England and Harry Kane among most overworked at World Cup, study finds November 15, 2022 Optimism around England’s World Cup hopes has been dented after a new study found Gareth Southgate’s to be one of the most at risk of burnout. The Player Workload Journey report by global players’ union Fifpro identified England as one of the most overworked of the 32 teams at the tournament in Qatar. Captain Harry [...]
Southgate: James Maddison ‘earned right’ to be in adaptable England World Cup squad November 10, 2022 England manager Gareth Southgate insists James Maddison has earned the right to gatecrash a World Cup in which he has placed the emphasis firmly on flexibility. Newcastle striker Callum Wilson and Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher were also notable inclusions in Southgate’s party for this month’s tournament in Qatar, named yesterday. But Leicester No10 Maddison was [...]
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Exclusive: Tougher Brexit transfer rules not helping English players in Premier League November 8, 2022 Brexit has drastically shrunk the pool of footballers available to English clubs without having any clear benefit to the prospects of homegrown talent in the Premier League. The findings are revealed in a major new study by football consultancy Analytics FC and law firm Fragomen shared with City A.M. and due to be published this [...]
Not Real Madrid again: Liverpool get Euro nemeses in Champions League last 16 November 7, 2022 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has urged the club to embrace their Champions League last 16 tie with old foes Real Madrid, despite it representing one of the toughest draws. The Spanish giants beat Liverpool in last season’s final to become kings of Europe for a record-extending 14th time. They also denied Klopp’s men in the [...]
Liverpool FC up for sale: Fenway Sports Group hire bankers amid boom in valuations November 7, 2022 Liverpool FC’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, has hired bankers with a view to selling the Premier League football club. FSG has retained Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and produced a sales presentation for potential suitors. The American group, which also owns baseball’s Boston Red Sox, confirmed it was open to offers for a shareholding in [...]
Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal: Gunners restore grip on top spot in the Premier League November 6, 2022 The style may have evolved from the days of George Graham but the scoreline is familiar: 1-0 to the Arsenal is a regular sight once more and it’s giving rise to title hopes again. For the fifth time in their last eight games the Gunners won by a single goal at Chelsea on Sunday, scored [...]
Ed Warner: English football of all levels penetrating hyper-commercial US sport November 3, 2022 Does anyone in England call the Premier League the EPL? I ask because I had a random encounter at Heathrow last week with one of a group of five Crystal Palace fans headed to Selhurst Park for their “first EPL game”. The Ted Lasso effect maybe? I only hope they made it to the Clifton [...]
Trevor Steven: Eddie Howe can lead Newcastle back into Champions League November 1, 2022 Next week marks a year since Eddie Howe took over as Newcastle United manager and what has happened since is bordering on the miraculous. When he arrived the Magpies were second bottom of the Premier League. Now they are fourth and have given themselves a chance of Champions League qualification. The only way you could [...]
Scoring Gen Z attention: Snap teams up with Sky Sports in new content deal November 1, 2022 Snap has announced a renewed content partnership with Sky Sports UK to host made-for-mobile, short-form content on Snapchat Discover. Sky Sports, a content partner since 2015 with over 1.8 million Snapchat subscribers, will publish highlights from every single Premier League football match, Women’s Super League highlights, behind the scenes content, clips from Soccer AM, Monday [...]