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I suspect Boris is hoping that the threat of legislation will be enough. The clubs need to understand they’re in a no-win scenario. If the calculation was purely based on existing laws, where there is an acknowledged grey area between sporting and competition legislation, they may well decide it’s worth the fight. If they come to understand that if they win in the courts, they will then lose in parliament, where they have no hope of influence, then that is almost certainly going to be enough to persuade them not to waste their money on all those expensive corporate lawyers.

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I think the Government is hoping the backlash and the threat of legislative action is enough to defeat the plans.

It would probably start getting difficult if the Government tried to craft coherent laws that allow them to block which competitions a private sporting organisation can join? It would get very messy.

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There are already a load of restrictions surrounding clubs and players. Players have to be registered at a club, which probably has to be registered with a Football Association, which in turns leads to membership of UEFA and FIFA.
The UK has 4 separate Football Associations, which is why England, Scotland, Wales and NI are treated separately.


Theoretically nothing can stop them forming their own league, but there is nothing to say the various levels of Football Associations have to let them be part of their competitions etc. After all, this new league is closed in nature.

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As the Bosman ruling showed some of the football rules are inherently incompatible with the EU.

Essentially the authorities act as semi-closed cartels, collective bargaining for media rights and some sponsorship. A blind eye has been to some extent turned, and football clubs have never really challenged it due to the threat of being kicked out.

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The clubs can't exist in isolation, which means things like media rights would be complicated.
Most, if not all sports operate in a similar manner.
The Bosman ruling was about the specific situation where a player's contract had come to an end.
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Being reported that Chelsea are currently drawing up the paperwork to withdraw from the ESL.

I wonder who the ESL have as a reserve?

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I’m not disputing that most, or all, sports operate this way or that on some level it could be desirable (that’s a whole other debate).

But when challenged in court on a point of law they need to be able to point to where legislation or legal precedents allow them to operate in this manner. I don’t see where this exists.

I’m totally against the idea and hope the courts do rule against clubs seeking to break away.

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Chelsea were always the weakest link, not in debt like the other clubs.

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City now... Barcelona rumoured.

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I reckon Mr Putin had a word Roman A, let’s put some Yankee noses out of joint.:p:

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Looks like the whole thing is off and that Ed Woodward has resigned at United

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Every cloud has a silver lining for Manu fans then :D

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Well lads it was nice to be in a thread where we all shared the same position. :)

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:D so true . . . see you next year for ESL 2