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[BBC] Erik ten Hag: The football schedule has "crossed the limits of what players can handle" (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (18 children)

I mean the amount Injuries players are getting not just at United but other teams as well. Surely there is enough evidence out there footballers play too much.

But this is what capitalism does to a product, its squeezing as much money as they can out of product while the quality collapses.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I'm actually really surprised to see anti-capitalist sentiment on a subreddit as big as r/soccer.

I was thinking today about how we Manchester United fans complain about how bad our ownership is and how we have absolutely zero say over who gets to be in charge of the club we love.

Which got me wondering what a socialist ownership of a football club would look like. Usually it would mean complete employee ownership of the club meaning the staff would have a say in any decisions made, but for a football club, it's just as important to invlove the fans.

I know the Bundesliga has the 50+1 rule but I view that more as a concession by the capitalists rather than an out-and-out socialist model of ownership.

I genuinely thought this sub was full of liberals so I'm glad I can get this thought out of my head without (hopefully) getting downvoted to fuck.

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