Sky Sports takes lion’s share in £6.7bn Premier League rights race December 4, 2023 Sky Sports has secured up to 100 extra Premier League games per season after the broadcasting giant won the race for the rights to the world’s most valuable football league. The new deal, which takes effect in 2025-26, is worth £6.7bn over four years, compared with £5.1bn over three years for the current rights contracts. [...]
Premier League on Amazon Prime Video: When is it on? Who is playing? And why are its days numbered? December 4, 2023 It's become a firm fixture in the season schedule, but won't be for much longer.
I’m no Arteta: Guardiola refuses to criticise referees after howler versus Spurs December 3, 2023 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted he wouldn’t copy Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta in criticising officials after his side were denied a late goal-scoring opportunity by referee Simon Hooper in their 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Star striker Erling Haaland was fouled in his own half in the 94th minute but managed to get up [...]
Who owns Liverpool now? How much did John Henry and Fenway Sports Group pay Tom Hicks and George Gillett in 2010? December 1, 2023 All you need to know about who owns Liverpool.
Who owns Tottenham now? How much did ENIC and Levy pay Lord Sugar in 2000? December 1, 2023 All you need to know about who owns Tottenham Hotspur.
‘Daniel Levy, after all this time, still does not appreciate the culture of Tottenham’ November 30, 2023 Author and consultant Alex Fynn on the Spurs hierarchy's chequered reign.
Ed Warner: Spare Everton fans and ban owners who break sport’s financial rules November 30, 2023 If fines aren't sufficient deterrents and points deductions skew the table aim the punishment at the boardroom, says Ed Warner.
Premier League chiefs hit back at Andy Burnham over Everton punishment row November 29, 2023 Chair Alisson Brittain wrote to the Everton season ticket holder this week.
British sportswear firm Castore set for near £1bn valuation after £145m injection November 29, 2023 Castore are today set to announce a cash injection that will see the sportswear brand valued at nearly £1bn. The British clothing manufacturer, backed by the likes of Andy Murray and who provide kit for Aston Villa, McLaren and others, has struck a deal to raise £145m from a number of investors including the Raine [...]
VAR causes ‘mayhem’ with football, says rugby boss November 29, 2023 The boss of Premiership rugby club Exeter Chiefs Rob Baxter has said football employing sin bins is like letting the “genie out of the bottle” and says VAR causes “mayhem”. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has this week backed the introduction of the sending offs as a way of stamping out abhorrent behaviour towards [...]