

as he suggests a second match-up with Dillian Whyte Leicester are interested to know Graham Potter's plans after his Chelsea sacking having sacked Brendan Rodgers earlier in the dayįurious Luke Shaw rips into his Manchester United team-mates after defeat at Newcastle as he claims their top-four rivals 'wanted it more' in 2-0 defeatįurious Man United captain Bruno Fernandes ORDERS his defeated team-mates to applaud the away fans after woeful Newcastle lossĮddie Hearn calls for Anthony Joshua to have one more bout before challenging Tyson Fury. Julian Nagelsmann is the leading contender to replace sacked Graham Potter at Chelsea, with contact having ALREADY been made through intermediariesĬhelsea fans spot Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 'liking' the Instagram post announcing Graham Potter's sacking

Graham Potter is SACKED as Chelsea manager after less than seven months in charge and winning only 12 of his 31 games - with Blues down in 11th There are also fears that scrapping the blackout would play into the hands of the new generation of streaming services.Ĭhelsea sack Graham Potter LIVE: Latest updates as the search for a new manager begins, with Julian Nagelsmann the leading contender

Premier League rights-holders Sky Sports and BT Sport support the blackout as well because they are concerned that showing more matches could devalue their product and they only have a finite amount of airtime. Only 200 of the 380 top-flight games each season are televised live, a strategy which generates more than £3billion per season in TV rights. They remain of the view that restricting the number of matches broadcast live increases their value, as well as preserving the model of collective selling which is seen as crucial to maintaining the division's competitiveness. Since being formed in 1992, the Premier League have kept the blackout despite embracing television. The blackout was brought in after lobbying from Burnley chairman Bob Lord, who was concerned about the impact of fledgling televised sport.

It has been in place in England and Scotland from 2.45pm to 5.15pm on Saturdays since the 1960s, when it was introduced to protect live attendances. The blackout is managed by UEFA, who permit national associations such as the FA to pick a two-and-a-half-hour slot on a Saturday or Sunday when TV coverage is banned. DAZN has submitted a £200m offer that would see them air all 1,656 EFL games in the 2024-25 season What is the blackout and what is it for?
