Show notes: Podcast 533

Sound of Football Podcast 533 - A waste of time

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The average time the ball is in play for a Premier League match this season has fallen below 55 minutes. Is this a cause for concern or merely a reaction to the way the modern game is played?

With Graham Sibley and Jan Bilton.

Duration: 31.24 | Filesize: 36.4MB (MP3)

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Links

• Guardian: For 140 years time-wasting has afflicted football and there is still no solution
• BBC: Premier League players will stop time-wasting with new Fifa rules - Pierluigi Collina
• Sky Sports: Mikel Arteta refuses to blame the pressure of the title race on Arsenal’s draw with West Ham
• Guardian: Ollie Watkins double keeps Aston Villa flying with fine win over Newcastle

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