Well,
I'm against the ESL.
but
I didn't understand the whole hysteria. (just a part of it)
First of all
Why the ESL was created?
Because Agnelli and Perez don't make enough money in their own country so they know football and they trapped the Yankees (ManU, LFC, Arsenal), the Jews (Chelsea and Tottenham) and the guys that are desperately seeking history aka Arabs (ManC) from EPL (and their big money) in it.
+
Milan = Yankees
Inter = Chineese
Atletico = part for Jews
What ESL clubs wanted?
-Playing in their national championship / cups
-Not playing under UEFA (so the CL)
-CL would still exist but without these clubs = Not very good for UEFA
So I understand the hysteria by UEFA.
They were in panic.
1) Big money going away (right now)
2) No top clubs playing under UEFA = less money
3) Not as much sponsors, viewers and so on in the future = less money
But I don't understand the other clubs in domestic leagues, for example the "EARN IT" t-shirts.
The last time that a non BIG 6 EPL club played in the group stage of the CL was Leicester City in 16/17
Before them you have to go back in 02/03 with Newcastle United.
Almost 20 years ago.
Now you have a chance to play in the CL (yes a CL without the top clubs but still).
PS :
I do love the CL, when the song starts to play, the stars. Every european boy knows the song by heart. In school we had a football tournament every year and everytime in the locker room we played the CL song before the game.
BUT
what a horrible announcement UEFA made yesterday with the new format of CL, the chess format. 36 teams and so on
They're killing the competition themselves.