Out of contract players: are Arsenal just being sloppy in retaining players?

By Sir Hardly Anyone UK government increases its active involvement in football, but is that good? Saka and the world cup: a worrying scenario In the media, there is always a lot of debate about how Arsenal regularly lets players’ contracts run down, and how stupid this is.   (And it is interesting that it is …

UK government increases its active involvement in football, but is that good?

By Tony Attwood According to an article in the Guardian, the UK government did indeed encourage Premier League to approve Newcastle even though the Prime Minister has said repeatedly that the government had no role in the affair at any point.  Presumably, this was done to increase investment in the UK and to smooth the …