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SNATCH OF THE DAY

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The Late Tackle Magazine Team
11 August 2025

RYAN FOLEY RECALLS WHEN TELEVISED FOOTBALL COVERAGE BECAME THE SUBJECT OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE

Singing the Blues: Ipswich celebrate beating Arsenal in the 1978 FA Cup final, one of few live televised matches at the time

ON NOVEMBER 16, 1978, London Weekend Television captured exclusive rights to all Football League and League Cup matches for ITV.
The bombshell deal, dubbed ‘Snatch of the Day’ by the newspapers, was for three years at a staggering £5m.
“It was,” wrote Robin Lustig in The Observer three days later, “one of the most successful c...

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