Premier League Renews Broadcast Deal
Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed a proposal to conclude a three-year renewal of the League’s UK live and non-live broadcast agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport. This follows approval in principle for the renewal from...
Champions League 2024: New format
A new Champions League format, featuring a 10-match first phase from 2024, is expected to be agreed by Uefa The proposal, which has been under discussion for almost two years, will be finalised and then signed off by Uefa's executive committee. Under the new format,...
FIFA BAN BLATTER
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been given a new ban of six years and eight months from football, the world governing body has announced. The ban has been imposed for multiple breaches of FIFA’s ethics code and comes into force when a current suspension ends in...
Middlesbrough appoint Neil Warnock
Neil Warnock has replaced Jonathan Woodgate as Middlesbrough’s manager and will be in charge for at least the final eight games of the season as the club strive to avoid relegation from the Championship. Neil Warnock’s first game will be at Stoke on Saturday before a...
Cazoo becomes Everton Sponsor
Cazoo signs multi-million-pound deal to become Everton’s new shirt sponsor Online-only used car dealer Cazoo has signed a major deal to become the shirt sponsor of Everton FC in a deal rumoured to be worth just under £7m a year rising to 9.6m depending on football...
Premier League Statement
The Premier League has today (Wednesday 27 May 2020) released the following statement. Premier League Shareholders today voted unanimously to resume contact training - marking another step towards restarting the Premier League season when safe to do so. Squads are now...
THE FA TOP EARNERS TAKE PAYCUT
The Football Association (FA) highest paid staff will take wage cuts of up to 30 per cent as English football’s governing body tries to manage the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. FA chief executive Mark Bullingham outlined the cost-saving measures in a message to...
PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYERS LAUNCH NHS FUNDING INITIATIVE.
Premier League players have joined forces to create an initiative which aims to raise funds for National Health Service (NHS) charities during the coronavirus pandemic and distribute them 'where they are needed most'. Top-flight stars came under fire after some clubs...
PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor to step down
Professional Footballers’ Association set for complete revamp with chairman Ben Purkiss also departing Gordon Taylor has confirmed he will leave his role as chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association after 38 years. Taylor, 74, has headed up the...