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The Documentary: Game Changer - 20 Years Of The Premier League

The Documentary: Game Changer: 20 Years of the Premier League

Game Changer: 20 Years of the Premier League

04/09/2012 GMT

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Game Changer: 20 Years of the Premier League

Clubs or corporations? Jim White reports on the Premier League's first 20 years.

Jim White reports on the first 20 years of England's Premier League when it has established itself as the most marketable and valuable domestic football competition in the world.

Big business or community concern, club or corporation? 

Journalist Jim White reports on the first 20 years of England's Premier League when it has established itself as the most marketable and valuable domestic football competition in the world. 

But with new overseas players, managers and owners, has the sport become divorced from the communities it came from? 

Or is it accurately reflecting modern Britain?

(Image: The Manchester City players celebrate with the trophy following the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers at the Etihad Stadium on 13 May 2012 in Manchester, England. Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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