European Super League: Fight for future of football to play out in European Court of Justice July 10, 2022 Luxembourg may not be a football superpower but it is in the tiny state over the next two days where the future of the game, and potentially many other sports besides, will be decided. Fifteen months on from its launch and swift collapse, the European Super League is to be the subject of a hearing [...]
Social media blows up after Premier League footballer accused of rape is re-arrested as second victim emerges July 5, 2022 The internet’s social media platforms are in overdrive this afternoon as thousands of Brits are searching the web to find out the name of the Premier League footballer who was arrested for rape and was re-arrested as two more women are reportedly making similar claims. The Premier League footballer was reportedly been arrested in north [...]
Internet explodes after Premier League footballer is arrested in north London following rape accusation July 5, 2022 Social media is exploding this morning as thousands of Brits are trying to find out who the Premier League footballer is who has reportedly been arrested in north London on suspicion of rape. The man, who is in his 20s but cannot be named for legal reasons, was being questioned by police over an alleged [...]
Premier League said to have asked clubs to back ban on gambling to avoid regulation July 5, 2022 Premier League clubs have been asked to back a voluntary ban on shirt sponsorships relating to gambling companies as the English football’s top flight looks to avoid legislation that could be part of a gambling White Paper due in the coming weeks. According to Sky Sports, clubs were contacted yesterday by their governing body with [...]
Premier League business ramping up as Jesus becomes Gunner and Phillips heads to Man City July 4, 2022 Two of last week’s most talked about potential Premier League transfers transpired today as Arsenal announced the singing of Gabriel Jesus while Man City confirmed they’d picked up Kalvin Phillips. Brazilian Jesus joins from Manchester City for a fee understood to be £45m and the forward is set wear the No9 shirt occupied by Alexandre [...]
Petr Cech departs Chelsea in latest off-field change June 27, 2022 Chelsea FC have this morning confirmed the departure of Technical and Performance Advisor and former goalkeeper Petr Cech. Cech will leave his role at the end of the month having been in the position for three years. “It has been a huge privilege to perform this role at Chelsea for the past three years,” Cech [...]
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly named chairman as Marina Granovskaia exit confirmed June 22, 2022 Chelsea have confirmed that co-owner Todd Boehly will be the football club’s new chairman and that influential director Marina Granovskaia is to leave Stamford Bridge. American Boehly led the consortium that bought the club from Roman Abramovich last month after the Russian oligarch’s assets were frozen by the UK government. He is to be joined [...]
Young footballers ‘risking most of their wages on crypto’ prompts growing concerns June 21, 2022 Football has a “big problem” with young players risking the majority of their pay on cryptocurrencies, says a leading financial adviser to the sports industry. Players are being sucked in by social media content that ignores the major risks of investing in crypto, says Ben Smith, a partner at FLM. “I have seen lots of [...]
Paris Saint-Germain exec blasts LaLiga: ‘The last person we’ll take lessons from is Javier Tebas’ June 16, 2022 Paris Saint-Germain executives have issued a withering retort to LaLiga president Javier Tebas after the Spanish football chief accused the French club of breaking financial rules. LaLiga announced on Tuesday that it has lodged a formal complaint about Qatar-owned PSG’s spending with European football’s governing body Uefa. It follows PSG retaining the services of superstar [...]
Liverpool agree club record £85m transfer fee for Benfica striker Darwin Nunez June 13, 2022 Liverpool have agreed a £85m deal to make Benfica striker Darwin Nunez their record signing, the Portuguese club have confirmed. The Premier League team will pay a guaranteed £64m, plus additional performance-related fees up to a maximum of £21m. Uruguay international Nunez, who scored 34 goals in 41 games last season, is due to undergo [...]