How Manchester City made shareholder loans the Premier League’s new battleground October 11, 2024 Amid the claims and counter-claims that spewed forth after Manchester City’s legal challenge to the Premier League’s associated party transaction rules, one fact was undeniable: shareholder loans have now joined APT, PSR and FFP in the lexicon of football fans. City’s lawyers argued that if their sponsorship deals with Abu Dhabi entities such as Etihad [...]
West Ham: Premier League star enlists top barrister for spot-fixing case against FA October 11, 2024 West Ham's Lucas Paqueta has called in top City barrister for his spot-fixing case against the Football Association (FA)
Arsenal are overachieving in the Premier League, but do fans appreciate it? October 10, 2024 In a parallel universe, Arsenal have already beaten Manchester City to the title. Forget Pep and Mikel’s inflamed war of words in this season’s scrap for the Premier League trophy; the Gunners have bagged the prize for outperforming their playing budget. Football, though, must ultimately be about fans’ dreams, not investors’ and bank managers’ bottom [...]
Injury fears cause mental health crisis in football October 10, 2024 More than two thirds of footballers have said the fear of injury has had an impact on their mental health, new research released today shows. A Professional Footballers’ Association survey states that 68 per cent of over 1,000 male and female football respondents have their mental health impacted by the fear of getting injured at [...]
Manchester City say Premier League rule is now void. Lawyers disagree October 8, 2024 Lawyers have shot down claims by Manchester City that the Premier League’s associated party transaction (APT) rules should be considered “void” following the club’s partially successful legal challenge. In a letter to the other 19 top-flight clubs, Manchester City general counsel Simon Cliff said APT rules – designed to prevent clubs benefiting from artificially inflated [...]
‘Worst defeat since I’ve been here’: Postecoglou fumes at Spurs collpase October 6, 2024 Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou railed against the worst defeat of his tenure after his side tossed away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at Brighton and Hove Albion. Spurs looked on course for a sixth straight win when Brennan Johnson and James Maddison gave them a deserved half-time lead but Brighton came roaring back [...]
‘We’re all on one page’: Ten Hag rejects sack fears after United’s worst start October 6, 2024 Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag insists he doesn’t fear the sack after the club’s hierarchy watched them continue their dismal form at Aston Villa. The goalless draw means United have made their worst start to a Premier League season, with eight points from seven games beating their previous lowest tally – last year under [...]
Architect of Premier League calls for it to be cut to 18 teams September 29, 2024 The Premier League should be trimmed to just 18 teams in order to tackle the player workload row dividing the game, says former chief David Dein. Europe’s 20-team domestic leagues are coming under increasing pressure to slim down as clubs juggle additional European games and the imminent expanded Club World Cup. France’s Ligue 1 joined [...]
Premier League fantasy football partner Sorare charged by Gambling Commission September 26, 2024 Cryptocurrency based fantasy football game Sorare, an official Premier League partner, has been ordered to appear in court next week on the charge of providing unlicensed gambling facilities to British consumers. The charges have been brought by the Gambling Commission, which first opened an investigation into Sorare in October 2021, and could lead to unlimited [...]
Premier League spent over £45m on legal costs in 2023-24 season September 26, 2024 The Premier League spent more than £45m on legal costs over the 2023-24 football season in an effort to fight alleged rule breakers. The body that runs England’s top flight is currently in ongoing disputes having also concluded proceedings on a number of matters across last season. Everton were hit with two separate points deductions [...]