English Premier League football is already by far the richest sport in the UK. But not content to have huge amounts of our cash – it appears that the geniuses who run the national game also want to get their mucky hands on our press freedom too.

You’d think that securing accreditation for newspaper and agency journalists to cover Premier League and Championship football games would be a simple process.

The authorities let journalists come in and watch/photograph games. In return clubs and sponsors get free publicity.

English Premier League football is already by far the richest sport in the UK. But not content to have huge amounts of our cash – it appears that the geniuses who run the national game also want to get their mucky hands on our press freedom too.

You’d think that securing accreditation for newspaper and agency journalists to cover Premier League and Championship football games would be a simple process.

The authorities let journalists come in and watch/photograph games. In return clubs and sponsors get free publicity.