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Sun May 19 10:20:52 SAST 2013

Cash corrupts beautiful game

Malusi Magwaza, Pietermaritzburg | 25 May, 2012 00:28

Congratulations to Manchester City for "buying" the Barclay's Premier League.

I am not a Manchester United fan and this is not sour grapes, but, like other aggrieved football lovers, it gets to me that a team can win big trophies just because of money. What has the sporting world become but a sea of cash?

Let's hope the Uefa fair play system makes a difference.

In decades gone by, winning teams were much more credible as they played for pride and with passion, with no mercenaries for hire. Football needs to get back to its roots.

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