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Big Bucks on the Pitch
Your cover claimed that the story "the Big Score" [May 21] would report "How English football ... took American (and Russian) money ... and built the most popular sports league in the world." That statement smacked of American egocentricity and arrogance, which the whole world is fed up with. As you reported, the Premier League started by making deals with ITV and Sky Sports back in the early 1990s. Real fans loathe the new profiteers, who have a limited knowledge of the game. For a great many fans, following your team means everything, and they...

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