I don’t agree with you, I think you fail to grasp the social aspect and tradition of European football. This Americanisation of the game won’t easily fly here.
There are rivalries, banter, fan interactions which were cultivated throughout the decades, you can’t just pluck teams out of their natural leagues and expect things to stay the same. Betis and Seville is arguably the biggest game in Spain, yeah the legions of Barca and Real fans across the globe don’t give a crap about this game but still it’s part of the culture, it’s part of what made LaLiga attract global attention.
Yeah, end of the day money speaks louder than anything but expect a lot of resistance from traditional fan bases. If something like this is to emerge, I reckon new teams, akin to North American franchises will have to be established.
Sorry, I have to reiterate my disagreement. I can see your point but to me what you are suggesting is actually the end of football I as a European have grown up with.
First of all, moving the top clubs to an international, top division is a travesty, believe me the last thing I want to see is Madrid play with some random club from Saudi Arabia because they have Ronaldo. And I reckon the majority of the match-going fans feel like this.
Second, you’ll be surprised how disinterested people from a given European country are with the football of another. Just look at the demeanor English clubs have towards European competitions.
Third and maybe most important, football is the game of the people, this fixation with money, TV rights, international tours, Messi and Ronaldo is slowly drowning the life out of the game. The last thing we need is another plastic competition, this time with some random clubs nobody cares about. I’ll say it again, this is not the NBA, not the NFL, not the NHL, you get the picture.