Club soccer is week-in, week-out elite competition with the best players assembled by quality, not passport. The Champions League dwarfs anything international football produces.
Plus, clubs grind 50+ games a season building real chemistry, unlike nations that wing it every few years.
Can a club trophy rival the World Cup's power to shape nations for a generation? If fans rally for a country and a nation's identity rides on the pitch, isn't international soccer the deeper matter?
Market incentives reward clubs that invest year-round in players and academies, letting the invisible hand turn steady club value into lasting national wealth of the game.
