you're so cynical locke and troutman!
england is probably the biggest market for football - for example i support a shoddy team that is now in one of the lowest divisions after being relegated....this team will still bring in 8'000 supporters every week and we're not even a big club.
Man Utd are nothing like Chelsea in that they have quite a number of british players.
Not only that but football is a sport played and enjoyed by the vast majority of the world so wherever the talent is, the money will follow to simply watch it.
I agree money (TV money specifically) is an evil but it's a way of business that definatley came over from North America and as there, it has damaged the soul of the game.
btw 'The Premier League' company or franchise (whatever they're called) are the one's who struck down that idea of a certain number of english players.
They're one of the most litigous, evil groups i've ever seen - bullying the EU a few years ago put a stop to it. Nevermind the fact that the Premier league doesn't share a dime to the lower leagues like it used to be.
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