Dear members of UEFA,
I am writing this letter to you to inform you that thousands of people around the world, including myself, strongly believe that all clubs that participate in the UEFA Champions League must agree to UEFA's Financial Fair Play Regulations. We think that clubs spending astronomical amounts on players is very wrong. To convince you,I am going to give three reasons to why this is wrong: it is not fair for not as financially developed clubs, it ruins the chance for underdogs, and there are many more important places money can be spent. Hopefully, you will understand how bad this situation is and this chaotic situation will come to an end.
As I've mentioned already, the first reason is that it is simply not fair for the less financially developed clubs. It's in the name of the rule, the Financial FAIR Play Regulations. Surely, anyone would agree that clubs spending insane amounts of money on players is unfair. Why? Because it ruins the purpose of what football started out as. In the beginning, football was about bringing in players from the youth team, developing them and turning them into stars.Transfers of over £20 million were very rare. However, now, it has turned into a disgusting system where only the financially capable clubs spend outrageous amounts of money to build the ultimate team. For instance, it is just over half of the summer transfer window and the likes of Manchester City and AS Monaco have already spent over £100 million! Additionally, there is a lot of speculation about Real Madrid potentially buying Gareth Bale for £105 million! Has the football world gone insane!? £105 million for one player! From this, it is evident that some clubs are going crazy with money and making it increasingly difficult for clubs that aren't as financially developed. Many experts agree with me on this. For example, Arsene Wenger, the manager of Arsenal, has recently said that clubs spending astronomical amounts on players will make the Financial Fair Play Regulations a "joke" (http://metro.co.uk).
Secondly, clubs spending millions as if it's nothing is ruining the chance for the underdogs. Everyone loves the underdogs, and every few years, the underdogs break through and win major trophies. However, the fact that clubs are building indestructible teams is making the chance for underdogs a lot slimmer than it already is. Why should we care about the underdogs? I believe that . For the first point, let's take the 2002 World Cup as an example. During that very controversial World Cup, South Korea got to the semi-finals. In that moment, the entire world's eyes turned to the World Cup. Think of all the advertisement potential. The second part is bringing nations joy. Let's take the 2010 UEFA Champions League as an example. When Inter Milan made Italian football history by winning the biggest tournament in Europe, everyone in Italy celebrated. Whether you're a Juventus fan or an AC Milan supporter, you still celebrated Italian football history together with Inter Milan. It united the nation of Italy. A prime example for the third part is the 2003 UEFA Champions League. Before FC Porto won the cup, no-one knew about Carvalho, Thiago and Jose Mourinho. It was thanks to Porto winning the cup that Carvalho got to play for Real Madrid, Thiago became of of the best Premier League midfielders, and Jose Mourinho is one of the most decorated managers in the history of football.
we should care because it has so much commercial potential, brings entire nations indescribable joy, and it can start careers for players and managers
The third and reason that this has to be done is because there are so many other important places that money can be spent. Does it make sense that there are thousands of people starving to death everyday when there are clubs trying to buy a player for £105 million? No, because it's wrong. By allowing clubs to not agree with the Financial Fair Play Regulations, UEFA is saying that football is more important than the lives of thousands. So far in this transfer window, there has been around £500 million spent on players, which could potentially turn into £1 billion by the end. Imagine all that money went to charity. Providing water and food for thousands, giving these innocent people a chance to live. I'm not suggesting that this would end world hunger or anything crazy like that, but I'm saying that it could drastically reduce the amount.
To conclude, there will be so many more benefits for everyone if all clubs that participate in the UEFA Champions League must agree to UEFA's Financial Fair Play Regulations. Based on my arguments, I hope that you an see that clearly, it would make the majority happy. Thank you for reading and considering my point of view.
Yours Sincerely,
Oh Jun Kweon
I am writing this letter to you to inform you that thousands of people around the world, including myself, strongly believe that all clubs that participate in the UEFA Champions League must agree to UEFA's Financial Fair Play Regulations. We think that clubs spending astronomical amounts on players is very wrong. To convince you,I am going to give three reasons to why this is wrong: it is not fair for not as financially developed clubs, it ruins the chance for underdogs, and there are many more important places money can be spent. Hopefully, you will understand how bad this situation is and this chaotic situation will come to an end. |
| Arsene Wenger is against clubs spending outrageous amounts of money on players |
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| FC Porto celebrates winning the 2003 UEFA Champions League |
we should care because it has so much commercial potential, brings entire nations indescribable joy, and it can start careers for players and managers
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| Using money to help charity will make the world a better place |
To conclude, there will be so many more benefits for everyone if all clubs that participate in the UEFA Champions League must agree to UEFA's Financial Fair Play Regulations. Based on my arguments, I hope that you an see that clearly, it would make the majority happy. Thank you for reading and considering my point of view.
Yours Sincerely,
Oh Jun Kweon
Oh Jun,
ReplyDeleteI can see you are very passionate about soccer. This is a good persuasive letter but you should include more links to your sources about the amounts of money you mention in the letter.