The Intelligence: A Look at the Future of Football

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If Napoli win it, they'd be the fourth different champion in four years. The English Premier League is by far the richest of all football leagues. Manchester City are on their way to winning what would be their fifth championship in six years and perhaps heading for Bayern Munich like dominance. If you have the right players and the right management, if you're not a rich club in the first place, then you can pull off something that really upsets the financial odds.

AS A GAS // As a gas producer, the state was able to build up enormous reserves. But failing to pivot when global prices fell has created debt, a dollar shortage and rampant panic. The exposure of Western companies to China suggests both poles are closer than politics suggests. And, the Italian team upsetting the status quo of European football.

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