As we've discussed often on this podcast, promotion and relegation is the essence of football/soccer. It is an important part of every country that sponsors the Beautiful Game - except for North America (United States and Canada combined), where the D1 league actively fights against it while the D2 league, a D4 league and the national team coach have all come out in the past year stating they're in favor of transitioning towards a pro/rel system.
Pro/rel advocates have designated February 7 as Promotion/Relegation Day. Here's how it works:
- Take a picture of yourself watching a match from a country that allows pro/rel.
- Post the picture on social media with the hashtag #PromotionRelegationDay.
As our regular listeners know, we're fans of the English game on the podcast. England has a very active schedule today that features the following selected fixtures:
- Premier League
- Tottenham-Arsenal (North London Derby)
- Everton-Liverpool (Merseyside Derby)
- Aston Villa-Chelsea
- Man City-Hull City
- Football League Championship (D2)
- Brighton - Nottingham Forest
- Sheffield Wednesday - Cardiff
- Watford - Blackburn Rovers
- Football League 2 (D4)
- AFC Wimbledon - Newport County
