The Club

The Club is the previously untold inside story of how English soccer s Premier League became the wildest, richest, most popular sports product on the planet This is a sports and business tale of how money, ambition, and twenty five years of drama remade an ancient institution into a twenty first century entertainment empire No one knew it when their experiment began, but without any particular genius or acumen, the motley cast of billionaires and hucksters behind the modern Premier League struck gold Pretty soon, everyone wanted to try their luck, from Russian oligarchs to Emirati sheikhs, American tycoons, and Asian Tiger titans Some succeeded beyond their wildest dreams Some lost everything Today, players are sold for tens of millions, clubs are valued in the billions, and games are beamed out to nearly two hundred countries, all while the league struggles to preserve its English soul Deeply researched and drawing on one hundred exclusive interviews, including the key decision makers at every major English team, The Club is the definitive and wildly entertaining narrative of how the Premier League took over the world. Read The Club – kino-fada.fr Everybody knows anything can happen in the Premier League QuoteIf you are a football soccer fan or even if you aren t, you must be aware of the English Premier League The Club is the true story of the meteoric rise of the English Premier League from it s humble beginnings to becoming the richest the most dominant sporting leagues in the world The Club begins before the advent of the Premier League in 1980 s when the game of football in England was in dire straits The stadiums weEverybody knows anything can happen in the Premier League QuoteIf you are a football soccer fan or even if you aren t, you must be aware of the English Premier League The Club is the true story of the meteoric rise of the English Premier League from it s humble beginnings to becoming the richest the most dominant sporting leagues in the world The Club begins before the advent of the Premier League in 1980 s when the game of football in England was in dire straits The stadiums were crumbling, football hooligans were driving away the genuine fans and the premier league did not even have a proper TV deal The book tracks how owners of the top clubs in England finally rebelled against this system and formed the league in 1992 From a slow start to the world s biggest sporting league, this book tracks the entire history of the English Premie...The Premier League is the most watched football competition in the world, beamed to 185 countries, raking in millions for its wealthy owners But this wasn t always the case I m old enough to remember the late 1980s, when boggy pitches and crumbling stadiums were the norm, and a live game on TV was so rare it was a Big Deal.Everything changed in 1992 The chairmen of the 22 First Division teams, tired of having to share their meagre TV rights money with the rest of the Football League s 92 club The Premier League is the most watched football competition in the world, beamed to 185 countries, raking in millions for its wealthy owners But this wasn t always the case I m old enough to remember the late 1980s, when boggy pitches and crumbling stadiums were the norm, and a live game on TV was so rare it was a Big Deal.Everything changed in 1992 The chairmen of the 22 First Division teams, tired of having to share their meagre TV rights money with the rest of the Football League s 92 clubs, decided to form a breakaway alliance After a bidding war between Sky and ITV for the license to broadcast the new competition, Team Murdoch won out in a record 305 million five year deal This massive influx of cash allowed Premier League clubs attract the best players and managers from around Europe, turning it into the exciting, high quality competition it is today Sky, taking their cue from the NFL, revolutionized the TV coverage of live...Could have been a bit shorter, otherwise this would have been five stars as there is a lot of great information and history on this league Starting with the decision to award the TV contract to Sky, this book covers practically everything about the business side of the English Premier League Some interesting points were how now avoiding relegation means just as much, if not , to the bottom line as winning the championship The adventures of some of the bigger names such as Manchester Unite Could have been a bit shorter, otherwise this would have been five stars as there is a lot of great information and history on this league Starting with the decision to award the TV contract to Sky, this book covers practically everything about the business side of the English Premier League Some interest...The Club How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports 2018 by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg is a history of how the Premier League has become so globally popular.The book first covers the history of English soccer and particular it s state in the 1980s and what led to the formation of the Premier League Then the early Premier League up to and including the Bosman ruling that radically changed the number of foreigners Then the arrival of f The Club How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports 2018 by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg is a history of how the Premier League has become so globally popular.The book first covers the history of English soccer and particular it s state in the 1980s and what led to the formation of the Premier League Then the early Premier League up to and including