London, UK—Kevin De Bruyne and Mo Salah at Chelsea, Gerald Pique and Paul Pogba at Man Utd: just a few examples of a familiar cautionary tale. World football is full of these easy-to-miss moments—when big clubs (inexplicably) let go players of that, each in their own way, go on to define the modern game.
In the last year, we’ve seen a similar trend off the pitch as well. In the UK, Clive Tyldsey spoke out on twitter about losing his commentary role for ITV, and a reshuffle of BBC pundits also hit the headlines.