North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo (centre) before the announcement that his province is being taken over by national government.
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The chaos visiting South Africa's North-West province shows that ordinary people in rural areas have got a raw deal from ruling party.
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Rights packages aimed at attracting the digital market failed to attract a bidder.
The world’s most expensive defender, Virgil van Dijk, gets a warm welcome at Liverpool.
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The combination of changing your manager early enough and forking out on transfers could be the difference between relegation and Premier League survival.
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Will England's top-flight teams really decide to weaken their global blockbuster brand?
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In 25 years of the Premier League, things have changed, but it's an ongoing battle.
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Summer spending across English Premier League football clubs has been jaw-dropping.
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328 football clubs, spanning all tiers of the game, are currently involved in the inquiry.
The local game in Senegal is underdeveloped.
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European football matches allow African fans to partake in the aspirational dreams exported worldwide by the Premier League or the Champions League.
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There are three ways to manage promotion to the top flight. Let QPR, Blackpool and Burnley guide you through the choices.
The game is changing.
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Is it time the Premier League developed an on-demand, Netflix-style football watching service?
Lots of ground staff are on minimum wage.
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The wealth bonanza enjoyed by top flight football clubs does not trickle down to many of their employees.
Game time.
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How to get the best result from a £1.1 billion bet on football.
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Ten months after guiding outsiders Leicester to the Premier League title – arguably the greatest shock in the history of the English game – the club’s manager has been unceremoniously sacked.
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Multiple ownerships, mega-transfers and a foot in the door at FIFA. Beijing's bid for football power is a challenge to world soccer.
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Everything is in place for a spending spree this January, but some data crunching shows successful spending is elusive.
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Scottish football faces challenging economic conditions, but shows how a focus on fans offers a different way forward.
Sam stung.
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Sam Allardyce was tackled over third-party ownership of football players. But what is it and why does it matter?
‘All for one …’
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Bio-banding is all the rage as youth football seeks to make the most of young talent. Here's why we shouldn't get carried away.
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There are deep issues with the structure in which elite referees in England operate.
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The Premier League may well be flying, but right now, English football is dying.