Premier League final day winners and losers: Joy for Spurs and Salah, woe for Burnley May 22, 2022 Away from the matter of who finished top there was no shortage of other storylines, from relegation to European qualification and the Golden Boot, decided on the final day of the Premier League season. Here are the winners and losers. Winners: Tottenham, Salah, Brighton Tottenham Hotspur clinched fourth place and a return to the Champions [...]
It’s up for grabs now: Manchester City aim to cement Premier League dominance on final day May 20, 2022 Manchester City are playing for more than just their Premier League title on Sunday; also at stake is their claim to be the dominant team of the last five years, rather than part of a duopoly with rivals Liverpool. “It’s up for grabs now,” declared the late commentator Brian Moore as Michael Thomas bore down [...]
Football club Arsenal to donate £5 to community projects for every new shirt they sell May 19, 2022 Premier League football club Arsenal have pledged to donate £5 to local community work for every new home shirt that they sell. The north London club made the promise as part of the launch of their new kit, which goes on sale today and will be worn by the team in Sunday’s final game of [...]
Chelsea directors Buck and Granovskaia set to share in £50m takeover bonus pool May 18, 2022 Chelsea directors including chairman Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia are set to receive multimillion pound bonuses once the sale of the club is completed, according to reports. Buck and Granovskaia will share in £50m once a consortium led by Todd Boehly, part-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team, complete its takeover, according to The Times. [...]
Coalition of football clubs file lawsuit against insurers in wake of landmark Axa ruling May 17, 2022 A coalition of football clubs have filed a multi-party lawsuit against six major insurers seeking a larger payout for money lost during Covid-19, after the UK’s Supreme Court said businesses are allowed to reclaim losses suffered due to the impacts of the pandemic. A consortium of 20 separate claimants – including Arsenal, Liverpool, and Aston [...]
Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and 17 other top clubs hire City firm to take on UK’s biggest insurers in mega football claim May 17, 2022 Some of England’s biggest football clubs – including Arsenal FC, Aston Villa FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and West Ham FC, have instructed City law firm Clifford Chance to launch a multi-party action against some of the biggest insurance players in London. The group of 20 claimants, which also includes Liverpool FC and Leicester City FC, [...]
Fresh doubt over Chelsea takeover amid issues with deal’s terms May 16, 2022 Fresh doubt has been cast over the multibillion-pound takeover of Premier League outfit Chelsea with a new licence yet to be agreed. Government officials are said to have doubts over the reissuing of a licence which expires at the end of the month. The football club have been placed under such a licence following the [...]
Labouring Liverpool finding that bar for becoming Premier League champions is higher than ever May 16, 2022 Liverpool head to Southampton on Tuesday evening for the penultimate fixture in their Premier League title chase beckoned by the rare sound of sympathy from an opposing manager. The Reds must win at St Mary’s to keep alive their hopes of claiming a crown that Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl believes is harder to win even [...]
Police investigating after Brentford players allege racial abuse of their families at Everton May 16, 2022 Merseyside police are investigating after Brentford players Ivan Toney and Rico Henry said their families were racially abused at Sunday’s game against Everton. Striker Toney and full-back Henry made the allegations last night on social media, hours after their club’s 3-2 Premier League victory at Goodison Park. “For the man that racially abused my family, [...]
City slippers: Title race set to go to the wire after Manchester City drop points at West Ham May 15, 2022 Ten years on from Sergio Aguero and all that, Manchester City are set for another nerve-shredding final day of the Premier League season. Pep Guardiola’s team missed the chance to put one hand on the trophy at West Ham on Sunday, where they drew 2-2 in a dramatic penultimate game of the campaign. City came [...]