BBC apologies for ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ gaffe … truth hurts
May 25 – The BBC has been forced to make a public apology for broadcasting the phrase ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ during a live news bulletin that has gone viral.
Premier League
Man City’s Mendy pleads not guilty to rape charges, trial set for July 25
May 25 – Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy, has pleaded not guilty to nine charges of sexual offences against six women.
Chelsea deal close to closing after Abramovich legally agrees to forfeit loans, reports
May 24 – The £4.25 billion sale of Chelsea to a consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team co-owner Todd Boehly is on the verge of finally being approved by the UK government, according to reports.
Man City ‘legends’ in last gasp thriller to clinch 4th Premier League title in five years
By Andrew Warshaw
May 23 – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed his players as “legends” as the club won their fourth Premier League title in five years on Sunday in the most dramatic and nail-biting of circumstances.
Man City open probe into assault on Villa keeper Olsen as pitch invasion mars title win
May 23 – Manchester City have launched an investigation after Aston Villa keeper Robin Olsen was assaulted during a pitch invasion during City’s title-winning celebrations on Sunday.
Premier League goes to the wire with title, survival and Europe all to play for
By Andrew Warshaw
May 20 – Rarely, if ever, has the final day of a Premier League season made for such a thrilling climax at both ends of the table.
Matt Scott: An explosion of truth could blow everything up at Chelsea
“Quand on enferme la vérité sous terre, elle s’y amasse, elle y prend une force telle d’explosion, que, le jour où elle éclate, elle fait tout sauter avec elle.” Émile Zola, J’accuse
Floating above the rest, Liverpool connects with Extreme in multi-year tech deal
May 19 – Premier League Liverpool has selected US cloud-driven networking business Extreme as its Official Wi-Fi Network Solutions Provider and Official Wi-Fi Analytics Provider.
Forest fire themselves into Premier League play-off with Huddersfield Town
May 18 – Nottingham Forest will play Huddersfield Town in the so-called richest individual game in football after reaching the English Championship play-off final.
Abramovich failure to give legal guarantees raises new questions over Chelsea sale
By Andrew Warshaw and Paul Nicholson
May 17 – The much-publicised £4.25 billion sale of Chelsea to a US-led consortium is reported to be at risk of collapsing because of a dispute between the UK government and owner Roman Abramovich over where the funds might end up.
Racism is ‘alive and well’ in football, says Kick it Out’s Townsend
May 17 – A leading anti-racism group says incidents at Premier League matches on Sunday show “hate is alive and well within football.”
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.
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.