The Premier: Big Business and Great Football

Jimmy Burns

Sep 2024 · Pitch Publishing

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The Premier: Big Business and Great Football explores the history and evolution of the world's most popular football league.

Discover the curiosities and stand-out moments of the greatest Premier League clubs as well as fascinating stories of the owners, managers, players, fans and chroniclers who have lit up England's top-flight league for 30-plus unforgettable years.

From Wenger's Arsenal and Ferguson's Manchester United to the Guardiola–Klopp rivalry and Arteta, from tragic memories, tribal hymns and hooliganism, to controversial overseas owners and alleged breaches of fair-play rules, this is the Premier League in all its colour and complexity. Penned by an award-winning Anglo-Spanish writer, the book also highlights the contributions of Spaniards and other non-English players.

Delving beyond the purely anecdotal, this is a lively, illustrative, incisive, enlightening and entertaining account of one of the world's greatest sporting institutions.

The Premier: Big Business and Great Football explores the history and evolution of the world's most popular football league. Discover the curiosities and stand-out moments of the greatest Premier League clubs as well as fascinating stories of the owners, managers, players, fans and chroniclers w...

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About the author

Jimmy Burns OBE is an award-winning author and journalist. He was born in Madrid and was brought up in the UK, straddling football cultures from London and the North of England to Buenos Aires, via Madrid and Barcelona. His widely acclaimed football books include The Hand of God, Barca: A People's Passion, La Roja, When Beckham went to Spain and Cristiano & Leo.

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