Why the NFL shouldn't be an economic model for the Champions League

The Champions League could never follow an NFL model but some owners would love to see UEFA try.

The Champions League revamp announced this past August, with Europe’s four top-ranked leagues guaranteed 16 of the 32 spots, caused many to complain about polarization, greed and the one-percenters sticking it not just to the little guys (that happened a long time ago), but to the game’s middle classes as well.

UEFA were caught between a rock (Europe’s big clubs wanted even more allowances from wild-card entries to games on weekends) and a hard place (if they didn’t get what they wanted, some…
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