so it should be better tonight. gosh, yesterday's game was so boring.
So the final of the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship is starting in under an hour. France versus Serbia, not expecting you guys to be hyped up... but I am ^^
France rocks. After the U20 world cup the U19 euro :p. France has Adrien Rabiot, a crazy talented 18yo midfielder playing for PSG. Hopefully he will be loaned to Saint Etienne to get more playtime.
It should be a good game! 1-1 against Serbia in the groupstage IIRC
On August 01 2013 23:54 Steveling wrote: Meanwhile bayerns president Uli Hoeness was charged for tax evasion. It's hilarious that north euros blame spanish teams for overspending when their societies suffer from even bigger corruption levels.
This has nothing to do with Bayern Munich. All of his normal earnings were taxed by Hoeness. It is "just" about an additional bank account in swiss which he used to speculate at the stock market. Nobody would have found out, he himself decided to go for the option of paying all the taxes plus a fee and therefore not having any legal issues. This can be done anonymous in Germany. His lawyers who handled that for him made a mistake and now he got publicly charged. Not saying he didnt make a mistake, but some background info is always nice.
He only decided for that because he knew he was going to get caught anyway. And yes you're right Steveling there's a huge amount of corruption here in the North too and a lot of people are closing their eyes to this fact.
This is wrong. Also of course there is corruption, it is everywhere. I dont see why that should keep any north euros from critizising spanish overspending.
It's not "Spanish overspending" when Real pays 100M € for Bale, they have the revenues to do that if they want. They might have received a lot of help from the government in the past, but right now Real are not in a bad financial position. So all the talk about Northern European tax payers paying for Real is nonsense.
Which to me makes it harder to swallow their current behavior. They were bailed out when they were in trouble and now that the roles are reversed they seemingly do nothing in return. Hell at least share some of the tv rights to the other Spanish teams, if Man Utd and Bayern can do it why not Madrid?
edit: sry venting a little
Because Spain is a joke of a country. And I live in it so I know my shit xD
In Europe, only Italy might keep up to it in corruption level.
On August 02 2013 02:04 Epx wrote: Just a reminder: Audi Cup
Third-place play-off: AC Milan vs Sao Paulo (currently live)
Final: Bayern München vs Manchester City (today, 20:30 CEST)
the bayern game should be pretty interesting. man city won't defend with all 10 players constantly like sao paulo yesterday so it should be better tonight. gosh, yesterday's game was so boring.
You were wrong for the first half. Don´t now is Bayern so strong or ManCity so disapointing. again.
CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE FUCK YES! Things like this give me hope that the future isn't so bleak for Serbian football, France played well after our goal, best of luck to all these kids in their futures. So happy right now
On August 02 2013 04:39 mevshero wrote: it's not that bayern is so strong or city is so disappointing
bayern are not really used to the new system (yet) and city is just defending all over the time. and that's the result.
You could clearly see how tired Bayern was in the 2. half (i think Alaba, Lahm and Ribery played 180 minutes in 2 days) and still able to turn a 0:1 around.
I´m not really following the PL, but i´m questioning the quality of the league if city gets such good results with that kind of play, not only this irrelevant pre season game but in CL, everytime i watch they suck
On August 02 2013 05:38 Zeo wrote: CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE FUCK YES! Things like this give me hope that the future isn't so bleak for Serbian football, France played well after our goal, best of luck to all these kids in their futures. So happy right now
I'm with you with this ultra hype for the Serbian Football! Benfica is the new beacon for serbian Players Matic, Sulejmani, Djuricic, Markovic, Mitrovic.
On August 02 2013 04:39 mevshero wrote: it's not that bayern is so strong or city is so disappointing
bayern are not really used to the new system (yet) and city is just defending all over the time. and that's the result.
You could clearly see how tired Bayern was in the 2. half (i think Alaba, Lahm and Ribery played 180 minutes in 2 days) and still able to turn a 0:1 around.
yeah ofc. i posted that in the halftime break. in the second half man city got found and more into the game since bayern looked really tired on some positions.
Schurrle has a virus and hasn't trained all week (since sunday) should be back for Milan game. De Bruyne had a "niggle" in his knee after yesterdays double training session so decided to miss this game, but again should be back for Milan
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