This is not a photoshop

Can you imagine the shitstorm that would ensue if they started charging for leagues? Especially if they lock out the competition editor to do it.

You can legitimately make the argument that there have never been African leagues, aside from South Africa, in the game and therefore this is genuinely additional content. On top of that, because you still have the editor, you satisfy the crowd of people who are against DLC on principle. They have no argument, they do not have to buy the product and they are technically not missing out on it because they can make it themselves if they like.

However, someone such as myself would at the very least be interested, because an official league expansion offers what the free downloads don't: a mark of quality, a guarantee that I'm going to get the best.

If SI are going down the route of having DLC and are prepared to defend paid for cheats as a sensible avenue, then they should have no problem justifying never before seen leagues.