Premier League fixtures 2021-22: Manchester City face Tottenham Hotspur on opening weekend June 16, 2021 Champions Manchester City will begin their title defence at Tottenham Hotspur after the 2021-22 Premier League fixtures were announced today. Promoted Brentford welcome Arsenal to west London, while Manchester United host Leeds United. LIverpool visit Norwich City, Chelsea play Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge and West Ham United go to Newcastle United. The new Premier [...]
Premier League clubs slip to record £1bn loss as Covid-19 hammers income from match days and broadcasters June 15, 2021 Premier League clubs suffered a record aggregate pre-tax loss of almost £1bn in 2019-20 as a result of Covid-19’s impact on football. The combined revenues of the 20 top-flight teams fell for the first time ever to £4.5bn, a drop of 13 per cent, according to Deloitte. A delay to the completion of the season, [...]
Coming home? Exclusive Morning Wire poll finds half of Brits believe England can win Euro 2020 June 14, 2021 Fans are split on whether football really might be coming home after England made a winning start to Euro 2020. 51 per cent say they believe England can win the tournament but 49 per cent remain unconvinced, an exclusive poll for Morning Wire by OnePulse found. And just 50 per cent say they have more [...]
England 1, Croatia 0: It wasn’t perfect but England have won hardest game, the sun shone and Wembley sang. And that’s enough for now June 13, 2021 An awful lot has happened in the three years since the World Cup but some things remain the same. England can look like world beaters one minute and lightweights the next, rampant for spells and then frustratingly meek in others. The difference was that this time they managed to hold onto a lead against Croatia, [...]
Christian Eriksen in stable condition in hospital after collapsing during Denmark Euro 2020 match against Finland June 12, 2021 Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is in a stable condition in hospital after collapsing during the Euro 2020 match against Finland on Saturday. Eriksen received CPR on the field in Copenhagen after falling to the ground as he chased the ball. The goalless opening match of Group B was suspended for two hours, before resuming later [...]
Glenn Hoddle interview: On wishing he were England manager now, what Gareth Southgate should do at Euro 2020, and why Declan Rice is key June 11, 2021 Glenn Hoddle can be forgiven if he feels a little envious of Gareth Southgate on the eve of Euro 2020. Southgate, one of his former players, is about to lead England into a second major international tournament, a luxury Hoddle missed out on. In addition, the current England manager has at his disposal a generation [...]
Week in Sportbiz: Ukraine told to change Russia-baiting Euro 2020 kit; Germany muscles in on London NFL patch; beIN and Channel 4 bag rights deals June 10, 2021 Euro 2020 may not have started yet but it has already kicked off between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine tweaked the nose of Russia earlier this week when it revealed a Moscow-baiting new football kit, to be worn at Euro 2020. The yellow shirt features a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea, which Russia annexed in [...]
Six Premier League clubs fined £22m over failed European Super League project June 9, 2021 The Premier League has fined six English clubs who tried to join a breakaway European Super League a combined £22m. The rebel teams – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur – will pay £3.67m each. But they face fines of £25m per club and 30-point deductions should they attempt a similar [...]
Trevor Steven: Jack Grealish and Phil Foden can carry England to glory at Euro 2020, but they’ll have to beat classy France June 8, 2021 In preparation for this column I tried one of those Euro 2020 predictors and, after I’d had a stab at guessing all the results, the final I got was France v England. The process was by no means a science, but the outcome isn’t too far off what I imagine will happen over the next [...]
Debbie Hewitt to become first female chair of the FA as she leaves Restaurant Group June 8, 2021 Debbie Hewitt is set to become the FA’s first female chair, with the Restaurant Group confirming she will be leaving the same position at the hospitality firm this morning. Hewitt will leave the Restaurant Group – which owns Wagamama and Frankie and Benny’s – at the end of December 2021. Read more: FA Cup to [...]