THE Premier League is the richest on earth, with even mid-table clubs able to afford some of the best players in the world. Even the likes of Stoke and West Brom can buy players with Champions League experience.
Auditors Deloitte report that the league generated £3.3 billion in revenue in 2013-14, and it agreed a record broadcast deal worth £5.1bn in February.
And there’ll be even more money sloshing about once the foreign broadcast rights are sold.
JAMES NALTON takes a look at the German league’s move to grow its audience in Britain, and around the future of football on TV in general
With climate change, commercial overload and endless fixtures, footballers are being pushed to breaking point. It’s time their unions became a more powerful, unified force, writes JAMES NALTON


