18隊英超?

[punkdd (每天戒酒一小時)]

Thursday 15th June 2006

FIFA head for showdown with Premiership after announcing that all top leagues
must have no more than 18 clubs.

Telegraph:

The Premier League are heading for a showdown with Fifa after football's world
governing body announced yesterday that all top divisions in Europe must have
no more than 18 clubs from the 2007-2008 season.

FIFA宣佈從07~08賽季開始，所有歐洲頂級聯賽球隊數最多只能有18隊。

With the 20-strong Premier League operating a three up, three down system, they
would have to relegate five clubs at the end of next season.

這代表目前有二十隊，三上三下的英超，在下賽季必須砍五隊。

Fifa president Sepp Blatter insisted: "The reduction will come by the 2007-08
season. Instead of playing 38 matches, clubs will play 34, and you will have
four more dates for the international calendar. The clubs will be happy."

FIFA某君說:"這樣可以把比賽減少到34場，可以增加為國家隊備戰的時間，
俱樂部也有好處。"

However, the plans were immediately attacked by the Premier League. Spokesman
Dan Johnson said: "There's only one group of people who decide the make-up of
the Premier League, and that's the 20 clubs.

但英超發言人Dan Johnson馬上回擊:"英超的組成只有一組人能管，20隊就是20隊。"

"There is no appetite to reduce the size and Fifa cannot force it on us.

"對於縮減規模我們一點興趣也沒有，FIFA你也強迫不了我。"

"We reduced the league from 22 clubs to 20 in 1995-96, and since then Uefa
have expanded the Champions League, Fifa have expanded the World Cup and
brought in the Confederations Cup and World Club Championship, so it's a bit
rich for anyone to talk about reducing the number of matches."

"我們在95~96賽季把22支球隊削減為20支，之後歐洲足聯擴展了冠軍杯，FIFA擴展了
 世界盃，還舉辦了一堆爛蕃薯臭鳥蛋盃，所以真的要講比賽的數量，大家有的抬。"

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※ 編輯: punkdd          來自: 210.85.128.44        (06/15 18:27)
推 TonyBlair:"英超的組成只有一組人能管，20隊就是20隊!!"
推 punkdd:那句我好像翻錯了，不過大概是那樣啦，趕著出門!大家掰掰!!
推 TonyBlair:翻得很好阿..英超18隊能看嗎? 我想看city痛電切爾西....
→ TonyBlair:如果明年掉5隊降級...那好朋友city,bolton可就懸了...XD
推 blackeagle:為什麼FIFA總是做一些阿里不達的事阿?