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ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

If you have a team with 24 teams in it.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

you're going to have a bunch of guys playing for nothing.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

Logic would suggest, do you need 24 teams in the championship?

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

That would be the easiest way to generate more interest and solve this.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

But of course, they don't like doing that.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

I don't know.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

There's another factor too.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

What if you're fourth at the table and with six games to go, you've got no chance of finishing top two, but equally,

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

you're pretty much assured that you're finishing in the top eight.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

So what's to stop you then from tanking the rest of the season?

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

That's why the Premier League is against it.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

The other factor too, if you're the team that's third and fourth,

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

then you got to wait around for these other games to be played.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

And again, that's not good.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

You need competitive football to stay sharp and whatever.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

But the argument is there's so many North American owners.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

They like the playoffs.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

They like the excitement.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

Like I said, you want to bring more excitement, reduce the number of teams.

ESPN FC
Gab & Juls Show: Controversy as Inter beat Juventus

But of course, you're not going to do that because you want your 23 home games every year to make your money.