Soccer is a bit different than hockey, in that players transfer from league to league and country to country much more, meaning Chelsea and Man U are not only competing for players in the premeirship, but are also competing with Real Madrid, Barcelona, etc. So if they capped the premiership, most high end players would just go to spain, italy, germany.
With the NHL everyone knows that it is the top league and the best place to earn top dollars.
But I agree that competetive balance is out of whack..I personally think Champions league should actually be a full season league of the top teams in europe, and they could get relegated/promoted from their domestic leagues.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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