Footy Digest Premier League News Juan nil to Mata Juan Mata edges out Beckham

and Ronaldo as the Premier

League’s most deadly free kick

taker. Mata has scored 5 times

from a total of 28 attempts, a

conversion rate of 17.9% … Story

Discovery move in on BT and Sky Discovery Communications has

emerged as a potential

challenger to BT and Sky in the upcoming battle for England’s

Premier League football

broadcasting rights… Story

Other Football News

Quote of the week: “I have twitched my ass on the bench, because we

were out of balance!” – Louis Van Gaal’s

interpretation of the infamous squeaky bum time

The FA People’s Cup BBC Get Inspired have teamed up with The F.A and

the country's leading small-sided football providers

to launch the FA People's Cup, a free knockout

competition which will give up to 14,000 team the

chance to play in their version of the FA Cup…Story

EPL [English Premier Lid]: James Ward-Prouse - the universal lid: The young

Saints midfielder, touted to have a big future for the

England National Team, sports a lid that cries of a

man of uncertainty. He successfully manages to incorporate three lids into one, with the classic

sweep over lid, the spikey lid, and tight sides lid.

Time to make a decision James…

Feature: English clubs Deloitted by Money League Report… 3 key take outs: 1. 14 Premier League teams inside the top 30 .

Teams like Hull and Crystal Palace have

replaced Porto and Valencia as some of

Europe’s top earners. This can be largely attributed to the EPL’s £5.5 billion TV deal, a 70%

increase on the previous contract. It may not

be long before all 20 EPL clubs find themselves

inside the top 30…

2. Bayern Munich streaks ahead in Bundesliga. We

all know they are one of Europe’s elite, but why

are there only 4 German clubs inside the top

30? Bayern are by far and away the most

popular club in Germany. The strength of the

German economy, together with their universal

popularity, has allowed them to attract multiple domestic sponsors, effectively monopolising

their commercial football landscape. Bayern

will look to build on their domestic stability by

targeting key global markets such as America

and the Far East

3. Matchday revenue holds back Manchester

City. Despite winning the league twice in the

last 3 years, City remain outside the top 5 on the

list. The plan is to increase the capacity of their

stadium to 62,000. However, you often see

empty seats at the Etihad, so where are all these new fans going to come from? It seems

there is no guarantee they will be able to fill the

ground week in week out… YOU’VE GOT NO

FANS

23 January 2015- Vol. 10

Team of the Week – CRYSTAL PALACE

Reaction: “It’s always nice to have the fans

behind you. We should enjoy the chants, but we

have some difficult days ahead.” – Alan Pardew

Latest result: 3-2 Win v Burnley (A)

An 87th minute winner was

the Gayle force wind that

blew the result the Eagles’ way

Current League Position: 13th (P22, W5, D8, L9)

Man of the moment: Selhurst Park is rumoured to

be renamed House Of Pards in honour of their newly crowned supreme

leader. Alan Pardew has masterminded them to

3/3 wins since joining from Newcastle