Sunderland double up with Betfair for season start
By Mark Baber
July 21 – Sunderland have announced a new partnership with Betfair who become the club’s official UK betting partner for the 2015-16 season.
Premier League
Brazil’s Lucas Piazon ‘broken’ by the lack of opportunity at Chelsea
By Ricardo Setyon
July 16 – Lucas Piazon, Chelsea’s generally on-loan striker, who signed for the London club for €7.5 million in 2011 but has yet to secure a squad place, is unhappy and letting his feelings be known at the Pan-American games that have just opened in Canada.
Man City flashed £49m, but pound for pound was Sterling’s flight worth it?
By Andrew Warshaw
July 15 – Has player power got out of hand and is he worth the money? Those were the two main questions being debated in football circles after Raheem Sterling became the most expensive English player of all time by signing for Manchester City from Liverpool.
Hull lose Tiger tag, but has this woken a more dangerous beast?
July 14 – What’s in a name? Quite a lot when it comes to fans and their beloved football club.
Liverpool bed in new signings and a 650 tonne roof truss
By Paul Nicholson
July 14 – While Liverpool’s players visited Bangkok’s Grand Palace on the first leg of their pre-season tour, bonded with their new teammates and doubtless pondered the departure of £49 million Raheem Sterling, back home the Anfield Stadium was taking delivery of two of the UK’s largest cranes and a 650 tonne roof truss.
Man Utd celebrate Giggs’ career with dedicated exhibition
July 13 – It is said that no player is bigger than the club, and this is especially so at the big clubs. But some players, even within the ‘legends’ category, have a special status. Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs is one of those and the club has used his fame and achievements to open a special exhibition.
Spurs suit up to host NFL season games at new stadium
By Andrew Warshaw
July 8 – In the latest groundbreaking deal between English football and American gridiron, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have announced a 10-year partnership with the NFL that will see the north London club host at least two NFL games a year at its new stadium due to open in 2018.
West Ham pack 35,000 in for Europa League opener
July 3 – The season has started and anyone who says it is too early, the Europa League is a distraction, or that it people just aren’t interested at this time of the year, should talk to the 35,000 in the capacity crowd at West Ham’s Upton Park last night on a balmy summer evening that saw the Hammers play Andorran minnows Lusitanos.
Nike launch Ordem ball at PL Asia trophy, Liverpool release more tour tickets
By Paul Nicholson
July 2 – With a number of English Premier League clubs now only two weeks away from their pre-season trips to Asia, Nike have announced that they will release their most “advanced football ever”, the Ordem 3, at the Barclays Asia Trophy 2015 in Singapore. Meanwhile Liverpool have released have released a final batch of tickets for their four match friendly schedule.
Chelsea top PL season money league, Man Utd edge Arsenal in third
By Paul Nicholson
July 1 – The English Premier League in their 2014/15 season review released detail of its revenue distribution to clubs alongside an impressive set of figures generally for the performance of the league whose 20 clubs sold a massive 13.7 million seats over the season.
Spurs digging deep with new White Hart Lane stadium amid NFL rumours
By Paul Nicholson
June 24 – Unlike West Ham whose move to the revamped London Olympic Stadium in Stratford is costing them just £15 million in contribution to the £270 million conversion works, Tottenham Hotspur are digging deep, both into their pockets and the ground, with their new White Hart Lane stadium proposal.
Liverpool open up Aussie tour training sessions with proceeds going to charities
June 24 – Liverpool have opened up ticket sales to two opening training sessions on the Australian leg of their pre-season tour next month with the revenue going towards local charities and the club’s official charity.
Total West Ham stadium costs to exceed £700 million
By David Owen
June 20 – The cost of transforming a patch of run-down East London real estate into the beating heart of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and then a multi-use venue that will serve as football club West Ham United’s leased home is set to exceed £700 million.
Premier League shuffles the pack as Coward moves on
By Matt Scott
June 19 – Nic Coward (pictured), the general secretary of the Premier League, is to step down in August following a senior-management reorganisation.
Man City gather Cityzens Giving youth leaders for a week of training
June 18 – Manchester City has gathered 30 young leaders from its global outreach programme for a week-long summit at the City Football Academy in Manchester.