How could Manchester City verdict impact UK trade relationship with UAE? September 29, 2026 The pending outcome of the case involving 115 charges lodged against Manchester City could define the recent past of the Premier League and shape its coming decades. Last week it was revealed that the club could be on the hook for 114 of those 115 accusations, prompting questions surrounding the governance of Manchester City and [...]
Financing for Crystal Palace stand construction not completely secured September 28, 2026 Financing for Crystal Palace’s new major stand redevelopment has not been completely secured, the club’s chairman Steve Parish has revealed. The Premier League club is looking to expand its Selhurst Park home to 34,000 seats, up from 25,400, with an all-glass-fronted main stand. The club paid millions to purchase a number of local residential properties [...]
Manchester City could be sued by players for lost earnings over 115 charges guilty verdict September 28, 2026 The ramifications of Manchester City’s mass guilty verdict in the 115 charges case could extend to being sued for compensation by players from rival teams, say leading sports lawyers. City are facing a devastating fallout after being found guilty, pending an appeal, of all but one of the charges of breaching financial rules over a [...]
AI and politics will never destroy the beauty of supporting clubs like Bournemouth September 26, 2026 A record transfer window, club investments at ever increasing valuations and the same unpredictability of results on the football pitch. Was it ever thus? And will it ever change? The memories sport creates are at the heart of what makes it so special. Taking a step back, next year will mark 30 years since I [...]
Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Spurs could claim damages from Manchester City September 25, 2026 Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur could claim damages from Manchester City after they were found guilty of 114 counts of breaching Premier League rules. All four clubs formally retained the option to bring a claim against Manchester City back in 2024, when an independent commission hearing into 115 charges was in progress, in [...]
Manchester City face huge sanction after being found guilty of 114 charges September 25, 2026 Manchester City are facing a huge sanction after being found guilty of all but one of the 115 charges of breaching financial regulations brought by the Premier League. The charges relate to disguised owner contributions, off-book payments to staff and non-cooperation and cover the period 2009 to 2018, when the club won three Premier League [...]
Sheffield Wednesday bidder James Bord set to buy former French champions for €1 September 25, 2026 Former Sheffield Wednesday bidder and poker professional James Bord is set to acquire another fallen giant of European football after agreeing a deal to buy Girondins de Bordeaux. Bord, whose Park Bench investment vehicle already owns Scottish second-tier side Dunfermline Athletic, is set to take control of Bordeaux from Gerard Lopez for the nominal sum [...]
Premier League sets 100-day ultimatum for Fifa governance reform September 25, 2026 Football’s four most powerful leagues have joined forces to call for Fifa to commit to reform, regardless of whether Gianni Infantino remains president. The Premier League and its counterparts in Germany, Spain and Italy – the Bundesliga, LaLiga and Serie A – want whoever wins next year’s presidential election to “convene an independently chaired Governance [...]
Sadiq Khan ready to discuss ‘any credible proposal’ from West Ham for London Stadium September 24, 2026 Mayor Sadiq Khan has invited a bid from West Ham United to buy the London Stadium, saying he “would consider any credible proposal” to offload the publicly subsidised venue. Lord Khan also talked up “recent improvements” in relations between the East London club and the GLA-owned stadium operator – an apparent nod to the growing [...]
Fans drinking alcohol risks sending football back to 1980s, club owner warns September 24, 2026 Allowing supporters to drink alcohol on the terraces would be “short-sighted” and “send football back to the depths of the ‘80s”, Andy Burnham has been warned. The Prime Minister has said he wants to end the “discrimination” against football fans, who are banned from drinking pitchside when fans of rugby and cricket are permitted to. [...]