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Mar 2022
50m 23s

Is the Chelsea crisis a game changer for...

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Mike Calvin, John Cross and Patrick Barclay discuss the possibility of fundamental change in the wake of Chelsea's problems. Fan ownership, and an independent regulator, would be beneficial. Newcastle's visit to Stamford Bridge will be hugely symbolic, but the games of the weekend will be at Brighton, who face Liverpool, and at Leeds, who are in desperate need of a win against Norwich.

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