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Would you rather your team win a domestic title or a Champions League title?
Posted on 7/12/14 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 7/12/14 at 5:20 pm
A buddy of mine who is a devout AS Roma fan told me he'd rather see Roma take the Scudetto (Serie A title) than win the Champions League if he could pick one or the other.
If I were asked the same question, I'd easily give the opposite response. The Champions League is the world's premier soccer competition; it's structured in a way that you MUST beat elite teams to win. Let's face it, winning a domestic title is more about being able to pick up 3 points against inferior opponents than it is about beating the other contenders. Out of the 38 games Chelsea will play in the EPL this season only 8 will be against other elite teams.
Not to mention the field is deeper for the Champions League since it's made up of the best teams from multiple leagues.
And lastly, the Champions League final is the world's biggest annual sporting event, drawing almost 3 times as many viewers as the Super Bowl.
If I were asked the same question, I'd easily give the opposite response. The Champions League is the world's premier soccer competition; it's structured in a way that you MUST beat elite teams to win. Let's face it, winning a domestic title is more about being able to pick up 3 points against inferior opponents than it is about beating the other contenders. Out of the 38 games Chelsea will play in the EPL this season only 8 will be against other elite teams.
Not to mention the field is deeper for the Champions League since it's made up of the best teams from multiple leagues.
And lastly, the Champions League final is the world's biggest annual sporting event, drawing almost 3 times as many viewers as the Super Bowl.
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Posted on 7/12/14 at 5:27 pm to benhamin5555
Champions League for sure.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 5:30 pm to glassman
Hmm. A CL title would be awesome, but id like to see Spurs win the PL.
Hell, I'd settle for finishing above Arsenal.
Hell, I'd settle for finishing above Arsenal.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 5:34 pm to benhamin5555
CL
Domestic league
Cup
Super Cup
Domestic league
Cup
Super Cup
Posted on 7/12/14 at 5:34 pm to Xenophon
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I'd settle for finishing above Arsenal.
You have to start someplace.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 6:09 pm to benhamin5555
It depends on the season, really. But most will tell you the domestic league especially if they live in that country.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 6:22 pm to glassman
Posted on 7/12/14 at 6:53 pm to benhamin5555
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The Champions League is the world's premier club soccer competition
Posted on 7/12/14 at 6:54 pm to bluebarracuda
This.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 8:26 pm to benhamin5555
give me promotion or give me death
Posted on 7/12/14 at 8:41 pm to benhamin5555
Champions League 10 times out of 10
Posted on 7/12/14 at 8:45 pm to Boomtown
I'd rather win the league this season...
Posted on 7/12/14 at 9:04 pm to benhamin5555
Finishing far away from relegation seems pretty cool.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 9:22 pm to FT
US Open Cup is the only answer here.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 9:49 pm to benhamin5555
All y'all forgetting the Club World Cup.
Posted on 7/12/14 at 9:54 pm to benhamin5555
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This post was edited on 6/11/23 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:08 pm to benhamin5555
Champions League
Posted on 7/12/14 at 11:52 pm to castorinho
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But most will tell you the domestic league especially if they live in that country.
I don't really understand this line of thinking. Wouldn't you rather your team win the competition that is the hardest to win? Winning the Champions League is a much bigger accomplishment than winning any of the major European leagues.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 12:32 am to benhamin5555
99% of Liverpool fans would rather a domestic title. That's the exception though, because of our domestic drought and our success in Europe. Most other clubs would rather Europe.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 1:15 am to BleedPurpleGold
I get the Liverpool thing. But they are surely the outlier here. For a Roma fan to say he would rather have the Scudetto than a Champions League trophy doesn't make much sense to me.
I may be reading to much into this, but something I've noticed in the past when this topic has come up is that American fans of European clubs are more likely to say they would rather win their domestic title over the CL. Like they think it gives them street cred or that's what they're supposed to say, rather than just coming up with an opinion of their own. But I'm a cynical a-hole and usually hyper sensitive when it comes to Euro snobbery, so I don't know. And I don't mean to accuse anyone of that, just a thought I had.
I may be reading to much into this, but something I've noticed in the past when this topic has come up is that American fans of European clubs are more likely to say they would rather win their domestic title over the CL. Like they think it gives them street cred or that's what they're supposed to say, rather than just coming up with an opinion of their own. But I'm a cynical a-hole and usually hyper sensitive when it comes to Euro snobbery, so I don't know. And I don't mean to accuse anyone of that, just a thought I had.
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