Every year, the top soccer clubs in Europe spend an obscene amount of money on new players and player contracts. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich spent over £1bn in the 2003-04 season. Real Madrid spent huge sums of money assembling a club full of individual stars such as David Beckham, Micheal Owen (both pictured) Luis Figo, Ronaldo, and Raul. What happens is that it becomes a mirror of society, between the haves and the have nots. There is a great financial divide between the top and bottom clubs. How much fun is it if the same teams contend for the championships each year. How about making it a level playing field?
Soccer in Europe should take a page or two out of American professional sports. First, introduce salary caps into the league. For those uninitiated, each team in the NFL, or the NBA, has a maximum salary amount they can spend each year on players. This ensures that no one fields an entire team of "divas" I mean "stars". Secondly, have a system where the best players available each year are 'drafted' by the worst performing teams based on their league table position at the end of the previous season. This evens out the overall skill levels in each team and makes games more fun to watch.
It IS time for a change people! Give everyone a chance to succeed....What do you think? Let me know.
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