Premier League faces new legal battle – and nemesis barrister October 23, 2024 The Premier League is facing another legal battle with top players and clubs over its financial rules, having already suffered bruising defeats to Leicester and Manchester City this season. Footballers’ union the PFA has hired leading barrister Nick De Marco KC to challenge the top flight’s plans to introduce a new system of “anchoring” next [...]
Leicester City deal major blow to Premier League over alleged rules breach September 3, 2024 Leicester City have dealt the Premier League a major blow by winning an appeal against their alleged breach of Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSRs). The English top flight referred the Foxes, who were promoted to the Premier League at the end of last season, to an independent commission in March for breaching PSR in 2022-23. [...]
Tottenham clear-out gathers pace as Leicester agree £20m transfer August 18, 2024 Skipp, 23, is expected to complete his move on Monday before the two clubs meet in their first Premier League match of the season in the evening.
Aston Villa sell Douglas Luiz as Premier League clubs race to beat PSR deadline June 30, 2024 Villa, Chelsea, Leicester and West Ham have completed a swathe of transfers just in time.
Championship mania: Leicester, Ipswich, Leeds and Southampton locked in epic promotion race April 22, 2024 With three games remaining, four teams are still scrapping over the two automatic promotion places.
Leicester City’s Hamza Choudhury spoken to by club after ‘from the river to the sea’ post October 31, 2023 Footballer says he had "unfortunately been misinterpreted. It was and is not my intention to cause offence".
£880,000 fine for Leicester City confirmed by watchdog July 31, 2023 The Competition and Markets Authority has confirmed the sanctions it has imposed on Championship club Leicester City and JD Sports as part of a case relating to shirt restrictions. A fine of £880,000 has been imposed on the 2015-16 Premier League champions while JD’s decision to report the conduct to the CMA sees them benefit [...]
Leicester City to be fined £880,000 after ‘colluding’ with JD Sports July 5, 2023 Premier League football club Leicester City are to be fined £880,000 by the Competition and markets Authority (CMA) over collusion with JD Sports. The statement of objections issued by the CMA sets out provisional assessments of the case. The Premier League club and retail outlet admitted to breaking competition law over three seasons. The report [...]
Everton thrash Brighton to boost Premier League survival hopes, Fulham topple Leicester May 8, 2023 Everton today climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with an impressive 5-1 win away to Brighton and Hove Albion. The victory offers Sean Dyche’s Toffees a survival lifeline as they climb from 19th to two points clear of the drop. Abdoulaye Doucoure opened the scoring for the travelling side inside 40 seconds before [...]
Dominant English football clubs eye rare clean sweep of all three European trophies April 27, 2022 English clubs can complete a clean sweep of three European club trophies – Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League – this season, a feat not seen for more than 30 years, writes Frank Dalleres. Vienna, May 1990: Frank Rijkaard darts on to a pass round the corner from Marco van Basten, sprints clear [...]