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Jonathan Wilson

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2062 total appearances

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The Overlap
Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

We don't have that at the moment.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

And UEFA has the power, it has the wealth.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

You could, for instance, if you wanted to challenge FIFA, you could say, right, the Nations League is a pre-existing tournament.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

let's invite Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, maybe Japan, South Korea, maybe the big TV markets, US, Mexico, and then you really do have a threat to FIFA because you can't have a World Cup without those nations.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

But at the minute, there's no prospect of that happening.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

No, you're quite right, and that's one of the reasons why it won't happen.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

It would only be if you got, say, a very enlightened leader in the Argentinian game or the Brazilian game, or if this new Nations League Plus could generate enough revenue that you could challenge... Sorry, just the other quicker thing is the flights, the hotels, the trains, they've all got food on the roof.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

The dynamic pricing theoretically means... I think this is why you're right, the Sames will be pretty well-filled.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Dynamic pricing means that the prices can come down.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So I've got mates who live in the US who are saying, well, I'm not buying a ticket until the week before.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

And I think...

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

They're not bothered particularly about what game they're going to, but I've got a mate who lives in Atlanta.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

They've got Uzbekistan v DR Congo, so not necessarily the most attractive game.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

There's no huge Uzbek or Congolese diaspora in America to fill the stadium.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So those prices will drop to $20, $15, $10.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

So if you live in Georgia, brilliant.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

Wait till the week before, then buy the ticket.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

But you can't do that if you live...

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

in Uzbekistan or live in DR Congo or live anywhere and you want to go to that game, you've got to get your flights, you've got to get your hotels, you've got to select your visa.

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Benching Bellingham, Thomas Tuchel & England Argentina Rivalry! | The Overlap Fan Debate

And the other thing, we're saying this as people from Britain who are relatively, in world terms, wealthy.