Velestria wrote:A question, in the eyes of the world I am considering restricting my league to add an American-style knockouts tournament at the end of the league, would this be considered a step back in terms of footballing or a step forward in the world’s eyes? And included would the regular season champion or the knockout champion go to UICA Champions Cup?
Not a step back or a step forward imo, it's just another way of approaching your league. Lots of competitions and leagues have a knockouts/playoffs/finals system, and it's not necessarily worse or better. In some, the top several teams to go to the finals get some sort of protected status or a bye, and the bottom several teams are just happy to be there. I'd say the knockout champion is the one qualifying to the CC.