“Always hated the away goal rule, kills so many games” Gary Lineker supported a year ago, unable to tolerate the knockout of Manchester City from AS Monaco after they drew 6-6 on aggregate in the last-16 phase of the UEFA Champions League. Many fans across the world have adapted Lineker’s opinion, stating that no goal should be of greater value. On the other hand, others believe that criticism over the away goal rule ignores the moments of excitement that it provides. Nevertheless, one thing is certain. The away goal rule has a tremendous impact on a team’s approach to the
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“Professionalism is killing football. The spectacle and the quality of this sport are waned due to the expediency and the accomplishment of the clubs’ aspirations”. These thoughts are coming to the fans’ minds more often than ever, especially the elder ones, by criticizing the new rules which are recently established in the football market and by reminiscing the times when football did not have this commercial/professional form.
Abstract
The main purpose of this research focuses on the European leagues, so as to examine the differences between the modern football times and the football of the old
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