Manchester United and Premier League top net spend tables for last decade November 22, 2024 United are one of four Premier League teams in the top six.
Premier League rule amendment vote to go ahead on Friday November 19, 2024 The Premier League will defy Manchester City and Aston Villa by going ahead with a vote on contentious associated party transaction (APT) rules on Friday. The rules – aimed at preventing sister companies from propping up clubs through inflated deals – are set to be changed after a challenge brought by City resulted in aspects [...]
Premier League referee David Coote appears to call Klopp ‘German c***’ November 11, 2024 Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after appearing to call Jurgen Klopp a “German c***”. In an as yet unverified video the football official appeared to call the former Liverpool manager a “German c***” and the club “shit”. He refereed Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday. A PGMOL statement read: “David [...]
Is uncertainty over Guardiola’s future hurting Man City’s results? November 11, 2024 While the rest of the footballing world wonders at Manchester City’s alarming slump in form, Pep Guardiola at least believes he knows the root of the problem. Speaking after City lost 2-1 at Brighton on Saturday, marking the first time under Guardiola that they have suffered four defeats in a row in all competitions, their [...]
Lords urged to add ‘Wimbledon clause’ to Football Governance Bill November 10, 2024 The Football Governance Bill should be amended to include a “Wimbledon clause” that prevents any club from relocating without their fans’ consent, say campaigners. The suggestion is one of a raft of changes that Fair Game believes should be made to the bill, which will define the powers afforded to the incoming football regulator and [...]
Premier League in Jersey? If the Springboks went, anyone could November 9, 2024 Jersey played hosts to South Africa’s Springboks earlier this month with the world champions following in the footsteps of the Lions and England in picking the Channel Islands as a training location. But why are the facilities so popular? “I am never washing my hands again,” exclaimed a youngster after a high five with Rugby [...]
Suprise Premier League club has the most top young players November 8, 2024 If anyone needed any further evidence that Brighton and Hove Albion are several steps ahead of the pack in the transfer market, it arrived this week in an academic study of the most valuable young players in world football. The list, compiled by the CIES Football Observatory, ranked the 100 most valuable players aged under [...]
Ed Warner: Chair the football regulator? No thanks, not even for £130k November 7, 2024 The job ad for the chair is being circulated widely by opponents of the concept of a regulator in the hope that a moderate rather than a zealot will land the role.
Man City lose legal fight over former player’s unpaid wages November 6, 2024 The English champions stopped paying Mendy his £6m salary in September 2021 after he was charged with multiple sexual offences.
US election: Which Premier League owners are backing Harris and Trump? November 5, 2024 One of Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. But which Premier League owners backed which candidate in this year’s US election? Manchester United’s co-owning brothers Edward and Avram Glazer will have contrasting emotions come tomorrow, with the siblings backing opposing sides in the US election. The sporting [...]