Show notes: Podcast 364

Sound of Football Podcast 364 - Does the embargo need to go?

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The broadcasting blackout that sees live coverage of football prohibited during certain hours, is a UEFA regulation that is only implemented in England, Scotland and Montenegro. Imposed in the 1960s after lobbying form the then Burnley Chairman, renowned media-hater Bob Lord, the embargo is widely seen in the UK as something that protects gate revenue for lower league and non-league clubs.

With Graham Sibley and Terry Duffelen.

Duration: 36.02 | Filesize: 41.4MB (MP3)

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Links

• Guardian: Eleven Sports to stop showing live European matches at 3pm on Saturdays
• Guardian: Eleven Sports ditches Serie A in bid to prevent UK and Ireland closure
• Wikipedia: Bob Lord (football chairman)
• Forbes: Please, UEFA, scrap the 'away goals' rule and bring back the coin toss as a tiebreaker

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English League positions at time of recording: Premier League | Championship | League One | League Two