Premiership players are among the best paid sporting stars
In 2018, footballers at the highest level are among the best paid sporting stars in the world. It was not always so. The game was once thought of as the preserve of the gentleman amateur who simply played for the love of the game.This article traces the processes by which association football developed from being a recreational activity to a global phenomenon played by modern day superstars such as Messi and Ronaldo.
Modern football was first developed in Britain from three sources:
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