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How Sky can ignore limit on its TV picks & why fans are fed up

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Sky Sports will broadcast a minimum of 215 Premier League matches this season When Everton found out their game against Manchester City in May had been moved to a Monday night it was the final straw for a frustrated fanbase. Seven matches have been moved to the Monday 20:00 slot, with only three Saturday 3pm fixtures so far at Hill Dickinson Stadium. With Sky Sports supposed to pick each team a maximum of five teams on a Friday or Monday across 32 matches, fans have been asking how their limit being broken is allowed. The Everton Fan Advisory Board called it "another signal of the disregard footballing authorities and broadcasters have for supporters". But Everton are not the only team affected. Manchester United have had eight games moved to Friday or Monday. Five have been at Old Trafford, more than a quarter of their home games. West Ham United are on seven and Leeds United are on six.…

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