My idea for European league

[Evilo]

Wouldn't that be the maximum? Maybe cut down your top level teams to 12-16, or do a play in to get into that range.

12-16 would limit the teams that get the most money. Which would be counter-productive.

 

[Albatros]

For example a lot of Dutch and Belgium hockey players that turn out to be good, tend to play away from the country and in better junior leagues like in Germany. Those players eventually play enough in the German junior league that they get qualified to play for the country and choose them over others. We also see this all the time regarding Arab players either playing for Germany or Spain instead of their country of origin in football too.

Like who? I can't think of any examples of players from these countries representing Germany either in hockey or football.

 

[S E P H]

Like who? I can't think of any examples of players from these countries representing Germany either in hockey or football.

Mahmoud Dahoud
Ansu Fati
Hakim Ziyech
Rayan Bettahar at eliteprospects.com
Robin van Calster at eliteprospects.com
Roman Zap at eliteprospects.com
Jan Nijenhuis at eliteprospects.com
Maksymilian Szuber at eliteprospects.com
Jakub Borzecki at eliteprospects.com

 

[Albatros]

Dahoud isn't an Arab, and his family arrived in Germany as asylum seekers when he was 9 months old. The idea that he should (or even could) play for Syria is absurd.

Nijenhuis is from Bavaria born and raised.

Van Calster could become one I suppose if he ever plays for Germany, but I wouldn't call it a trend if he's potentially the first one to do so.

 

[Evilo]

Leroy Sane

 

[les Habs]

Problem: Anything that takes clubs out of their domestic leagues is a bad idea.

 

[Elliman]

1 Champions League
16 Teams qualify directly as league champions
4 groups of 4
knock out

1 Uefa League
32 Teams Qualify directly as league champions
8 groups of 4
Knock out
No teams from
leagues in CL

Example

CL

Group A: Man City, Ajax, Rangers, RB Salzburg
Group B: Bayern, FC Porto, Fenerbache, Olympiakos
Group C: Barcelona, Shaktar, Red Star, APOEL
Group D: Juventus, PSG, Anderlecht, CSKA Moscow

Wanna play in the CL? Be champion.

 

[Evilo]

1 Champions League
16 Teams qualify directly as league champions
4 groups of 4
knock out

1 Uefa League
32 Teams Qualify directly as league champions
8 groups of 4
Knock out

Going back to champions only, while I would love to see it, is never going to happen again.