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    MPs set to vote on making Premier League matches free to watch – Politics UK

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    1. Harrry-Otter on

      > The change would require at least ten Premier League matches every season to be broadcast on free-to-air television channels, such as the BBC or ITV

      Burnley vs Palace on a Monday evening then?

    2. WGSMA on

      Why the Gov doesn’t force the Prem to become its own monopoly distributor in the UK (like F1TV) selling all 380 games a season is beyond me

    3. Same-Donut6913 on

      The coliseum was free to Roman citizens to distract them from actual important matters.
      Nothing has changed in 2000 years.

    4. Moistkeano on

      I hope so. My partner and I cut back to one subscription (Sky) last season and I sail the seas for the rest. However Virgin media keep wielding their ban hammer so I use a VPN to put me in the UK and get around their arbitrary system.

      I dont mind paying, but Im not paying for multiple services when I can get it all for free.

    5. kermitor on

      as someone who doesn’t give a fuck about football, this sounds like a good thing to get people away from piracy and improving the enjoyment of people who want to watch this in pubs

    6. Dalecn on

      It should go further we should make it so one game every gw is guaranteed to be free to air, so 38 games a season in the Premier League.

    7. GhostRiders on

      I don’t what thew Government anywhere near sports, they have enough trouble as it is.

      If they really are intent on doing something then kicking out the old farts at the FA and stop it from being an old men’s club would be a good start because at it is , the FA are about as usual as a condom machine at the Vatican.

    8. TimeInvestment1 on

      Glad to see they’re getting to grips with the hard hitting issues facing the county!

    9. GothicGolem29 on

      Not likely to happen as it s a libdem ammendment and I have yet to see an op ammendment in the commons be accepted

    10. stercus_uk on

      Is this genuinely a priority for the governance of the country? If so, the sooner Putin nukes us the fucking better.

    11. Astriania on

      I’d rather they do this for Test cricket and possibly rugby, football is popular enough to not need the casual public exposure but other sports aren’t.