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When BT Sport acquired the rights to show German Football in the UK they never thought they would end up with the hottest ticket in town. But for one week in May that was the case. The graph below uses Google Trends to show the popularity of searches for “Premier League” and “Bundesliga” in the …
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Could the Premier League’s New Normal offer a glimpse of hope for Norwich? Anyone who has had a football bet on a Saturday afternoon will be familiar with the old adage that towards the end of the season upsets happen as teams fighting for survival are more motivated than mid-table secure teams. Of course if …
Analysis of the outcome of different ways to end the 2019/20 Premier League season suggests some clubs might have very different objectives for upcoming talks on restarting football. As the Premier League meets to find a resolution to the season, almost everyone is hoping there can be some way to finish the remaining games of …
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The most successful Premier League team of the decade has undoubtedly been Manchester City, with four league titles and two FA cups. But another interesting stat is how they came to earn 63 more points than their nearest rivals in those years. The graph below shows the cumulative points won by the Premier League champions …
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