Assuming they’ve already achieved total market saturation, Barclays won’t be renewing their sponsorship of the Premier League. The league has been called the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons since 2001, which is long enough that there are lots of people who think ‘BPL’ is a perfectly acceptable thing to call England’s top flight.
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Bank out ... what’s in?
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They currently pay £40m per season for the naming rights and don’t feel like increasing that going forward. Someone’s going to pay even more money to put their name on the league, and we hope it’s someone outrageous. Get ready for the Duck Commander Premier League, y’all.
In the news
Andrea Pirlo is back in training for Juventus. (Football-Italia)
Neymar on Gary Medel’s tackle in a friendly: ’We can’t call it football. We should call it UFC.” (ESPN FC)
Whoever wants to hire Steve McClaren is going to need to pay Derby County £2 million. (Telegraph)
Thomas Tuchel wants to return to management after a year off. (Bundesliga)
John Barnes says black managers don’t get a second chance if they stumble in their first job. (BBC)
Spartak Moscow gave some financial help to an elderly fan after he was robbed. (RT)
You should be reading
Jacob Steinberg talked to Jack Collison about how injuries have affected his career. (Guardian)
Swiss Rambler on Sunderland’s finances. (Swiss Ramble)
Ian King on the Scottish FA and accusations of corruption. (Two Hundred Percent)
Fun with transfer rumors
The section in which nothing should be taken seriously.
Mats Hummels said he’s open to the idea of playing abroad. Sup, Manchester United? (Kicker)
If Liverpool won’t pay Raheem Sterling what he’s worth, it seems like Arsenal will. (Mirror)
Chelsea are going after Gareth Bale ... because he apparently has a £75m release clause? What? (Metro)
The weekend’s games
Portugal squeaked out a win over Serbia. (SB Nation)
Germany didn’t have much of a problem beating Georgia. (SB Nation)
Ireland snatched a last-minute draw against Poland. (Guardian)
Brazil beat Chile with a brilliant Roberto Firmino goal. (Guardian)
You can find all of the Euro 2016 qualifying scores here. (SB Nation)
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