The sport has basically lost its soul.
Chelsea basically not getting punished for cheating using Russian oligarchy money that was tied to Putin is the latest sign that England has sold its soul. Yet they give massive point deductions to clubs who struggle financially and can't make ends meet. Spurs finished 2nd behind Chelsea in 2017. Seven points behind. And those 6-7 players in question were absolutely the difference. So it's not all about how the cheating affected Chelsea...it affected everyone else, too.
It's also a sign that nothing will happen to Man City, and only the most ardent of City fans would say they haven't cheated their tails off. It's actually why they've gotten less talented the last few years...they are trying to stay out of the spotlight and adhere to the rules now because they are in the spotlight. They weren't in the spotlight when they were cheating.
What needs to happen is the other EFL clubs band together and take legal action against clubs that do stuff like that, and perhaps against the governing bodies themselves. If the governing bodies aren't doing anything about it (probably because they are bribed), then the clubs should take it into their own hands.
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-- hoosnowahokie
Mar 18, 2026 at 09:13 AM ET
hoosnowahokie
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03/18/26 09:13 AM ET
The sport has basically lost its soul.
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-- Chris Coleman
Mar 18, 2026 at 09:44 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/18/26 09:44 AM ET
The EPL dawdling with the 115 Man City charges is ridiculous.
-- SDHokie
Mar 18, 2026 at 05:38 PM ET
SDHokie
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03/18/26 05:38 PM ET
Instead of a salary cap, I wonder if a luxury tax that is spread around to
-- ElbertoHokie
Mar 18, 2026 at 02:11 PM ET
ElbertoHokie
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03/18/26 02:11 PM ET
They won't agree to any of that...
-- Chris Coleman
Mar 18, 2026 at 02:21 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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03/18/26 02:21 PM ET
I’m a Liverpool fan, but I’m also a
-- 804Hokie
Mar 18, 2026 at 06:37 PM ET
804Hokie
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03/18/26 06:37 PM ET
VAR is a corrupt mess. Flopping is out of control. "Set play" soccer is
-- ModerateHokie
Mar 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM ET
ModerateHokie
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03/18/26 11:45 AM ET
Listened to MiB podcast
-- ElbertoHokie
Mar 18, 2026 at 03:05 PM ET
ElbertoHokie
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03/18/26 03:05 PM ET
"England has lost its soul"...agree, and in many areas outside of soccer **
-- BleedinOandM
Mar 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM ET
BleedinOandM
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03/18/26 10:35 AM ET