The questions facing Arsenal over Emirates Stadium expansion plans October 18, 2025 Arsenal have become the second Premier League giant this year to let it be known they are considering major moves to increase stadium capacity. To expand, clubs must consider whether they can increase capacity on their existing stands or move location altogether. This year, Liverpool finished adding 7,000 seats to Anfield whilst neighbours Everton moved [...]
Liverpool owners target ‘much more’ success after 15 years at helm October 15, 2025 Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, have insisted their “work isn’t done” as they mark 15 years since their takeover of the current Premier League champions. The multi-sport group, whose portfolio also includes the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball, has overseen a major upturn in the club’s fortunes both on and off the field [...]
Lincoln City to land six-figure windfall from Chelsea cup tie September 22, 2025 League One high-flyers Lincoln City are set for a six-figure windfall from their Carabao Cup third-round tie with Chelsea on Tuesday. The biggest match at the LNER Stadium for five years – since Liverpool visited, and won 7-2, in September 2020 – is expected to boost the club’s coffers by around £250,000. On top of [...]
Premier League spending gap shows why rivals are plotting overseas games September 4, 2025 It’s more than 10 years since Bernard Caiazzo, then the co-president of French club Saint-Etienne, called on Uefa to take steps to curb the rampant financial power of the Premier League. Caiazzo’s warning came after the English top division had just announced its latest record-breaking media rights deal, which he said could see it become [...]
Premier League clubs spend more than European rivals combined September 2, 2025 Premier League clubs highlighted the growing financial gap between English football and its rivals during the summer transfer window, spending more than the other members of the so-called Big Five combined. Teams collectively spent £3bn gross, a record sum for the division and 51 per cent of the aggregate total invested by the Big Five, [...]
Premier League spending hits £3bn for first time on busy deadline day September 1, 2025 Records look set to tumble as Liverpool near the £125m signing of Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, taking Premier League summer spending to £3bn. A flurry of activity on transfer deadline day saw the majority of top-flight clubs close in on last-minute deals before business closes at 7pm. Spending was set to breach the £3bn [...]
Why Chelsea have hardest and Arsenal easiest Champions League trips August 30, 2025 The exotic away trips offered by the Champions League are part of its appeal for supporters but they can come at a price for players, and in that respect Arsenal and Chelsea have been dealt wildly differing hands by this year’s competition. Thursday’s draw for the league phase gave Arsenal trips to Inter Milan (for [...]
Premier League spending hurtles towards £3bn mark August 29, 2025 Alexander Isak’s on-off transfer from Newcastle United to Liverpool will not be of interest only to fans and bean-counters on Tyneside and Merseyside. The protracted deal is also one for the transfer data crunchers and historians of English football’s top flight, given that it could represent the passing of multiple financial milestones. Isak’s transfer fee [...]
Premier League fans prepare to rack up air miles in Champions League August 27, 2025 Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur fans could be racking up the air miles this season in the Champions League after far-flung Kairat Almaty and Bodo/Glimt booked their spots in the league phase. The same applies to supporters of Liverpool, Manchester City and Newcastle United as the Premier League will have an unprecedented six clubs in [...]
Premier League: What to look out for to avoid football ticket scams August 15, 2025 Football fans are being advised to beware of pressure tactics and to double check sender information to avoid falling victims to scams when buying match tickets for the upcoming Premier League season. It comes as football fans have lost £2.5m to scammers over the last two seasons, according to data from Lloyds in association with [...]