Quote Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever View Post
As Leicester proved a few years ago, clubs from outside the elite can occasionally be successful.
This is maybe the most beautiful aspect of the sport. Pity it is so rare.
The bigger clubs win, almost always and exclusively, by exploiting their financial strength. Either illegally bribing intimidating the officials referees whoever (Juventus got convicted of this!), or legally by buying the best players. Even when it is legal, it is still not very nice.

A club buys the best players. Either by paying the clause in their former contract, or offering a bigger salary when they are free. And the players want good chance to play with other great players and win trophy, so this is a self amplyfing process.

And simply because a club can use money to get the best players, they tend to win more.
Not evil, but not nice either. Still logical.
Just I don't get why do supporters get happy about this...

The clubs are made of businessman doing business, either on the pitch or on the bench or in the office.
What's cool about this?