European Leagues.

[BennyCake]

This talk of 4 English clubs in the finals. It's not, it's 4 Premier League teams.

And Liverpool and Tottenham fans heading to Madrid is mad, but Arsenal and Chelsea going to Baku is mental. Can they not see who's in the final, then decide on a venue?

Surely CL final in Old Trafford and Europa at Wembley makes perfect sense?

Been the case for decades that cities compete to host the finals of the European Cup/Champions League while in the past it was the same with the Cup Winners Cup. The old UEFA Cup that has morphed into the Europa League used to have two-legged finals home & away up to 1997, now finals have a one-off game at a neutral venue though this can be unintentionally compromised (as in the European Cup final in 1984 which was scheduled to be held in Rome, with Roma qualifying for the final).

Announcing a venue for either final with only about three weeks to the game isn't practical given the occasion and profile.

They could announce it at the semi stage. So the CL final could take place in Paris, handier for the last 4. That'd be 6 weeks in advance. World Cup play offs are arranged in less time.

[ziggy90]

This talk of 4 English clubs in the finals. It's not, it's 4 Premier League teams.

And Liverpool and Tottenham fans heading to Madrid is mad, but Arsenal and Chelsea going to Baku is mental. Can they not see who's in the final, then decide on a venue?

Surely CL final in Old Trafford and Europa at Wembley makes perfect sense?

Been the case for decades that cities compete to host the finals of the European Cup/Champions League while in the past it was the same with the Cup Winners Cup. The old UEFA Cup that has morphed into the Europa League used to have two-legged finals home & away up to 1997, now finals have a one-off game at a neutral venue though this can be unintentionally compromised (as in the European Cup final in 1984 which was scheduled to be held in Rome, with Roma qualifying for the final).

Announcing a venue for either final with only about three weeks to the game isn't practical given the occasion and profile.

They could announce it at the semi stage. So the CL final could take place in Paris, handier for the last 4. That'd be 6 weeks in advance. World Cup play offs are arranged in less time.

It takes a lot longer than that to wash brown envelopes.

[Aaron Boone]

The Super Cup in August in Istanbul is another big trek for the English teams.
But listen,cities bid well in advance to host these matches and they are prestigious things to be awarded. Dublin had two Portuguese teams for the 2011 Europa League final.

[Billys Boots]

The Super Cup in August in Istanbul is another big trek for the English teams.
But listen,cities bid well in advance to host these matches and they are prestigious things to be awarded. Dublin had two Portuguese teams for the 2011 Europa League final.

Yes, and my club got 100 FREE tickets, as did several other clubs I know.  I'd say there were 10,000 people from Portugal there, maximum - probably an over-estimation. 

[BennyCake]

The Super Cup in August in Istanbul is another big trek for the English teams.
But listen,cities bid well in advance to host these matches and they are prestigious things to be awarded. Dublin had two Portuguese teams for the 2011 Europa League final.

Yes, and my club got 100 FREE tickets, as did several other clubs I know.  I'd say there were 10,000 people from Portugal there, maximum - probably an over-estimation.

And the other 40,000 from Dungannon, presumably?

[dec]

They could announce it at the semi stage. So the CL final could take place in Paris, handier for the last 4. That'd be 6 weeks in advance. World Cup play offs are arranged in less time.

The vast majority of CL semi-finalists are from England/Spain/Italy/Germany which means if you pick the host venue based on convenience for the teams then all the finals will be in western Europe.

[Milltown Row2]

Jesus! If you're a club supporter and you want to watch your team in a club final, you'll go! Anything else is bullshit

[laoislad]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/sports/manchester-city-champions-league-uefa.html

[Milltown Row2]

They'll concentrate more on the league if that happens!

[GetOverTheBar]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/sports/manchester-city-champions-league-uefa.html

They were found guilty of an FFP breach previously, widely accepted as one of, if not the richest club in the world. They were fined.

Get the house of them being found guilty here and being asked to take part in the UCL qualification stages.

[bennydorano]

I guess Bale is leaving Real Madrid - Zidane today said he wouldn't play Bale even if they were allowed 4 subs - this after a 2-0 home defeat! Brutal & pretty nasty.

As much as I love Zidane I think he'll not be as successful 2nd time round.

[From the Bunker]

I guess Bale is leaving Real Madrid - Zidane today said he wouldn't play Bale even if they were allowed 4 subs - this after a 2-0 home defeat! Brutal & pretty nasty.

As much as I love Zidane I think he'll not be as successful 2nd time round.

Bale probably does not fit his vision or style. Some times you have to be nasty to force players to leave. There are not many players who want to leave Real. You leave Real you are taking a step down. You see players all the time who won't leave big clubs.

[OgraAnDun]

I guess Bale is leaving Real Madrid - Zidane today said he wouldn't play Bale even if they were allowed 4 subs - this after a 2-0 home defeat! Brutal & pretty nasty.

As much as I love Zidane I think he'll not be as successful 2nd time round.

Although this is being reported everywhere, Zidane actually said that regardless of who he brought on, the same question (why not player X) would have been asked of him.

[Over the Bar]

I guess Bale is leaving Real Madrid - Zidane today said he wouldn't play Bale even if they were allowed 4 subs - this after a 2-0 home defeat! Brutal & pretty nasty.

As much as I love Zidane I think he'll not be as successful 2nd time round.

Don't believe everything the Brit press report. Pure BS translation

[From the Bunker]

God the Camera angle of the Europa League final nearly shows the whole pitch. Are the pictures coming direct from a satellite?