Questions that must be addressed

Why would it happen?

Football is the most popular sport in the world, yet the revenue that are earned from the likes of Champions League is significantly less than what the NFL earns. Why? Because of poor marketing.

At the least, most football fans will watch the big games that occur in Europe’s top 5 leagues, and in order to maximise viewership and revenue, why not create a league comprised of the best teams? While the Champions League already does that, the competition isn’t like a league in a sense that teams are playing each week in and week out. The super league would essentially create a platform that would allow the best teams to compete with each other on a weekly basis.

How would it work?

With the current league structures in place, it would seem the traditional league structure across several European leagues would essentially be terminated. However, with the super league, it seems that the most feasible solution would be creating a tier-system that includes the current aspects of a traditional league system.

Furthermore, considering the “super league” would operate like a normal league, many teams would have to opt out of their current leagues in order to participate. What also must be considered is just how many teams there are in the English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian football pyramid, so this operation would certainly take a long time to plan and execute. At the moment, few are adamant about a “European super league”, as it would mean dismantling several leagues.

How will it be organised?

For an idea that’s so grand and is about merging all the best teams together, it would require a lot of time and attention for this idea to work. Whether UEFA or someone else organises it, there would have to be several meetings amongst club representatives and league representatives to discuss the future of domestic competitions with the implementation of a “super league”. Not only that, but because there’s so much that can go wrong with this plan, the “super league” isn’t something that can necessarily happen in the next 2 years, but something that may not happen until 10 years from now.

How will it be broadcasted?

TV rights has been a hot topic of more recent years, as the audience continues to grow for the game. Not only are broadcasting companies desperate to cling acquire TV rights to gain a large audience, but due to the recent rise in online streaming, the likes of Amazon will be massive players in broadcasting this event.

The best solution ideally in terms of broadcasting is a company that can broadcast everywhere, with cheap prices that can offer the matches on TV and online, while remaining cheap. By doing this, this will ensure that everyone can watch the “super league” games, and that they won’t be “priced out” of watching the games.

When would it be broadcasted?

Despite the fact that the super league is European based, the biggest market at the moment is in Asia. With recent El Clásico matches starting at earlier times due to maximising viewership in Asia, it’s very likely that such matches would start at afternoon kick-off times with little late-night kickoffs.