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World Football: 22/08/2009

22/08/2009

BBC World Service - World Football, 22/08/2009

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World Football presented by Alan Green, looks at the English Premier League's plans to make their mark in China.

Alan Green is back presenting World Football, looking at the English Premier League's plans to make their mark in China and he explores whether the world's biggest country really has a appetite for football.

In contrast to the Premier League, Serie A  is struggling. As the Italian season kicks off we're in Rome to hear about plans for a breakaway league.  Talking of breakaway leagues we get the reaction of the European Club's Association to a prediction from Arsene Wenger that there will be a European Super League inside 10 years.

Plus we are in Finland host of Euro 2009 to discuss the state

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