Just how huge are the debts of the big football clubs?

By Tony Attwood As surely everyone knows, football is in financial meltdown, and is surviving only because incredibly wealthy individuals, and in some cases countries, are ploughing money into clubs to keep them alive.  Matters were pretty bad before the pandemic, but now, with income dramatically reduced debts have got out of control. Interestingly no …

Why do PGMO employ so few (if any) non-white referees in the Premier League?

By Tony Attwood When I say “so few” in the headline above, I have to admit I am not sure if there are any non-white referees or assistants working in the Premier League.  Maybe that speaks to my lack of observational powers, or maybe I have just come to accept the fact that footballers come …