>> The amount of sponsorship that comes from the gambling industry which of course is
>> funded by Joe Bloggs.
>> The TV deals that are funded by Joe Bloggs.
etc. etc. And the problem that it doesn't have to be a local and troublesome Joe Bloggs. Any Joe Bloggs anywhere in the world is great.
>> UEFA and FIFA are anti ESL
Well are they? I suspect that in fact they are not. They are worried that they might not be in charge of it.
>> Sky had huge focus on the ESL with their chief pundits slaughtering it without a
>> hint of irony that it was Sky themselves who set this ball rolling with their
>> involvement in football and in particular, bankrolling the English game.
Sky came out almost immediately and said that they would not be involved. My suspicion is that they see an opportunity to represent something else as a better alternative and themselves as saviours.
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