Goal brings you all you need to know about the football blackout and why top-flight matches are forbidden to be televised on Saturday at 3pm
Since before the inception of the Premier League, Saturday 3pm kick-offs have been forbidden to be televised in the UK, with broadcasters only able to show the early and late matches on national television.
Though the 3pm kick-off is the slot in which the majority of weekend football matches are played with multiple games happening at the same time, they are never broadcast live on television due to the 'football blackout'.
But what is the football blackout, and why aren't 3pm games allowed to be televised on UK television?