Guardiola calls out Premier League clubs for not winning trophies February 3, 2026 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called out big Premier League clubs for not winning trophies despite spending more over the last five years. After the January transfer window closed on Monday – which saw the 20 Premier League clubs spend around £400m – City’s net spend over the past five years sat at £396m [...]
Premier League clubs earn £250m in on-field Champions League prize money January 29, 2026 Premier League clubs in the Champions League have banked over £250m in on-field prize money after all six teams qualified for the knockouts. Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Manchester City qualified straight for the round of 16 after successful campaigns in the 36-team, one-table group phase. Newcastle United qualified too, but will need to [...]
Tottenham chiefs lobby Uefa to increase Champions League squad size January 28, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur are lobbying Uefa to increase Champions League squad sizes after Thomas Frank was forced to drop Mathys Tel for the second time this season. Tel, who joined the club in a £30m deal last summer, was cut from Tottenham’s squad before last week’s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund to enable Dominic Solanke’s return [...]
Drinking in stands hailed as success as more clubs join WSL pilot scheme January 23, 2026 Women’s Super League chiefs have hailed its trialling of allowing football fans to drink alcohol in the stands as a major success as more clubs take advantage. The Fan Choice pilot was rolled out across 14 clubs in the WSL and WSL2 this season after a small-scale experiment in the second half of last term [...]
Real Madrid top Deloitte Football Money League as Champions League revamp boosts Premier League’s rivals January 22, 2026 An expanded and more lucrative Champions League has helped Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain all earn more than any Premier League club last season, according to the latest Deloitte Football Money League. Real Madrid stayed top of the annual rich list with record-breaking revenue of €1.2bn (£975m), ahead of LaLiga rivals Barcelona [...]
Manchester United owner Ratcliffe cuts asking price in bid to offload club January 15, 2026 Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has cut his asking price for OGC Nice as he attempts to trim the French club from his shrinking Ineos sports portfolio. Ratcliffe bought the Ligue 1 outfit for €100m in 2019, two years after the side based on the French Riviera had finished third in the domestic league, [...]
Premier League stadiums: Inside football’s grandstand revolution January 10, 2026 The Premier League is going through a revolution, and it is not in the form of playing formations. Stadiums – new and old – are second homes for fans, the community centre of their weekend. And England’s top flight is ever-changing. Three teams may get promoted each year and three may get relegated, but the [...]
Tottenham Hotspur co-owner Daniel Levy gets gong in New Year Honours list December 29, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur co-owner Daniel Levy has received a gong from the King in the 2026 New Year Honours list. Levy, whose near 25-year tenure as chairman of the north London club came to an end in September, has been given a CBE by Charles III. The club said Levy, who still has a stake in [...]
Why Arsenal’s ‘quantum leap’ is down to Kroenkes’ gamble on ambition November 23, 2025 The story of Arsenal’s return from the competitive wilderness to the top table of English and European football has no shortage of candidates for the leading role. Mikel Arteta, the rookie manager whose single-mindedness has transformed the mentality of the club; Bukayo Saka, the jewel of the Hale End academy who has developed into one [...]
Tottenham sign hair transplant partner Elithair to tackle lack of cover up top November 21, 2025 Tottenham Hotspur fans who have torn their hair out watching the club have been offered a solution after Spurs partnered with hair transplant clinic Elithair. Elithair has taken the hitherto unheralded title of Official Hair Treatment Partner, joining a roster of Tottenham sponsors that includes insurance giant AIA, kit maker Nike, crypto exchange Kraken and [...]