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James Andrew

Record Premier League TV deal is great news for armchair supporters... but more needs to be done to help match-going fans

Sky Sports.

Congratulations to Richard Masters and the Premier League in securing a four per cent rise in the next round of domestic TV rights and good news for the armchair fans who will now be able to watch more football than ever before with 70 per cent of all Premier League games set to be broadcast domestically from 2025.

But where does it leave the match going fans? If 267 of the 380 Premier League games in a season are broadcast on Sky Sports and TNT Sport and Article 48 of the UEFA Statutes (also known as the 3pm blackout) remains in place, then there will be just 113 games taking place at 3pm on a Saturday.

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