In the extensive history of truly terrible business decisions, there are a lot of personal decisions – the opportunity to buy blockbuster Netflix for $ 50 million and the entire newspaper industry in the throes of the Internet revolution, for example. The standard for nearly four decades, however, because it was so horrifyingly public, has been New Coke.
We may have a new loss in this derby.
(We should pronounce that dar-bee, by the way, to fit the subject).
Chelsea FC’s decision to pull out of the paperwork to withdraw from the proposed Super League competition to revolutionize European football on Tuesday could render the entire venture uncontrollable. The BBC later reported that Manchester City had also chosen to make a comeback. Those decisions came less than 48 hours after the start of the Super League late on Sunday night.
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Hey, Coca-Cola didn’t give up and started its “classic” formula for about three months after the 1985 rumble.
If it develops to flourish, the Super League effectively wins the current UEFA Champions League tournament which is the richest and most prestigious in world football. The founding members were to join continuously, while a small group would have the opportunity to qualify to compete. The continued presence of the richest and most prestigious clubs in England, Spain and Italy impressed football fans, who expressed confidence that all teams should qualify for such a competition.
The reaction from the Super League has been overwhelmingly negative, with no 10 other founding members continuing to move forward, though none should undermine the billionaires’ stubbornness.
Liverpool fans hung banners at the gates outside the club’s Anfield Stadium, including declaring the club’s death date as “2021”. Fans decorating the Cope – The zone that stands out too loudly during big games in the end zone, banners that take the place of spectators during the epidemic, are removed. Leeds players said “EARN IT” under the familiar logo of the competition that wore the UEFA Champions League T-shirt before their Monday game against the LFC. Sasuolo manager Roberto de Zarbi discussed with his team the possibility of a boycott of the Serie A game to be held against Super League founding club AC Milan on Wednesday.
Chelsea fans staged mass protests outside Stamford Bridge Stadium. Whether it is the desire to return to precipitated ownership, it is impossible to say. But Manchester United fans watched and are planning a similar rally for Saturday afternoon outside Old Trafford. They will not need to follow through on the possibility. As Sky Sports reported, Man U’s executive vice president Edward Woodward’s resignation appeared as another reaction to the apparent failure of the Super League scheme.
Highest placed: FIFA President Gianni Infantino gave a public speech in which he warned Super League clubs, “If some choose to go their own way, they have to live with the results of their choice.” They are responsible for their choice. Regrettably, it means that either you are in, or you are out. You cannot be half and half out. It should be absolutely clear. “
That warning can be read as a reinforcement of UEFA President Alexander Seffrin’s promise that players from Super League clubs will not be allowed to compete in the Quadrennial Euro Championship and World Cup, which almost every football player in the world aspires to is.
All this does not assure that the founder of the Super League will withdraw its proposal. But they are below 11 clubs. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain all declined to participate. And other potential entrants saw a fierce struggle against the founders. This is not an ideal environment in which to sign up other potential entrants.
The original target was 15 founding members and five participants qualified from year to year. The Super League announced the move, with only 12 founders, followed by three high-profile rejections and now a brief stay with two defectors. How can it be super if some people want to join it?
A drone ant gets only three days to live. But, as it turns out, that may be longer than in the Super League.
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