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Howard Wilkinson, pictured in 2000, says: ‘These are young people and many are not getting what they have been promised and a number naturally feel genuinely let down.’ Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian

Howard Wilkinson Calls for Review, Overhaul of Academy System he Designed

by David Conn | Oct 19, 2017 | Sports

London – Howard Wilkinson, the architect of English football’s modern youth development programme, has called for the system to be reviewed and overhauled, accusing the top clubs of failing in their “moral responsibility” to give young players opportunities....

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Chelsea celebrate with the Premier League trophy in May. The champions received £151m in TV revenue for last season but even bottom-placed Sunderland earned £93m. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images

Premier League Remains World’s Richest Courtesy of Huge TV Revenue Growth

by David Conn | Jul 21, 2017 | Sports

London- The Premier League is set to remain by far the world’s richest football league, its clubs earning approximately €2bn (£1.7bn) more collectively than those in Europe’s second richest, the German Bundesliga, according to the annual review of football finances by...

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Arsenal fans made their feelings known during their side’s 3-1 win over Everton on Sunday, the final day of the Premier League season. Photograph: Tim Ireland/AP

Call Him What You Want at Arsenal – Investor, Owner, Leech – Stan Kroenke Is Staying Put

by David Conn | May 31, 2017 | Sports

The statement made by the Arsenal majority owner, Stan Kroenke – after the club failed for the first time in 20 years to finish in the Premier League top four – was clinically short, utterly unemotional, yet for all that, distinctly revealing of his motivation for...

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Mino Raiola appears to have been paid handsomely by Paul Pogba, Juventus and Manchester United for his role in the £89m transfer. Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Paul Pogba Transfer Shows Mino Raiola’s Power in Stark Contrast to Fifa Inaction

by David Conn | May 13, 2017 | Sports

London – The allegations about how the Monaco-based agent Mino Raiola has earned £41m from all three parties involved in Paul Pogba’s move from Juventus to Manchester United broke over Fifa just as its ousted ethics committee chairmen were accusing it before the...