Some of the "smaller" clubs in Italy (Fiorentina, Sampdoria and a few others) have threatened to not play against Juventus, AC Milan and Internazionale in the future. They feel that the TV money handed out after the season should be shared more fairly, and that the smaller clubs should get as much as the bigger teams do.
Fiorentina owner Diego Della Valle puts it this way:
- Either we will not play them at all, or we will play with our youth teams so that the interest in the games will be minimal.
I think it's only fair that the smaller clubs should get as much money as the bigger one's, so that they can have a fair chance of doing well also (without some rich Russian coming in to help)
EDIT: here's a link, but it's in Swedish.
http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=505630
Fiorentina owner Diego Della Valle puts it this way:
- Either we will not play them at all, or we will play with our youth teams so that the interest in the games will be minimal.
I think it's only fair that the smaller clubs should get as much money as the bigger one's, so that they can have a fair chance of doing well also (without some rich Russian coming in to help)
EDIT: here's a link, but it's in Swedish.
http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=505630