AN eight team professional club league has been mooted in South America with a start date as early as next year. One of the strongest proponents and driving force is the Uruguayan Union president Sebastián Piñeyrúa who outlined the proposal earlier this week with the league comprising teams from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile.
It seems likely that Argentina would probably have four teams, Uruguay two and one apiece for Brazil and Chile but that is up for negotiation. Franchises would also be able to sign players from other nations but a certain percentage of homeg...