news.bbc.co.uk - 12/30/2008
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The Scottish Premier League is open to the idea of the Old Firm joining a new European league but warned it could take several years to establish. Rangers manager Walter Smith would like to see an Atlantic League formed, with a reserve team playing in the SPL. However, an SPL spokesman said: "We ...
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du Nord —
... From the BBC comes an article on this idea - The Atlantic League - comprised of the top teams from Scotland, Portugal, Holland and Scandinavia. What do you think of that idea? ...
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The Netminder —
This is not a flashback to 2001: The idea of breaking off the top teams in Scotland, Portugal, the Netherlands and Scandinavia to form an Atlantic League is back in the news, though the business reality is that it likely couldn't happen soon. That would be a fun league, wouldn't it? You'd get Rangers-Benfica instead of Rangers-Happytobehere Thistle. And perhaps all those MLS players moving to Scandinavia would get some top-flight competition week-in, week-out. Here's the down side: Domestic competition in all those countries would be ...
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