Last night’s game between Liverpool and Chelsea was an eight-goal thriller, but if you were in China, then you missed every goal from the spectacular rocket-fest.

That’s because Chinese authorities have escalated a row between the U.K., Washington and China by pulling coverage of the Liverpool 5-3 Chelsea match on CCTV, the popular chiense Sports Station that traditionally broadcasts English Premier League games.

As reported by Bloomberg overnight, while Chinese state TV has been a highly lucrative way to feather the nest of EPL money from TV rights, possibly to the tune of around £370m, roughly two-thirds of the £564m three-year deal reported in 2019.

With the coming weekend’s final crucial Premier League clashes having been stripped from Chinese television schedules, there seems no immediate end to the dispute, and CCTV, controlled by the Chinese state, is likely not to feature Premier League football until next year even if there is an easing of tensions between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Beijing.