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Imagine a flagpiece continental club tournament where the clubs are deliberately denied almost any of the revenue - which instead finds it way into a few individuals' back pockets. That's the Copa Libertadores.

Posted By: thebigfeller on February 8th 2015 at 22:41:03

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PM: TBF re Conmebol (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 22:25:53
- Yes, absolutely typical. You wouldn't believe what it looks like inside either (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 22:34:57
  - oh I believe it (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 22:37:19
    - Check this out too (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 22:41:03
      - Think we'll see breakaway leagues over the next few years (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 8, 22:50:25
        
        True. Apropos of nothing, someone was telling me about their experience of (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 22:53:20
        
        Oh yeah, it is really horrendous (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 8, 22:58:55
        
        ah, but we'll have a 42km super-bicycle highway right through the city soon (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 23:02:55
        
        What do you do up there? Teacni (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 23:00:10
        
        I have a steady flow of English classes, translations and football writing (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 8, 23:05:08
        
        Also, I almost got a football commentary job here a year ago. Betting websites again (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 23:08:37
        
        Excellent! Uruguay's so expensive, I somehow spend more here than in the UK (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 23:06:37
        
        Chile's not cheap (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 8, 23:10:53
        
        Teaching business? Great idea if so (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 23:12:03
        
        all things English really but yes teaching the main part of it. (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Feb 9, 00:44:03
        
        Teaching? Football-related stuff? Both? (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 23:00:42
      - I'm sure the revenues arrive in the correct back pockets to ensure the clubs don't (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 22:45:19
        
        Haha - in the critical cases, yes. But if the clubs complain too much, the FAs are (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 22:46:50
        
        yep, incredible state of affairs. I guess they want to make sure the clubs never become (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 22:48:42
        
        Indeed. Though even in Europe, it's astonishing the clubs haven't broken away yet (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 22:50:18
        
        I agree, I think they may well be preparing to do so (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 22:56:04
        
        And if/when it happens, we'll have professional people running the game (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 22:57:59
        
        or maybe worse than the old boss... (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 8, 22:59:13
        
        Yes. The reason Qatar have 2022? Not Blatter - but the Europeans (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Feb 8, 22:59:50

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