ALL POSTS TAGGED "Richard Scudamore"
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/ 5960 days agoPremier League Supports Controversial Three Strikes Bill In UK
If you want to better understand the Premier League's position on digital rights, go ahead and read Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore's letter that was published in The Guardian last week on the topic of The Digital Economy Bill. The proposed legislation would kick accused, not convicted, file sharers off the Internet in the […]
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/ 6231 days agoAshley Cole Can't Keep His Mouth Shut While Liverpool Is Overpriced
So we have another Premier League footballer in trouble with the law. Chelsea defender Ashley Cole early Thursday morning decided after a night out doing charity work, that he would decide to have a little too much booze and then get into a one sided yelling match with the police. The police won when they […]
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/ 6239 days agoPremier League Should Emulate Major League Baseball's Wage Structure
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore rejected the notion of a salary cap, suggested by UEFA. "If you say 60% or 50% can be capped on wages, what it really does is absolutely lock in the natural order," he told BBC Radio Five's Sportsweek programme yesterday. "It would help the big clubs far more than […]
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/ 6241 days agoBenitez and Mowbray's Words Fail to Show Up on the Pitch
You would think Rafa Benitez would have already learned his lesson. Instead Rafa is left to choke on more words, and a title dream lost. Before Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Manchester City, Rafa reacted to Arsene Wenger's comments that Manchester United were untouchable. "I can only talk of my team but I don't think they […]
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/ 6379 days agoPoll: Do You Want Premier League Matches Played Overseas?
This week, some of the top decision makers in world football met at the Leaders In Football conference at Stamford Bridge in London to discuss a host of topics. Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the Premier League, spoke about his vision for making the Premier League into a global league. When interviewed about the topic, […]
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/ 6442 days agoPremier League Faces Identity Crisis
A brand name is perhaps a company's biggest asset. It's something that should be guarded. Unfortunately, the Premier League simply doesn't get it and, as a result, is facing an identity crisis. Currently all around the world, England's ultimate soccer league is most commonly referred to by one of three names: the Premiership, Premier League […]
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/ 6443 days agoRequired Reading Material For Followers Of Premier League
Here are several interesting articles I came across during the past few days which may be of interest to many of you passionate fans: "Soccer's Billion-Dollar Players" — What Credit Crunch? The biggest soccer players and clubs are drowning in money, much of it borrowed (Time Magazine) "Premier League Plan To Take English Football To […]