Abina Alberta: How a deluge of money nearly broke the Premier League

Abina Alberta

How a deluge of money nearly broke the Premier League Jan 17th 2019, 23:38, by Vanessa Angel It's the world's most lucrative football league. But a civil war over all that money almost toppled it By Jonathan Clegg and Joshua Robinson The Premier League offices in London's West End are located mostly underground. This fact alone does not make them exceptional in the world of football administration – Fifa's lair in Zurich features five subterranean levels, including a sinister conference room ripped straight out of Dr Strangelove. But the Premier League isn't going for the futuristic bunker vibe. Nothing about it exudes Bond-villain hideout or military robotics lab. What makes the place remarkable is its modesty. Premier League HQ feels more like the offices of a mid-sized legal practice. Blending into a row of elegant Georgian buildings with white fronts and black railings, the exterior of the Premier League offices at 30 Gloucester Place is marked only by a small silver plaque. Where it publishes its address, the Premier League points out that access is "by appointment only". The few people who ever stop to take pictures are the tabloid photographers working the pavement whenever the Premier League managers gather for their league-wide meetings – think photos of middle-aged men in ill-fitting suits emerging from black cabs. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2HjZlID

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