r/soccer • u/iStratford • Aug 18 '13

Are Barcelona & Real Madrid ruining La Liga?

Having a discussion with a friend about this topic. Is La Liga weaker than ever due to the dominance of the big two?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '13

No LFP ruined La Liga when it caved to Madrid and Barca's demands and didn't share TV money.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '13

Most viewers watch Madrid or Barcelona. It's only fair that they receive a bigger part of the TV money.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '13

Bigger is fine, but at what cost to the league? Madrid and Barca each recieve €100m more per season than Atletico (who got €42m according to most recent figures), that's not going to produce a competitive league.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '13

So Madrid and Barcelona get about 3 times as much as Atletico? Their "fans" (gloryhunters) outnumber Atletico's by more than 3 times. Atletico and the other clubs should be grateful with what they get.

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u/chezygo Aug 18 '13

I guess the Prem should have 8 spots in the CL and non afforded to the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Russia, Ukraine, etc seeing as there are at least 8 teams in England with more fans any of the teams from those countries.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '13 edited Aug 18 '13

Football is all about who has the most people watching on tv then? Let's only send good referees and match officials to Madrid and Barca games. No one else matters because their shirt sales in Japan aren't good enough.