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ELI5? What are the factors and implications?
by scaredreally 2mo ago
ELI5? What are the factors and implications?
- xenospn 2mo agoThere is no World Cup without UEFA.
- coffeebeqn 2mo agoUEFA is Europe basically. So like the nexus of modern football
- ahartmetz 2mo ago7/10 of the currently top ranked national teams are UEFA members.
- overfeed 2mo agoUEFA's reach affects the remaining 3/10 and beyond. Nearly the same fraction of world cup players (68%) earn their livelihoods playing for European league teams- including many players representing non-European countries at the World Cup.
- xxs 2mo agoAn even funnier fact is that players who play for clubs in Europe (UEFA) won't be allowed to represent their countries.
- jimbokun 2mo agoFIFA made ludicrous amounts of money as a non profit running the last World Cup and want to transition to a for profit corporation to make even more. UEFA representing the European nations with the most competitive teams and many of the biggest stars, just told them good luck running a World Cup without us.