Premier League clubs to adopt 5 subs rule
April 1 – English Premier League clubs will be able to make five substitutions in each game from next season after shareholders agreed to change the rules.
Premier League
Man Utd to play Liverpool pre-season in Bangkok before heading to the MCG
April 1 – Having announced that its fan roadshow is returning with an event in Miami this month, Manchester United have also puts its first team back on the road for a pre-season – Tour 2022 – that will see the club play in Bangkok, Thailand, and Melbourne, Australia.
Man Utd roadshow gets back on the road with Miami as first stop
March 31 – After a three-year hiatus Manchester United are taking their fan engagement event back on the road with Miami, Florida, as the first stop on April 16.
Moshiri’s struggling Everton post third consecutive £100m-plus loss
By David Owen
March 30 – Everton, the Merseyside club in danger of losing its English top-flight status for the first time since the 1950s, has posted its third consecutive loss in excess of £100 million.
Three US bidders and one English-led group are final four in £3bn race to buy Chelsea
March 28 – Chelsea could have new owners in place by as soon as the end of April, with four bidders left in the frame according to reports.
Chelsea license relaxed to allow ticket sales but income will not go to club
March 24 – The British government has amended Chelsea’s special operating licence in order to allow supporters to buy tickets to away games and all cup matches.
Chelsea sale: Ricketts race to London, Candy adds Korean money
March 23 – The race to be on the preferred bidders list for Chelsea, expected to be announced at the end of this week, is hotting up with members of the Chicago-based Ricketts family flying to London to meet key stakeholders.
Chelsea bid deadline closes with multiple last minute offers and an all-fan proposal
March 21 – A British-led consortium fronted by Chelsea supporters has confirmed that it has made a bid to buy the club.
Candy, Coe, Chicago Cubs… Big names put money where their mouths are for Chelsea bid
March 17 – Chicago Cubs owners and a Lord Coe consortium have confirmed their intention to bid for Chelsea, with potential buyers having until Friday to enter the race to own the club.
Chelsea bidders have until Friday to make offers
March 15 – Potential buyers of European champions Chelsea are reported to be queuing up to submit their takeover proposals ahead of Friday’s deadline.
Hyundai drop Chelsea, Premier League disqualify Abramovich
March 13 – Chelsea sleeve sponsor Hyundai have joined Three in suspending their sponsorship of the club with immediate effect.
Everton pledge £500k to Ukraine relief but Moshiri fails to condemn Russian invasion
March 13 – Everton, majority owned by British Iranian Farhad Moshiri, a close associate of sanctioned Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, has pledged £250,000 to the Disaster Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Chelsea fans told to show respect and stop chanting name of Abramovich, Putin’s football sidekick
March 11 – Chelsea supporters have been urged to stop chanting the name of the club’s Russian oligarch owner Roman Abramovich who has been sanctioned by the UK government as part of its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Chinese show their colours with ban on Premier League broadcasts over Ukraine protests
March 7 – English Premier League matches were blocked by Chinese broadcasters last weekend because of widespread displays of solidarity for Ukraine.
UK adds Usmanov to sanctions list. Everton face life without Russian cash
March 4 – The doors are closing on Alisher Usmanov. Having already had sanctions applied to him by the EU, he has now been added to the UK’s hit list of Russian oligarchs.