The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg is the incredible true story of how the Premier League went from muddy pitches to the global colossus league that we now know.
This is a games and business story of how cash, aspiration, and a quarter century of show revamped an old foundation into a twenty-first-century amusement domain. Nobody knew it when their trial started, however with no specific virtuoso or sharpness, the diverse cast of very rich people and peddlers behind the advanced Premier League struck gold.
Quite soon, everybody needed to attempt their karma, from Russian oligarchs to Emirati sheikhs, American head honchos, and Asian Tiger titans. Some prevailing beyond anything they could ever imagine. Some lost everything. Today, players are sold for several millions, clubs are esteemed in the billions, and games are radiated out to almost 200 nations, all while the association battles to save its English soul.
Profoundly explored and drawing on 100 restrictive meetings, including the key chiefs at each significant English group, The Club is the conclusive and uncontrollably engaging account of how the Premier League assumed control over the world.
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About the English Premier League
The Premier League, often referred to outside England as the English Premier League or the EPL, is the top level of the English football league system.
The league is made up of 20 clubs that operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League. The way this works is that after the end of the season, the three lowest placed teams in the Premier League are relegated to the Championship, and the top two teams from the Championship promoted to the Premier League. An additional team is then promoted after a series of play-offs involving the third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed clubs.
Seasons run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches. Each team plays all 19 other teams both home and away with a majority of the games being played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
About the Author
Joshua Robinson is the European sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, and has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post and Sports Illustrated.
Jonathan Clegg is a senior editor for The Wall Street Journal. His work has also appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Independent (U.K.), and FourFourTwo magazine.
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The Club Podcasts
The Football Ramble: The Football Ramble is a must-listen for any discerning fan that enjoys the more entertaining side of the world’s favourite sport – broadcasting five days a week during the football season.
The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast: Davis is joined by the authors, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg, to discuss the creation of their work, the climate of world soccer, Manchester City and Abu Dhabi, and much more.