13 Feb 2015

English clubs can rule soccer

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London - The Premier League's £5bn (about R90bn) television deal will enable English clubs to dominate European football once again, says Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

Sky Sports, the pay-TV channel, has agreed to spend £4.2bn(about R75bn) to show 126 live Premier League matches a season from 2016 to 2019, while rival BT will pay £960m (about R17bn) to show 42 games a season.

Only Chelsea and Manchester United have won the Champions League in the last 10 years, but Wenger expects Premier League clubs to splash the extra cash far and wide as they have the power to "attract who they want".

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