The poisonous problem that could spark the Premier League’s downfall
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, didn’t even attend the decisive title match. open image in gallery Man City’s dominance provokes new questions over the Premier League’s long-term future It certainly puts the Premier League in a complicated position, as it approaches middle age and what you could say is a mid-life crisis. open image in gallery Richard Masters, Chief Executive of the Premier League The competition is now so cumbersome that it wasn’t like there was much movement beneath City, either. It was telling that Villa were one of just three clubs who opted against a proposal to vote on new “anchoring” rules – where clubs could only spend a figure linked to what the bottom club receives – in what would be one of the Premier League’s more progressive moves.
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