January 2013

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It’s not without a sense of irony that the high cost of tickets for Premier League matches was thrust into the spotlight by Manchester City supporters. The £62 ticket price for a ticket to watch their team play away to Arsenal was no more than Man United, Chelsea, Liverpool or Spurs have had to pay… Continue reading >

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The government yesterday backed a Lords amendment to remove the word ‘insulting’ from Section 5 of the Public Order Act. Section 5(1) of the Act reads as follows: (1) A person is guilty of an offence if he — (a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or (b) displays any… Continue reading >

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I have two observations to make about the controversial goal scored by Luis Suarez yesterday, which has led to the player receiving both fierce criticism and also some strong support from many analysts and fellow players. The first is that it is not the duty of players to make refereeing decisions. Whether or not it… Continue reading >