Football Explainers
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Focusing on the big, and largely forgettable issues primarily surrounding English football.
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Title race hots up. #afc #mcfc #whuars #mcilei #premierleague footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2023/04/16/ars…
Wenger in Feb 2008: "The end of G-14 is the death of a European super league under the banner of the club. But it will still go ahead." #europeansuperleague theguardian.com/sport/2008/feb…
From the archives: Back in 1998 when talk of a European Super League almost turned into reality, UEFA responded by expanding the Champions League. #esl #europeansuperleague #PremierLeague footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2018/05/11/met…
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Method, madness and a European Super League
In his final press briefing at Arsenal, Arsène Wenger told reporters the introduction of a European Super League was inevitable. It’s not the first time he has suggested such an idea. Wenger’s logi…
Liverpool extend their lead at the top with a rout. It was barely a week ago Spurs were clinging on to dear life at Selhurst Park. Significantly they have bolstered their GD. #CRYLFC #lfc #cpfc #premierleague footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2020/12/19/liv…
Klopp isn't happy with the 12.30pm Sat slot. There was a time in the late 90s when Sky pushed for Saturday fixtures to be played at 11.15am...😖 #lfc #epl #PremierLeague footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2017/12/26/whe…
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When Sky dallied with 11.15am kick-offs
In April 1997, Liverpool entertained Manchester United at Anfield. The match was important for a number of reasons: it was first against second, both teams had a genuine chance of winning the title…
Might be worth digging this out: An explainer on how BT, Sky and Amazon decide on which fixtures to pick. (June 2019). #tv #premierleague #BHALIV footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2019/06/13/beg…
NEW: Review of 'My Life in Red and White' by Arsène Wenger #BookReview #books footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/rev…
Could another league breakaway happen? Back in the early 90s the big 5 succeeded in securing more revenue. #lfc #mufc #premierleague footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/how…
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How pay-TV transformed the Premier League’s fortunes
“It’s the most ludicrous and backward decision football has taken,” was Alex Ferguson’s verdict in May 1992 when the Premier League made the ground-breaking decision to air live games on pay …
Newcastle takeover fails to go through. #nufc #premierleague #NUFCTakeover footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2020/07/31/new…
NEW: Live top-flight football returns to the BBC. But will it remain in some part FTA in the near future? #premierleague #bbc #epl footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2020/06/21/liv…
How is #sportswashing defined? footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/wha…
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What is sportswashing?
It has not been a great month for Manchester City, off the pitch at least. Leaked emails published by German magazine Der Spiegel highlighted their role in deceiving UEFA over Financial Fair Play (…
With the Club World Cup dates confirmed, Liverpool will field two different teams in 24 hours. Similar circumstances could have arisen had Manchester United entered the FA Cup as normal two decades ago. #lfc #mufc #blog #football footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2018/12/30/cou…
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Could Manchester United have fielded two teams in two different competitions on the same day?
In January 2000, Manchester United travelled to Brazil to take part in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship. It was a campaign to forget as they made their exit in the group stage, but Sir Al…
Bury's plight highlights how far football has come in relation to ownership, and why more needs to be done. The EFL will pay lip service and say lessons will be learnt, but they won't. #buryfc #efl footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/bur…
Football's popularity continues to increase, but viewership in the UK continues to dwindle. An brief study. #premierleague #facup #bbc #itv #television👇 footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2019/06/30/rev…
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Revealed: Football sees fall in traditional TV audiences
The FA Cup final was once described as the biggest game of the season, yet its fall from grace owes much to the globalisation of the sport, if not the waning importance of free-to-air television. A…
ICYMI: The Athletic launches its UK edition today; will it sustain growth in an untested market? #theathleticuk #journalism #football footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2019/07/18/the…
ICYMI: Review of 'The Billionaires Club' by James Montague. Essential reading for those who are looking to comprehend power and politics. #platini #qatar #football #bookreview footballexplainers.wordpress.com/2019/05/30/rev…
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