the Bosman ruling that radically changed the number of foreigners Then the arrival of foreign money and finally the rise of the league to become the huge enterprise it is today and the arrival of oil money at Manchester City.It s a genuinely interesting story The way in which the Premier League has become a global powerhouse is really something The book lacks little One thing that is lacking is a description of how Serie A was the top European league in th...If you have the slightest interest in soccer or count yourself a sports fan in general, I recommend this book unconditionally The recent history 1980 present of European soccer is fascinating because the market dynamics that shaped the sport s growth are pretty different when compared to the US, wi...Rounded up from 3.5 stars This was a lot of fun It had a zippy tone that made it easy to get through while not dumbing things down, and it deep dove enough to help shed some light on references I ve heard on soccer podcasts but never fully understood namely It was just a bit of banter Also, I like that the authors have spent time in the US, because I think the American influence on how the Premier League is presented is important, but I could also see a lot of UK journalists just hand wav Rounded up from 3.5 stars This was a lot of fun It had a zippy tone that made it easy to get through while not dumbing things down, and it deep dove enough to help shed some light on references I ve heard on soccer podcasts but never fully understood namely It was just a bit of banter Also, I like that the authors have spent time in the US, because I think the American influence on how the Premier League is presented is important, but I could also see a lot of UK journalists just hand waving that see all the snooty articles in the Guardian about US soccer I did notice a factual error at one point in the book that the 16 17 season was Tottenham s second consecutive second place finish, which I knew right away was not true because, hi, Arsenal fan here , and that s the sort of thing that ...This was a fabulous book It had everything I wanted strong emphasis on economics and the business side of the Premier league with a good discussion around various impactful players, managers and owners An overall brief but nuanced history of the Premier league While I m sure I missed a ton due to not being familiar with the players, etc from the 1990s and early 2000s, I felt like the author used enough explanation for even a new fan of football across the pond to follow and enjoy Decide This was a fabulous book It had everything I wanted strong emphasis on economics and the business side of the Premier league with a good discussion around various impactful players, managers and owners An overall brief but nuanced history of the Premier league While I m sure I missed a ton due to not being familiar with the players, etc from the 1990s and early 2000s, I felt like the author used enough explanatio...Loved this book I got tired of being abroad during the World Cup and not being about to engage in intelligent conversation about soccer, so last fall I chose a team Liverpool was a natural choice because of its connection to two other loves in my life The Beatles and the Red Sox and finally joined the global conversation While the business aspect of the rise of the Premier League was interesting, this book was terrific for newcomers to the sport like me to learn about the history of the Lea Loved this book I got tired of being abroad during the World Cup and not being about to engage in intelligent conversation about soccer, so last fall I chose a team Liverpool was a natural choice because of its connection to two other loves in my life The Beatles and the Red Sox and finally joined the glo...Terrific primerI really enjoyed this Gives an overview of how the Premier League grew to what it is today I have followed the Premier League for many years, and this helped me understand how it got up and running, and how it has developed.Some fun nuggets for fans Spoiler it s actually about a bunch of different clubs.Simply enthralling The level of access is second to none and the pacing propels you forward.Extremely well researched and reported book that takes you well behind the scenes of the formation of not only the most popular sports league on the planet, but perhaps one of the most well known businesses on earth Even if you re not too familiar with the names involved, this is ...A rollocking, racy read by two Wall Street Journal writers about the rise and rise of the Premier League.Predominantly aimed at an American audience the two writers rehash much of what has already been told before elsewhere mainly it is true to say for the UK market and manage to repackage it in an interesting and attractive manner.They have certainly done their homework and have managed to interview most of the main protagonists.As a football junkie I cannot say that I learned much that was A rollocking, racy read by two Wall Street Journal writers about the rise and rise of the Premier League.Predominantly aimed at an American audience the two writers rehash much of what has already been told before elsewhere mainly it is true to say for the UK market and manage to repackage it in an interesting and attractive manner.They have certainly done their homework and have managed to interview most of the main protagonists.As a football junkie I cannot say that I learned much that was 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• English
• 02 February 2018
Joshua Robinson
• Hardcover
• 368 pages
• 1328506452
• Joshua Robinson
• The Club