The EPL is trying to force through an increase in parachute payments to the relegated that seems benign but will pull up the drawbridge behind them and the Champions League — making a Fulham-like rise from League Two to the Premier League impossible. It’s a cynical move designed to bind the Champions League to the EPL that sets up a showdown with the Football League — and would make political reform of football less likely. (Twohundredpercent)
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