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For the whole ecosystem I think it is good that not everyone ends up playing in the desert state.
Well.. my opinion differ from yours. For the greater good of football, it is necessary to make sure that not all the good players end up playing in the European leagues. Some of the UEFA clubs have grown bigger than the game itself and are acting like cabals. We all saw their behavior during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. They were threatening not to release the players, since the tournament was overlapping with the leagues. I am actually glad that leagues such as SPL are offering some competition to the UEFA clubs. It will help to demonopolize football.
You are taking my quote completely out of context and that sucks quite a bit. I was talking about Messi going to the MLS and that it is good that not everyone ends up playing in the SPL. I haven't said that it would be good if everyone stayed in Europe. In fact I implied the opposite. It would be good to have even more leagues or associations that can bring out good players. The MLS is another one. The SPL, the MLS, etc. I know about the problems with the UEFA and the biggest clubs within and how they got into control. I am all for diversity around the globe although we will always have some hot spots. It would just not be good if the SPL builds a monopolistic structure purely based on money. I'd rather see some diversivication among different