About six days later, the NBA reports that it too would like to expand into Europe. Lucky them: they don't have to deal with a global regulatory body that many feel just wants to line its own pockets.

Another take on the EPL abroad, this time looking to Asia, with the startling "admission" (unsourced, mind you) that there isn't much o####lobal audience for the games. And, as always, someone is out to puncture the numbers that the EPL bandies about. My sense is that the truth lies somewhere in the middle; as with FIFA, the big numbers are likely wildly inflated; that said, a lot of people are tuning in to see these games.

(A tip of the pen to Oliver Tse of the late, lamented soccertv.com. Come back Ollie!)