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Chelsea fans plan TV protest

Chelsea fans plan a protest against Sky TV during Thursday's Premiership clash with Everton.

The Mail on Sunday says visiting fans will stage a protest about the late fixture switch from Saturday to Thursday to suit TV, and they plan to unfurl a banner stating: "You can stick your Rupert Murdoch where the sun don't shine".

Both Everton and Chelsea are unhappy, the London club saying it undermines "the sporting integrity of the competition".

But any demonstration leaves Everton with a dilemma over whether to allow a banner that embarrasses Premier League paymasters Sky Sports, or to try to stop the protest, which could lead to accusations of being heavy handed and anti free-speech.

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