August 23 – Despite an action-packed start to the football season, the Premier League’s opening match day saw a slight dip in attendance compared to 2023, with just under 1% lower capacity across the ten hosting stadiums. This small decline, revealed by IWF’s capacity tracker, suggests that fan turnout has slightly decreased.
August 22 – John Textor is closing in on an agreement in principle to buy Premier League Everton from Farhad Moshiri, but he has yet to complete on a buyer for his 45% stake in Crystal Palace.
August 22 – Premier League holders Manchester City have announced a new multi-year partnership with Corpay that will see the corporate payments company’s cross-border business become the club’s Official Foreign Exchange Partner.
August 20 – Premier League Leicester City have unveiled a new partnership with LiteFinance, who become the club’s Official Trading Partner.
August 20 – Premier League holders Manchester City have agreed a new regional partnership with Yili which will see the Chinese dairy products producer become the club’s official dairy partner on a multi-year deal.
August 19 – Nottingham Forest have announced cryptocurrency brand Floki as the official cryptocurrency partner of the club.
August 16 – Tottenham Hotspur’s Mali international midfielder Yves Bissouma will miss the start of the Premier League season after being suspended by the club following an investigation into social media footage showing him appearing to inhale nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.
August 15 – Premier League boss Richard Masters has re-iterated that no matches will be played overseas despite nine top-flight clubs being majority-owned by Americans.
August 15 – Arsenal have announced a new multi-year partnership with Chivas Regal which will see the brand become the club’s first Official Whisky Partner ahead of the 2024/25 season, supporting both men’s and women’s teams.
August 15 – Premier League side Chelsea have boosted their deal with forex traders TMGM with a multi-year extension which will see TMGM continue as the club’s Official Regional Online Forex and Trading Partner in the Asia-Pacific region.
August 14 – Last season’s Premier League runners up Arsenal have banned 24 supporters for abusive and discriminatory behaviour, 21 of them for abuse in stadium and the other three for abuse online.
August 14 – Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says “it is time” for Manchester City’s 115-charge case to “resolve itself” as the long-awaited hearing looks set to begin next month.
August 14 – Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has been appointed as the Premier League’s Semi-Automated Officiating supplier as part of an agreement aimed at improving offside decision making.
August 14 – With just two days to go before the Premier League kicks off, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) excitement is at fever pitch. As the first transfer deadline looms, the most sought-after stars are taking shape – we’ve compiled a list of must-haves for your team for the coming season. Thank us later.
August 13 – The hearing into Manchester City’s 115 alleged rule breaches has been brought forward from November and could start as early as next month – with a possible verdict by the New Year.