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Playing the Ball
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The richest game in world sport

OPINION: Winner takes all – mainly a place in the Premier league.

NBR Columnist Martin Devlin speaks with Hamish McNicol.

Martin Devlin Tue, 31 May 2022

It is the single richest game in world sport.

No, not the SuperBowl, nor the Saudi Golf League, the biggest blockbuster UFC fight or heavyweight boxing bout, it isn’t a horse race or a poker pot, but a football game. Football as in roundball. The Championship Playoff Final played Monday morning

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