The way football has become all about money is so very sad.
My Dad is a massive football fan, but my mum absolutely loathed it and wouldn't allow him to watch it in the house in my childhood, and hated discussions about it too so I never realised quite how massive it was. I now have 2 sons and have since learned it is a religion, and that is no exaggeration, the passion and love an obsession of so many people all over the world of every proper religion, creed, colour, culture and denomination is phenomenal. Just look at travel programmes like Race Across The World - it is even an international language. My children have happily played with total strangers who do not speak their language on holiday and had lots of fun with them, through football.
Everything about it should be more accessible, not exploited. The amount footballers are paid should be at the very least halved, as should tickets and shirts and the amount of new strips they churn out all the time. I appreciate things are quite a bit cheaper outside the Premier League.
It's a fantastic, accessible sport, all you need is a ball and a 4 items to make 2 goals and absolutely anyone can play it and learn it, and it is being totally ruined by greed.
Totally agree finals should be on mainstream TV - any of the channels you get with a TV licence. As should Rugby, Cricket, Cycling.
(Not sure why Tennis is so special, I don't actually know anyone who plays tennis and I know loads who play/do all the others?!)