Adam Crafton

The thing that shocks me most is when I look at soccer all around the world, it is so accessible for people to play regardless of background, ethnicity. It is the greatest sporting vehicle of social mobility. You look at where a Messi or Ronaldo came from, a Luis Suarez to where to where they went and in the United States, you know, it is incredibly expensive. Yes.

And the stories I hear of like what people have to pay for their kids to be able to, to play soccer.

And the stories I hear of like what people have to pay for their kids to be able to, to play soccer.

And the stories I hear of like what people have to pay for their kids to be able to, to play soccer.

But I think it's a really important debate for, uh, for for for us soccer to have because although again it may be rational it may be logical it is not what happens elsewhere in the world right right and it's a big it's a big differentiator yeah could um tim just thinking about this um andrew our producer put in our chat here could would mls argue that the way they keep the

But I think it's a really important debate for, uh, for for for us soccer to have because although again it may be rational it may be logical it is not what happens elsewhere in the world right right and it's a big it's a big differentiator yeah could um tim just thinking about this um andrew our producer put in our chat here could would mls argue that the way they keep the

But I think it's a really important debate for, uh, for for for us soccer to have because although again it may be rational it may be logical it is not what happens elsewhere in the world right right and it's a big it's a big differentiator yeah could um tim just thinking about this um andrew our producer put in our chat here could would mls argue that the way they keep the

As in to decide the championship winner? Yeah. Yeah. I think people like it with people who are into NFL in the UK, which is growing, to be honest. It's now shown on Sky or BBC. There's highlight shows. I think people like it. I think it appeals. Could you do it with the Premier League? There'd be resistance because there's resistance to everything.

As in to decide the championship winner? Yeah. Yeah. I think people like it with people who are into NFL in the UK, which is growing, to be honest. It's now shown on Sky or BBC. There's highlight shows. I think people like it. I think it appeals. Could you do it with the Premier League? There'd be resistance because there's resistance to everything.

As in to decide the championship winner? Yeah. Yeah. I think people like it with people who are into NFL in the UK, which is growing, to be honest. It's now shown on Sky or BBC. There's highlight shows. I think people like it. I think it appeals. Could you do it with the Premier League? There'd be resistance because there's resistance to everything.

You know, I mean, you could go out and say, you know, we're going to give everyone, I don't know, $100 and there'll be resistance because it's changed, right? So true. So there is a bit of that. I have been thinking it in the last few years. You know, there are those years, right, where, and it may be one this year, where Liverpool actually ended up winning the league by 15 points.

You know, I mean, you could go out and say, you know, we're going to give everyone, I don't know, $100 and there'll be resistance because it's changed, right? So true. So there is a bit of that. I have been thinking it in the last few years. You know, there are those years, right, where, and it may be one this year, where Liverpool actually ended up winning the league by 15 points.

You know, I mean, you could go out and say, you know, we're going to give everyone, I don't know, $100 and there'll be resistance because it's changed, right? So true. So there is a bit of that. I have been thinking it in the last few years. You know, there are those years, right, where, and it may be one this year, where Liverpool actually ended up winning the league by 15 points.

and you're in April and it's a bit like, yeah. Right. That's not that exciting. Right. Whisper that quietly. You know, a team, you know, when city, when to be fair with city, it's tended to be pretty close, even though it's felt inevitable. Yeah. They're going to win. Right. It's tended to be a couple of points here or there. I think

and you're in April and it's a bit like, yeah. Right. That's not that exciting. Right. Whisper that quietly. You know, a team, you know, when city, when to be fair with city, it's tended to be pretty close, even though it's felt inevitable. Yeah. They're going to win. Right. It's tended to be a couple of points here or there. I think

and you're in April and it's a bit like, yeah. Right. That's not that exciting. Right. Whisper that quietly. You know, a team, you know, when city, when to be fair with city, it's tended to be pretty close, even though it's felt inevitable. Yeah. They're going to win. Right. It's tended to be a couple of points here or there. I think

what you could do is a playoff for the fourth place yeah the final champions league place yeah oh that's interesting so particularly now that you've got this kind of clutch of clubs who are all pretty competent you know between kind of third and uh i don't know seventh or eighth in the table maybe you take the teams that are third fourth fifth sixth seventh or something like that

what you could do is a playoff for the fourth place yeah the final champions league place yeah oh that's interesting so particularly now that you've got this kind of clutch of clubs who are all pretty competent you know between kind of third and uh i don't know seventh or eighth in the table maybe you take the teams that are third fourth fifth sixth seventh or something like that

what you could do is a playoff for the fourth place yeah the final champions league place yeah oh that's interesting so particularly now that you've got this kind of clutch of clubs who are all pretty competent you know between kind of third and uh i don't know seventh or eighth in the table maybe you take the teams that are third fourth fifth sixth seventh or something like that

and put them into a playoffs. Because, I don't know, I think it's lame that you can finish fourth and you get into the Champions League. And I quite like the idea of actually maybe you should have to do a bit more to do that. And it could also increase the teams that actually make it through.