LONDON — There should be no more attractive job in the sports business than being chief executive of the Premier League. England’s top division, after all, is not just a soccer phenomenon, but a cultural one, too. And yet for more than year, and despite an extensive search, that post sat vacant. And in a previously unreported episode, a third candidate was offered the job, accepted it, and only then was told the league had changed its mind. In the end, the Premier League chose the man who was holding the fort, its managing director, Richard Masters.

Source: New York Times February 09, 2020 18:22 UTC