Why were the Premier League even considering play-offs?

The word “football”is one of the clear description of the game, therefore it should be recognized universally by that name.

Football, soccer, soccer, football. This is what makes it such a universal sport. It suites all cultures, even the americans, anyway(back to the point)

Regarding the article, this is what you get when you have corporate bussinessmen running a sport, they really don’t understand the game and are only interested in how many games they can squeeze in a season for maximum profit.
Since plattini took charge of Uefa/Eufa, it has become the best run organisations in the world

they call it football because. . . . . . damn, that’s a good question. but I guess we Americans have the same right to naming our sports, but surely we’d have taken more courtesy to other sports. I know that Australia’s recent boom in football is partly due to renaming it football rather than soccer.

@bacon…there are so many things about American football that don’t make sense… except that it makes a lot of money…

As an Englishman it annoys me to hear it called soccer, I mean we invented the sport, surely we get to name it lol.

And, how come American Football is called football? Apart from running and the occasional kick its not even played with feet haha!

I know, especially with my relatives down in the Deep South. gosh. . . .

Ya – I hate the word soccer personally…I prefer football, but most people around here look at you with screwface when you say football – like “wtf are you talking about?”

well, they were disillusioned by their ancestors into calling it soccer, even when it was one of the two most popular sports in the country (but this was actually before the World Cup was even founded, lol). thanks.

I find it refreshing that you prefer to call it football Brad, considering the majority of your countrymen seem to call it soccer.

let’s stick to calling it football, David. It’s an even more grueling sport than any of the American sports, they’re fun (excluding baseball, how can you call that a sport) but nothing compared to football. and it’s true how the NFL, MLB, NBA teams seem to scrap through regular season only to play great in the play-offs. very annoying when it happens.

many of my friends here only tune in to the major sports during play-offs b/c it’s the only time you really see the true colors of every team…the regular season games have become a corporate nightmare…lack-lustre play and empty seats priced just right for your everyday board members and entrepreneurs who couldn’t care less about a game – all they want are the receipts to claim the game expenses back…is that the kind of fan base English football needs? I hope not.

My personal opinion is to say no…

I’ve lived in North America all my life and have been exposed to the playoff format in all North American sports…except soccer. As an observer, i’ve noticed the regular season is somewhat meaningless with teams just doing enough to scrape by until the real competition starts up…so, for 85% of the season, you’re left with mediocre play and good teams just doing enough to win rather than make it a spectacle. I love how soccer doesn’t incorporate playoffs b/c every game has meaning…it’s not about trying something here and there and seeing how it goes – from the opening whistle at the beginning of the season, teams come out to win and the pressure is on! I’m actually hoping ,with the NFL and NBA lock-outs that, the leagues would consider this format to preserve their players and add more excitement to the game…making the season longer only does damage to the players and this is not good for a business that relies on its players…

no use in a play off, this isn’t an American sport. . . or an, er, Americanized version of the beautiful game.

no use in a play off, this isn’t an American sport. . . or an, er, Americanized version of the beautiful game.

My personal opinion is to say no…

I’ve lived in North America all my life and have been exposed to the playoff format in all North American sports…except soccer. As an observer, i’ve noticed the regular season is somewhat meaningless with teams just doing enough to scrape by until the real competition starts up…so, for 85% of the season, you’re left with mediocre play and good teams just doing enough to win rather than make it a spectacle. I love how soccer doesn’t incorporate playoffs b/c every game has meaning…it’s not about trying something here and there and seeing how it goes – from the opening whistle at the beginning of the season, teams come out to win and the pressure is on! I’m actually hoping ,with the NFL and NBA lock-outs that, the leagues would consider this format to preserve their players and add more excitement to the game…making the season longer only does damage to the players and this is not good for a business that relies on its players…

many of my friends here only tune in to the major sports during play-offs b/c it’s the only time you really see the true colors of every team…the regular season games have become a corporate nightmare…lack-lustre play and empty seats priced just right for your everyday board members and entrepreneurs who couldn’t care less about a game – all they want are the receipts to claim the game expenses back…is that the kind of fan base English football needs? I hope not.

let’s stick to calling it football, David. It’s an even more grueling sport than any of the American sports, they’re fun (excluding baseball, how can you call that a sport) but nothing compared to football. and it’s true how the NFL, MLB, NBA teams seem to scrap through regular season only to play great in the play-offs. very annoying when it happens.

I find it refreshing that you prefer to call it football Brad, considering the majority of your countrymen seem to call it soccer.

well, they were disillusioned by their ancestors into calling it soccer, even when it was one of the two most popular sports in the country (but this was actually before the World Cup was even founded, lol). thanks.

Ya – I hate the word soccer personally…I prefer football, but most people around here look at you with screwface when you say football – like “wtf are you talking about?”

I know, especially with my relatives down in the Deep South. gosh. . . .

As an Englishman it annoys me to hear it called soccer, I mean we invented the sport, surely we get to name it lol.

And, how come American Football is called football? Apart from running and the occasional kick its not even played with feet haha!

@bacon…there are so many things about American football that don’t make sense… except that it makes a lot of money…

they call it football because. . . . . . damn, that’s a good question. but I guess we Americans have the same right to naming our sports, but surely we’d have taken more courtesy to other sports. I know that Australia’s recent boom in football is partly due to renaming it football rather than soccer.

Football, soccer, soccer, football. This is what makes it such a universal sport. It suites all cultures, even the americans, anyway(back to the point)

Regarding the article, this is what you get when you have corporate bussinessmen running a sport, they really don’t understand the game and are only interested in how many games they can squeeze in a season for maximum profit.
Since plattini took charge of Uefa/Eufa, it has become the best run organisations in the world

The word “football”is one of the clear description of the game, therefore it should be recognized universally by that name.