Chelsea return to the crypto market with £10m BingX sleeve deal
January 5 – Premier league Chelsea have agreed a sleeve sponsorship with cryptocurrency firm BingX.
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Arsenal change strip for ‘No More Red’ campaign against knife crime
January 4 – Adidas and Arsenal have relaunched the ‘No More Red’ campaign, which will see the Gunners step out in all-white strips, drained of the club’s traditional red, to spread awareness to young people about the dangers of knife crime.
World Cup winner Lloris departs Spurs for LAFC
January 2 – France’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has joined Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC from Tottenham Hotspur.
Ratcliffe and Ineos complete £1.03bn Man Utd buy-in and take control of operations
December 29 – The long-awaited sale of 25% of Manchester United to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group for £1.03 billion has been completed.
UK government wants Premier League to cut the volume of gambling ads
December 21 – The UK government’s Culture, Media, and Sport Committee is urging the Premier League and sports governing bodies to slash the volume of gambling ads within stadiums to protect children from exposure to betting logos and subsequent gambling.
Klopp calls on Anfield crowd to up their game for Arsenal visit, or stay away
December 21 – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has told any supporter “not in the right shape” for Saturday’s top-of-the-table Premier League encounter with leaders Arsenal to give their ticket to someone else as the Anfield crowd disappointed again last night.
Former Sheffield Utd wannabe Dozy Mmobuosi wakes up to billion dollar SEC fraud complaint
By Paul Nicholson
December 21 – The Nigerian businessman who was the preferred bidder for Sheffield United as they journeyed to England’s Premier League is facing multiple fraud charges from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for billions of dollars of fictitious transactions.
Fans warming up to Xmas fixtures as stadia average capacity his 98.4%
December 20 – Match week 17 of the Premier League season recorded a huge improvement from last week’s double-header, as 403,822 fans piled into top-flight grounds with the four-way title race beginning to heat up.
FA slaps £120K fine on Man City for badly behaved players
December 19 – Manchester City have been fined £120,000 after several players surrounded referee Simon Hooper during their dramatic 3-3 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League earlier this month.
Luton’s Tom Lockyer undergoing medical tests after cardiac arrest at Bournemouth
December 18 – Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer is undergoing tests and scans at hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during a Premier League game at the weekend.
Aston Villa owners take in new money from Atairos for expansion of V Sports
December 15 – Premier League Aston Villa’s holding company, V Sports, has secured an investment from east coast US private equity firm Atairos.
Premier League to debut first female ref, Rebecca Welch
December 15 – Rebecca Welch will make history when she becomes the first female referee to take charge of a Premier League match on December 23 when Fulham take on Burnley.
Premier League attendances drop slightly pre Xmas, but West Ham fly high as Liverpool open up Anfield
December 14 – After two weeks that have completely shuffled the Premier League deck, fans have pulled back from going to matches as the latest capacity tracker findings suggest a 1% drop-off in the two most recent match days.
Premier League aligns with UEFA rules and cuts transfer fee amortisation to five years
December 13 – Premier League clubs have voted to limit to five years the period over which a player’s transfer fee can be spread in their accounts, hitting teams like Chelsea who have controversially been signing a number of players on staggering long deals, amortising the cost of the transfer over the whole period.
Liverpool rolls out the barrel with a 10-year Carlsberg extension
December 8 – Liverpool FC has extended its long-term partnership with Carlsberg, which will see the Danish Brewer remain the Reds’ Official beer until the end of the 2033/34 season.