“Just over a week ago, a new part-owner of fifth division team Dagenham & Redbridge appeared on Sky Sports and talked up his ‘dream’ to reach the Premier League. Marwan Serry, an Egyptian YouTuber and entrepreneur, said he wanted Dagenham, with average attendances at their east London home of around 1,700, to ‘be the most famous club for Arabs’. He added: ‘I’m really excited, I feel like a child playing FIFA as a gamer and suddenly it becomes reality.’ …”
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How an English club’s bid to ‘be the most famous for Arabs’ collapsed in five days
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“It feels like there’s a wave of negativity across English football at the moment, not merely concerning the soul of the game — an evergreen concern — but more about the quality and style of what we’re watching. This is despite the Premier League being almost unquestionably the world’s best league, certainly when judged on the average standard of team, if not necessarily on those at the top of the division. Besides, recent seasons have produced record-breaking goals-per-game figures in the Premier League era and while a higher number being scored in itself is not automatically entertaining, it’s surely preferable to the reverse. …”
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