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|author=Jim White
|title=Premier League: A History in 10 Matches
|rating=4.5
|genre=Sport
|summary=I go back to the days when the pinnacle of footballing achievement was to be in Division 1, but the stadia and the stands were downmarket. Standing - pushing, shoving and fighting - was the norm and it wasn't the place for a family outing. You could get into a match for less than a fiver and top footballers earned less than four times the average wage. All that changed in 1993 with the birth of the Premier League. This was the brainchild of - amongst others - [[:Category:Greg Dyke|Greg Dyke]] who saw the potential for turning football at the highest level into a business. Twenty one years on the top footballers earn more than thirty five times the average wage.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781854300</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Twirlymen: The Unlikley History of Cricket's Greatest Spin Bowlers
