December 10 – Aston Villa have strengthened the charitable arm of the club with a new multi-year partnership that will see Eleven Sports Media become an official partner of the Aston Villa Foundation, delivering what the club describes as a “significant seven-figure investment” into its community operations.
December 10 – Nottingham Forest have rolled out a redesigned website and a new mobile app, keeping pace in the digital arms race happening across football. Clubs aren’t just competing on the pitch anymore. They’re trying to outdo each other with the smoothest fan experience and the kind of tech ecosystem you’d expect from a major entertainment company.
December 8 – Manchester City have widened their footprint in elite esports once again, unveiling a new Rocket League team as the club continues to build one of the most sophisticated gaming operations in English football.
December 8 – Mohamed Salah has always been the player for the brightest spotlight, but his public tantrum at Elland Road after Liverpool’s 3-3 epic draw with Leeds United felt like something else entirely.
December 5 – Premier League attendances held firm through Match weeks 12 to 14 as the season rolls into the Christmas fixture period.
December 3 – Erling Haaland has spent just two and a half years in the Premier League football, yet on Tuesday night he reached 100 Premier League goals in only 111 games with a striker’s finish away to Fulham, smashing Alan Shearer’s long-standing benchmark of 124 matches in the process.
December 2 – One of England’s most historic grounds is on the verge of receiving a major facelift as Nottingham Forest will send formal proposals to Rushcliffe Borough Council for a complete redevelopment of the City Ground.
December 1 – Even before the teams emerged at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon, it was obvious that West Ham United were carrying something heavier than the occasion. The news had broken earlier in the day: Billy Bonds, the club’s record appearance-maker, captain, manager, and for many the embodiment of what it means to wear claret and blue, had died aged 79.
November 28 – Arsenal have added another heavyweight to their commercial roster after agreeing a global partnership with streaming platform Paramount+, bringing together two brands looking trade heavily on “storylines, star power and worldwide reach”.
November 28 – West Ham have added a fresh twist to matchday refreshments with the launch of Claret & Brew, a limited-edition amber lager created in partnership with the club’s Official Beer Partner, BrewDog.
November 26 – The Premier League and its clubs generated £9.8 billion in gross value added (GVA) to the UK economy in the 2023/24 season shows, according to research by EY.
The highlights of the research were published in the Premier League’s 2024/25 annual report and showed the 2023/24 season delivering a 21% rise in GVA since the 2021/22 season and more than 14 times higher than in 1998/99.
November 26 – Tottenham Hotspur Front of Training Wear Partner BetMGM swapped their front-of-kit logo for ‘Safer Gambling’ logos to promote the UK’s ‘Safer Gambling Week’ campaign.
November 25 – Fan groups have called on Premier League clubs to freeze home ticket prices for the next two seasons, demanding ‘the arms race between clubs’ be stopped.
November 25 – West Ham United have become the first Premier League club to be named a White Ribbon accredited employer – a formal marker that the Irons are taking concrete steps to challenge and help end men’s violence against women.
November 25 – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised for confronting a TV cameraman during Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Newcastle.