114. Football super-league - reclaim the game
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The withdrawal of the six football clubs in England from the Super League - after protests and action by fans, players and other club staff - will be rightly celebrated. That’s the start. What is necessary now to reclaim football? The billionaire owners who attempted to rob our clubs and game are still in charge. They cannot be trusted and must be removed, along with the rest of their big business mates and structures in football. This episode is a recording of the introduction at a national online meeting hosted by the Socialist Party. The speaker is John Reid, author of Reclaim the Game, a pamphlet that was first written in 1992 at the outset of the Premier League, currently on its 13th edition. This bonus episode of Socialism looks at the football super-league and how we can reclaim the game. Further reading Article - Super League defeated. Football: no trust in billionaire owners - kick them out and reclaim the game https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/32411/21-04-2021/no-trust-in-billionaire-owners-kick-them-out-and-reclaim-the-game Article - Football abuse scandal: Reclaim the game for justice and democracy https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/32287 Article - Football: Beware the billionaires bearing gifts https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/31486 Pamphlet – Reclaim the Game? http://leftbooks.co.uk/epages/950002679.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=45581862
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