Everton fans racially abuse families of Brentford strikers
May 16 – Two players from Premier League club Brentford claim members of their family were racially abused during Sunday’s fixture at Everton.
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Chelsea go cypto with WhaleFin sleeve deal
May 13 – Premier League Chelsea, still theoretically operating under a restrictive government license while the club sale to the Todd Boehly-led and Clearlake Capital-backed group is completed, has announced a £20 million shirt sleeve deal with cryptocurrency trading platform WhaleFin.
Boehly group completes £2.5bn Chelsea deal; Ratcliffe told to get on his bike
May 8 – Chelsea have confirmed that terms for the club’s sale have been agreed with the consortium led by LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly, financed by Clearlake Capital, and with US investor Mark Walter and Swiss businessman Hansjoerg Wyss along for the ride.
Schalke 04 return to Bundesliga top tier at first attempt
May 9 – A year after relegation, Schalke 04 is back in the Bundesliga following a win against St Pauli on Saturday.
Spurned by US seller, Ratcliffe bangs the drum for keeping Chelsea British
May 5 – British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has gone public saying he is “not giving up” on taking over Chelsea despite apparently being told to forget his £4.25 billion offer.
Chelsea sale clouded as Abramovich wants debt repaid and Ratcliffe questions US money
May 4 – The imminent sale of Chelsea is reported to have hit a potential snag over fears that owner Roman Abramovich might renege on his pledge to write off a £1.6 billion debt.
Ratcliffe enters race for Chelsea with £4.25bn ‘British bid’
May 2 – The UK’s richest man has made a late entry to the bidding for Chelsea football club, making an offer of £4.25 billion on Friday, believed to be largest commitment to buying the club than either of the two remaining bidders.
Abramovich calls on Chelsea bidders to put extra $500m into Ukraine war victim charity
April 29 – Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has asked the three groups bidding to buy club to stump up an extra £500 million which he wants to go to charity for victims of the war in Ukraine.
Klopp extends Liverpool deal until 2026
April 29 – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2026.
Premier League beware: Government warms to task of bossing football
April 26 – English football’s foot-dragging made the imposition of a regulator to oversee finances and club ownership inevitable, according to the government.
Fan fury as Premier League founder member Oldham relegated to fifth tier
April 26 – Oldham Athletic have set an unwanted record of becoming the first former Premier League club ever to drop out of English football’s four main divisions altogether.
Liverpool line up Crystal Palace for second pre-season game in Asia
April 26 – Quadruple chasing Liverpool will warm up for their 2022/23 campaign in Asia with a game in Singapore against Crystal Palace for the inaugural Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy.
Man City and Club América line up for Copa de Lone Star at Houston’s NRG Stadium
April 26 – Manchester City have announced they will play two pre-season friendlies in the US in July, prior to the start of their 2022/23 campaign.
Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams add star power to Broughton bid for Chelsea
April 22 – Formula One star Lewis Hamilton and 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams have joined a consortium to buy Premier League club Chelsea, according to reports.
Ajax boss Erik Ten Hag confirmed as next in line to attempt Man Utd clean-up
April 21 – It was an open secret and now it’s confirmed. Manchester United, who have the most expensive squad in the Premier League but haven’t won a trophy for five years, have the man they hope will finally bring back the glory days.