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I just don't understand how it's possible for me to hear about how bad the economy is while appearances tell a different story.

Are their children among the five million children who go to bed hungry every night in our country? Too much emphasis is placed on paying big bucks to win, win, win, and academics are often neglected. I just wish they would focus on what the players do behind the scenes when it comes to giving back to their communities.

Pape Matar Sarr sits down with Sky Sports to discuss his first few months at Spurs, his Senegal origins ; watch Tottenham vs Chelsea live on Sky Sports ...

"I grew up in Thies in a family of footballers," he says. Sarr admits the former Liverpool winger's career is a "base to work off". "Chelsea are having a few difficulties at the moment but that doesn't mean they're not a good side. "We need to put together a string of wins because we've had moments where we've won two or three and then lost or drawn one. "Yes, it has given me an opportunity, we need [Bentancur] and Bissouma so we have had to experiment. "She's someone who has pushed me a lot and I haven't given up here and I am carrying on working. "But I have a lot to thank her for, she's supported me a lot - especially since I first joined here. We have a good friendship, he helps me a lot and gives advice on the pitch and off it. "Since the first day I met him, we got on. The player describes those two landmark moments against Arsenal and AC Milan as "precious" in his career. It was a bit difficult but now I'm feeling great in this team." But let's not forget that this young midfielder has already accomplished a lot in his career, especially over the last 12 months.

Freer spearheaded the acquisition of local broadcast sports rights including MLB, NBA, and NHL teams.

Perhaps Randy Freer, that guy that built the original model, can figure out a solution for the next generation of sports content producer, distributor and fan so that everyone can win. What many seem to be missing is that streaming, as sexy as it sounds, cannot make up in the short term for the revenues lost from linear TV rights fees at the local level. If Diamond Sports chooses to declares bankruptcy it is unclear how the new order will emerge for fans that want to watch the games of their local teams since the RSNs are responsible for the live video production of the games, although this will likely continue under any negotiated settlement. Freer was recruited by the creditors of Sinclair to become the Chairman of Diamond Sports Group that acquired the RSNs from Fox and is now on the verge of bankruptcy with roughly $8.6Billion in debt, $2Billion in rights obligations and declining revenues. It controls the local broadcast rights to 10 teams across the MLB, NBA and NHL. Fox Sports began to invest in local sports programming and Fox's RSNs began to produce and broadcast more local sports programming, including pre-game and post-game shows, coaches' shows, and other content that was tailored specifically to each market.