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    Recession-proof

    By Phil Holland

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009

    The Premier League is recession-proof. That seems to be the message from the competition's chief executive, Richard Scudamore, who remains bullish about the league's financial health and stability in these uncertain economic times. Scudamore and his lieutenants have just begun the process of selling the television rights to the Premier League for the next three-year period beginning with the 2010/11 season and, despite the belt-tightening in almost every other walk of life, industry observers ...

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