The statute giving effect to the 3pm English football television broadcast blackout in the United Kingdom is long in the tooth.
Since taking over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s new owner, Todd Boehly, has made a number of choices that make you scratch your head.
Graham Potter, sacked by Chelsea on Sunday, is a victim of a fumbling new ownership regime and the club’s muddled transfer policy.
Poor Graham Potter. The embattled Chelsea manager is enduring a Ranieri-esque experience at Stamford Bridge.
The murky relationship between sport and politics is in no small measure to blame for Chelsea’s stuttering campaign.