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Michel Platini, the newly elected president of UEFA, has decided to pull back on his plans to overhaul the Champions League, which was actually one of his biggest selling points during the campaign—it’s what helped him secure so many votes from those smaller national federations. While he was out visiting various national associations leading up to the election congress, he had promised to shake up the world's premier club competition by capping the number of teams allowed per country at three instead of four.

Maybe someone should throw a few bucks his way just to get him to chill out...

And who actually thought he would pull that off? 🤣
I suppose the Big Five have him completely under their thumb. He probably can't even step into a restroom without their permission.

just about that 🤮

In the end, it seems like everyone is out there making grand promises just to secure a seat at the table...

Perhaps some smaller federations should find a way to screw this up. I don't know how, but somehow they might 😁
I suppose that would mean goodbye to the EU

Chloe Palmer2 said:Perhaps some smaller federations should find a way to screw this up. I don't know how, but somehow they might 😁
I suppose that would mean goodbye to the EU

So, what? Break away from UEFA and start a FIFA?🙂

Man, I honestly didn't see that coming... 👎
The big money players are always gonna run the show when it comes to soccer... 👎

briskdrifter40 said:Michel Platini, the newly elected president of UEFA, has decided to pull back on his plans to overhaul the Champions League, which was actually one of his biggest selling points during the campaign—it’s what helped him secure so many votes from those smaller national federations. While he was out visiting various national associations leading up to the election congress, he had promised to shake up the world's premier club competition by capping the number of teams allowed per country at three instead of four.

Where does it say that?

I was actually holding out some hope here... but nope, just got screwed over yet again.

Hehe, G14 just sent a million bucks his way, so everything’s smoothed over. Corruption wins again—justice is basically a myth at this point.
Who exactly is this Platini guy supposed to be fighting for the game? Just another thief in a fancy suit, right? Now he’s waltzed his way into the presidency, and honestly, he’ll probably be hogging that seat longer than Markovic held down the USSF... probably until the day he dies.

nimblemarlin17 said:Where does it say that?

It was originally reported in some German newspapers and then picked up by CNN, though I believe you can still find references to it in today's editions of the New York Post or the Daily News.

There’s an old saying: "you get what you pay for." Anyone out there still believing otherwise is just being naive... a bit too optimistic, if you ask me.

briskdrifter40 said:It was originally reported in some German newspapers and then picked up by CNN, though I believe you can still find references to it in today's editions of the New York Post or the Daily News.

aaaa....well, if that's the case, then alright

🤣

I really hope all those little associations turn their backs on him. After all, he only climbed to where he is now because they carried him.

As long as he’s settled in his armchair...

The main thing is you got her settled in, but now everyone’s already tripping about how she’s gonna get back down if anything happens later on...