The Premier League has spread its wings to such an extent that the only place in the world you can really get away with it is chronic rogue state North Korea.
For the rest of us, we have to put up with the good and the bad saturating the airwaves, screenscapes and sports pages.
Jim White spoke to Off The Ball about this "soap opera". The Guardian and Telegraph journalist has published a new book called Premier League: A History in 10 Matches using 10 top flight encounters to illustrate how the Premier League has changed football from its inception in 1992.
While White believes that the Premier League has made a football a better place overall by producing a "sexier" product, other changes are not so positive.
In 1993, Manchester United played Shefield Wednesday in a game that would ultimately become famous for coining the phrase "Fergie Time". But the fortunues of both clubs in the intervening 20 years is concerning.
In 1993, Man United's turnover was twice that of Wednesday. But today, the Red Devils' turnover is 36 times that of the Owls. Head-turning or what!
Other games that White cites as indicative are Leeds v Charlton in May 2004 which showed what happened to a club whose finances were in peril; Man City v Tottenham in 2010 which revealed the all out importance of getting a Top Four place; and Man City v QPR in May 2013 which showed the influence of foreign owners and its global fanbase.
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