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EPL's 'cancel culture' just morally wrong

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Richard Jolly

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The purpose of the sport of football is to not play football. Supporters celebrate when their team's games are called off and complain when they go ahead.
Or so the last few weeks would suggest, anyway. Welcome to the warped world of the Premier League, a division with more postponements than home wins since Dec 12.
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