This means that the map of top-level English football in the 2018-19 season could look peculiarly lopsided. At least as far as the geography of football teams is concerned, English football is rapidly becoming a very unequal sport indeed. Unless Aston Villa win promotion next year, Birmingham may go without any representation at all in the Premier League next year. Which would be a tragedy for a city that was, at least in part, the birthplace of the football league system in England in 1888. While clubs no doubt pay rich lip service to their fans and local communities, the top clubs in English football are international commercial operations.

Source: Mint April 13, 2018 07:52 UTC