FoG

In practical terms what does the ESL look like.  There are the 12 Original Founder Clubs (F), along with 3 more clubs that are expected to be invited as Founders (I).  There would then be 5 Qualifying Clubs (Q).  These 20 teams would be split into two Groups.   I assume the split will be based on balancing the teams both by strength and by region.  And assuming the German and French clubs are forced/coaxed on board at some point.  Finally assuming with 5 qualifiers, that leaves a spot for each of the 5 countries for the next best team.  The teams involved and the split could look like below. Chart 1: Possible example of the teams/split for the European Super League The top 3 teams in each Group qualify directly for the quarter finals, and 4th and 5th enter a playoff for the other places in the quarter finals. I've made some other random assumptions on the seeding for knockout rounds etc. I have used the Clubelo rankings for the teams - and a basic/naive elo system to simulate the