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American fans of the Premier League can all relate to waking up earlier than they would prefer on weekends. Everyone has a routine, but my routine for a Premier League morning surpassed everyone else’s.

This time, I decided to film my experience as a Chelsea supporter waking up to watch the Blues lose to Liverpool 2-0. Mistakes from Kepa, run-ins with Peacock and a true British breakfast all made an appearance in my morning.

Sparks flew at halftime during the Swansea vs. Birmingham match when Swans first-team coach Alan Tate appeared to reach for a player’s throat and shove him to the ground. The victim of Tate’s WWE impression was Birmingham’s Jon Toral. The admin for Birmingham’s Twitter account only fanned the flames by posting the incident.

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Despite Watford being relegated from the Premier League last season, the presence of Harry the Hornet still buzzes over the league. Most notably, Harry has appeared in Liverpool left back Andy Robertson’s latest book. Robertson’s book, Robbo: Now You’re Gonna Believe Us: Our Year, My Story, is not only an absurdly long title but features the notorious Harry the Hornet.

Dutch top flight club FC Emmen will not be allowed to enter into a shirt sponsorship deal with a company that makes sex toys, the Dutch football association (KNVB) has said.

Emmen played their opening game of the new season without a logo on their shirt on Sunday as they were still looking for a sponsor. After agreeing a deal with EasyToys, they sought permission from the KNVB but it was swiftly denied.

When Wycombe Wanderers faced off against Rotherham United over the weekend, very few fans were expecting a footballing masterclass.

Both sides were newly promoted from League One; Wycombe gained promotion to the Championship for the first time ever this season, doing so after being relegation favorites last year, while Rotherham has bounced between the two divisions each of the last five seasons.

Shortly before the United States entered World War II and sports were put on the back burner, directors and executives were looking for the next big revenue-generating events. 

In 1941 — years before the New York Knicks were even founded — Madison Square Garden decided that hosting indoor soccer was a worthwhile adventure, and the promoters weren’t wrong with nearly 10,000 paying customers showing up to watch teams from the American Soccer League literally do battle.

The stars of the Premier League receive handsome compensation for their work on the pitch to entertain the masses. These stars will also never go hungry with their ridiculous weekly salaries. This list of the highest paid EPL players solely focuses on weekly wages and doesn’t include endorsement deals, bonuses and other payments. 

If you’re curious about some of the most valuable EPL players, I refer you to our social team’s hard work.

It’s been 157 years since the Rules of Association Football were codified at a tavern in London, but the game still remains full of innovation and progressive thinking. Some paradigm shifts are gradual, like the tactical change from an all out 1-1-8 formation to a stubborn 4-5-1, while others metaphorically approach, punch you in the teeth and depart as quickly as they’d arrived. 

These are the best sorts of revolutions: the ones that nobody asked for.