If it's true that Liverpool made promises (no CL place, then Suarez can leave), then i Liverpool have to blame themselves about this soap opera. A promise is a promise. Of course all this is a big "if". We will never know who exactly made this promise, perhaps it was the kitman who told him that and since he is among the staff, Suarez has reason to say that "Liverpool promised me"....
I can understand that this preoccupies Liverpool fans, but the real issue (for football) is once again proven with Suarez' reasoning (which is perfectly logic and valid for a professional football player).
The real issue for football is that the CL league is cannibalizing football. The Euro League is a third rate cup. The difference between clubs who play CL and who doesn't is huge. Way too big.
Liverpool and Arsenal are both massive clubs, yet the fact that Arsenal plays CL (if they reach the CL of course) makes a very big difference. Nowadays football is all about "market value" (read my latest blog in the blog section to see how far this can go). And where can a player get a better market value: either at a World Cup or in the CL. A World Cup is only played once every four years, a CL is played every single year...so it's logical that players aspire to play CL football.
I honestly don't see a solution to this problem. A possibility would be an even bigger cup competition or a super league like the NBA, but both would harm grass roots football enormously.
I never liked Suarez, but i don't see what he has done wrong here (if the story about the promise is true). IMO English fans attach way too much importance to players' loyalty. Expecting loyalty from professional football players is very unrealistic. Most of us wouldn't hesitate a second if they could earn more for another company...that is the way professional football players are reasoning too...that is only natural.