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The Club

How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports

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The Club

By: Joshua Robinson, Jonathan Clegg
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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This is a sports and business tale of how money, ambition, and 25 years of drama remade an ancient institution into a 21st-century entertainment empire.

No one knew it when their experiment began, but without any particular genius or acumen, the motley cast of billionaires and hucksters behind the modern Premier League struck gold. Pretty soon, everyone wanted to try their luck, from Russian oligarchs to Emirati sheikhs, American tycoons, and Asian Tiger titans. Some succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Some lost everything. Today, players are sold for tens of millions, clubs are valued in the billions, and games are beamed out to nearly 200 countries, all while the league struggles to preserve its English soul.

Deeply researched and drawing on 100 exclusive interviews, including the key decision makers at every major English team, The Club is the definitive and wildly entertaining narrative of how the Premier League took over the world.

©2018 Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg (P)2018 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Business Europe Great Britain Professionals & Academics Soccer Sports History Sports Russia Soccer History
Well-researched History • Fascinating Business Insights • Interesting Timeline • Comprehensive Coverage
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A funny and irreverent take of the explosive growth of the English Premier League over the last 30 years. Some people complain about the narrator, but I found him fine.

A well-told story of the growth of the EPL

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The story about the growth of the league's business as well as the host of club owners' whose interactions varied in particular were quite fun to listen to. From tv broadcasting rights, to big stadium projects, to high profile club purchases the book covered nearly it all in the ever-changing landscape of English football.

Excellent Narration, Very Interesting Timeline

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I love European football and learned more than I could have imagined from The Club. If you like Premier League football or enjoy Ted Lasso, read this book!

Awesome and fascinating book!

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Soccer is a sport that does not have many audio books focused on it. That is why I was so excited to find this.
I wanted to find out the story of why the world loves the EPL. This book tells that tale vividly.
The narration brings you right into the rooms where it all began and introduces you to the people that made it happen.
Most importantly it made me want to watch soccer but not just any soccer the EPL the worlds favorite pro sports league.
I recommend it to all fans old and new alike. I fall into the new category. I hope to listen to a lot more about this. You will too.

PREMIER passion

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The authors submit to you that this book is about the business of the Premier League. However, it mistakes a listing of biographical details about billionaire owners and a myopic focus on their decisions as a proper accounting of the business they claim they will explain. Terribly dry, completely devoid of interest, and a failure at accomplishing its own stated goal.

Mistakes Billionaire Biographers for the Business

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I was hoping this would help solidify my understanding of the EPL and what makes it tick. Instead, I learned about specific details dating back 20+ years. I am sure this is a great book for the diehard soccer fan. As for me, I will keep searching for a better understanding of the EPL.

This is for diehard fans only

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Completely hooked and pinned to every word. Felt like I was listening to a docudrama!

Thrilling journey of the leagues short history

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Loved the content; really fascinating. Definitely a book I could return to just to take in content I missed but probably won’t just because it’s a marathon. Happy to have read it! My one critique was the reader. His cadence, or pacing, was awful. I listened on 1.5 speed and still he sounded like he was taking a long pause between every sentence or two. It was very irritating once I realized he was doing this. Just read the book dude.

Great Story for Any EPL Fan

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Love the anecdotes and history, which are well-written. It takes a lot for me to write a negative review, and as a life-long anglophile, I'm sorry to say this narrator's sing-song style is hard to listen to and detracts from the material. Would recommend reading the book instead.

Read don't listen

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The worst audible narrator I’ve ever heard. He nearly ruined a really fascinating, insightful book.

Outstanding book; horrendous narrator

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