Arsenal - First team on television

Arsenal was the first club which ever attended a match which was shown on television. When BBC showed the first soccer match, it was a training match played on Highbury. It happened on the 16th of september 1937.

• Pioneering Broadcast: The BBC had only launched its television service in 1936, and this was their first foray into live football. It was a technical experiment to demonstrate the capabilities of the new medium.

• Arsenal's Role: Arsenal, being a prominent club, was chosen for this historic event. They had also been involved in the first live football radio broadcast a decade earlier in 1927.

  Limited Audience: Television sets were extremely rare in 1937, with only a few hundred homes in the London area (specifically close to Alexandra Palace, where the BBC's studios were located) having access to the broadcast.

• Short Duration: The broadcast itself was modest, lasting only about 15 minutes. It featured an introduction to the team by manager George Allison and showed elements of a training session, including parts of a practice match.

  Technical Challenges: The picture quality was in black and white, and reports indicate that a looming rainstorm and dark skies made the picture duller as the broadcast progressed. However, despite these challenges, it was considered a technical success.

• Significance: This short broadcast paved the way for the future of televised football. It demonstrated the potential for live sports coverage, even if full matches weren't immediately possible due to technical limitations and opposition from the Football League. Following this, the BBC went on to broadcast the first live international match (England vs. Scotland) and the first FA Cup Final in 1938.

Premier League 2013-2014 - It is all about the money

When the Premier League starts 17 august 2013 and players all over England kick-off for a new season in what is called the world's biggest sporting tournament. Almost five billion people worldwide followed the matches of the 2012-2013 season, whether it was at home on the couch, in a ramshackle bar in a suburb in Jakarta or in a pub in Helsinki, and even more people will be looking this year.

The quality has improved, claims Premier League's director, Richard Scudamore. "We are going to see the 20 of the world's 35 biggest clubs, when you look at revenue" he said.

Several clubs have spent their money on reinforcements and new players are ready to be bought. The transfer window closes on the 2 September and the 20 clubs in the Premier League has in this season to share almost 75 billion dollars, which broadcasters pay to show English football.

The wealthiest clubs win, all statistics and experience back to the world's first organized football in 1888-1889, where contemporary big club Preston North End secured the championship and won the cup.

4 clubs, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, owns huge funds, and the championship is going to one of them, but Tottenham Hotspur could also play an important role.