Money, Money, Money! The game is dominated by the stuff today. The latest revolution in world football seems to be foreign investors... But why are they really here???
The beautiful game is, in many opinions, being ruined by these guys. They turn up with their HUGE wallets and think they own the place. It is becoming sad reality, that they probably do.
Roman Abramovich, the Glazers and all other world tycoons have invaded the game of "soccer" in the last few years. Do they know anything about the game?
One of the most "benefited" teams by this Russian revolution is Chelsea. Go to Chelsea away games and you are likely to here songs such as " Where were you when you were S**t?"
A recent poll of Chelsea and Arsenal fans revealed that Chelsea fans would rather play like Arsenal and not get the results and Arsenal fans would rather the beloved Red and White army play like Chelsea but get their results. I find this statistic rather disturbing... from both points of view.
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No offence to the team from the King's Road but their football is very similar to Watford. I can go to Vicarage Road and get the same enjoyment as I would at Stamford Bridge... For half the money, which brings me on to the next topic.
Are the investors really getting their expected "feedback" from the English game. The investors have come to English clubs, all of the big four, and they don't want to win the ENGLISH premier league. The UEFA Champions League is a much bigger draw.
This competition does not prove you are the best team in Europe. In 2004 the final was contested between AS Monaco and FC Porto. One team had a sensational one off season and the other's success was largely down to the skill of their coach.
Meanwhile, over in merry old England, Arsenal were winning the Premiership UNBEATEN. Now who would have a match between Arsenal and Porto?
What I am trying to say is, if the investors don't have a good reason to be here then why isn't there a FIFA ruling against it. The guys at FIFA and UEFA, especially Michel Platini, know the investors are doing no good for the game.
These guys practically own football, so do something about it!
The game depends on it happening.
I know this has only scratched the surface and I am not the first or only person to have this opinion but I wanted to put my point across
Thanks for reading
Over Hs
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5 months ago
You know why UEFA and FIFA isn't stepping in and being more regulating towards the prem league, because Sepp is too busy counting his gold coins that abramovich and those other billionaires are sending him. Football has become about business, and that business is driven by global television revenues. In the end these investors don't care about the club, they just care that a lot of people in asia watch man utd and see the sponsor on the shirt so they can get more revenues. It's sad really.
5 months ago
Right..
YESSS soo what? chelsea do have money and we have brought many great players but at the end of the day just because we have the players don 't mean that they are going to work together well does it? because most of the foreign players these days are very moody !! which im sure you team would no about !! chelsea have worked hard to get were they are. we were shit at one point but we have worked hard to0 get were we are even if we did have a little help from money !
TATE YOU SMELL :D xx
5 months ago
evry1 livvy is friend of mine and she is mentally ill. treat her nicely
3 months ago
Great article in fact I feel exactly the same and how right you are you have only scratched the surface!
Unfortunately for british football it isn't illegal for an investor to buy shares in a company and as long as football remains a business (which it is) the foreigners who care only about making money for themselves will continue to ruin the beautiful game.
Mohammed Al Faed - Fulham
Glazer Family - Man Utd
Roman Abramovich - Chelsea
Takshin Shinawatra - Man City
John Madejski - Reading
Robert Earl - Everton
Alexandre Gaydamak who took over from Milan Mandaric at Portsmouth!
THE LIST GOES ON!!!
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