SK Rfc 557 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Which of the two competitions do you feel is 'harder' to win and which one would you rather win if you had the chance as a professional player? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_ger 1,454 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 World Cup.Can't be bought with money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieG54 812 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Prefer world cup as its a 4 year wait. Champions League becomes a bit boring until the quarter finals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 World Cup.Can't be bought with money.The pleasure of hosting it can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 World Cup.Can't be bought with money.Money wins the bid to be hosts.. Home nation does well in tournament, winning it more often than not....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymorrison1 1,033 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 World Cup.Champions, or mates league as I call it is getting stale.The format needs rejigged IMO. It's getting too predictable.Every World Cup throws up a team or 2 that surpasses expectations and gets brilliant results.Looking forward to it starting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_ger 1,454 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Money wins the bid to be hosts..Home nation does well in tournament, winning it more often than not....... That's just not true, tannerall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_ger 1,454 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 The pleasure of hosting it can.Benefits the local communities TWB. Especially the poorest. Every time. Money well spent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
denya 1,661 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 No contest, the WC easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 World Cup is absolutely harder to win as a player.Elite players can have 20+ chances to win the Champions League, the same player might only have 4/5 World Cups in that time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Benefits the local communities TWB. Especially the poorest. Every time. Money well spent. Brazilians like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_ger 1,454 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Brazilians like thisI like Brazilians. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa6995 3,684 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 World Cup for me every time Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Money wins the bid to be hosts..Home nation does well in tournament, winning it more often than not....... That's just not true, tannerall. A subtle but fair point Dan-Ger , just seemed that way right up to the eighties with Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany Argentina (and France later) all winning on home soil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguana 31 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 To put a different spin on it....Win the WC with Scotland (or whatever your home country is), or the CL with Rangers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy74 20 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Money wins the bid to be hosts.. Home nation does well in tournament, winning it more often than not....... RubbishOf the 19 World Cups only 6 have been won by the host nation. And the host nation has only reached the final 8 times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
West_Side 1,571 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 RubbishOf the 19 World Cups only 6 have been won by the host nation. And the host nation has only reached the final 8 times.To be fair, about a third of them have been won by the host going by that. That still gives the host nation a far bigger chance than a non-host nation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy74 20 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 To be fair, about a third of them have been won by the host going by that. That still gives the host nation a far bigger chance than a non-host nation.And to be fair thats a bit like comparing apples and oranges. In the last 8 world cups only one has been won by the host and they are also the only host nation to get to a final in that period too. By including Brazil, Uruguay and Italy (when it was a fledgling tournament with a very different format and a much smaller participation level) then the results are skewed. If we take the modern era (say 82 onwards) then we see a very different picture emerge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibroxholm 2,281 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 IMO both events have been ruined by corporate greed over the last 10 to 20 years.Didn't watch the later stages of the Champion League this year, can always catch up and watch the same teams playing next year and probably the year after. They have largely made it impossible for Rangers or any other team outside of Spain, Germany, England and Italy to make an effective challenge which will devalue the competition in the long run.I may be wrong, but I always get the feel that the World Cup is largely attended by people who would not normally attend football matches on week to week basis. They are there for a jolly rather than the football which is ok if you like your football manufactured with Mexican waves, etc rather than in the raw. IMO the last few finals have been pretty well devoid of atmosphere due to the overwhelming number of corporates rather than football fans taking up the seats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
West_Side 1,571 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 And to be fair thats a bit like comparing apples and oranges.In the last 8 world cups only one has been won by the host and they are also the only host nation to get to a final in that period too.By including Brazil, Uruguay and Italy (when it was a fledgling tournament with a very different format and a much smaller participation level) then the results are skewed.If we take the modern era (say 82 onwards) then we see a very different picture emerge.True enough. Still more likely to win it as a host though, but I guess that's probably stating the obvious.It's certainly not the massive advantage that some people make out though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mols94 3,669 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 World Cup Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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