Abramovich allegedly dodged tax payments through superyacht scheme
January 30 – Former Chelsea supremo Roman Abramovich allegedly dodged paying millions in taxes to British authorities through an elaborate fictitious superyacht hiring scheme.
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Leicester City helicopter crash was not pilot error. Srivaddhanaprabha family pursue £2.1bn claim
January 29 – A helicopter crash that killed the owner of Premier League club Leicester City and four others was an accident, an inquest jury has concluded.
Court returns £3.6m to West Ham from LLDC’s profit share in sale of 27% club stake
January 29 – West Ham United have not had the happiest of times since moving from their much beloved Upton Park to the London Stadium, however, the club is potentially now £3.6 million better off after winning a court case against The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), which owns London Stadium.
Man City put AI designed kits to public vote
January 29 – Football clubs and their kits are big business, however the fans rarely have an input into what these kits look like. Manchester City and their kit provider, German sportswear giant, Puma, have turned that concept around by announcing a ‘fan vote’ to decide the club’s official 2026/27 Third kit.
Former Premier League referee David Coote tells all in heartfelt interview
January 28 – Former English Premier League referee David Coote has come out as gay and revealed that struggling to hide his sexuality contributed to the offensive rant about Jurgen Klopp that led to his dismissal.
Match week 23: Premier League attendances dip below 98% average capacity
January 27 – Premier League attendance numbers took a sharp dip in Matchweek 23, with the overall average in the capacity tracker registering just 97.63%—one of the lowest marks of the season. The drop-off was particularly striking after last week’s record-setting highs, where five clubs surpassed the 99% threshold. This week, however, not a single club managed to hit that benchmark.
Matchday 23 – Premier League clubs average record 98.8% capacities
January 24 – The Premier League is proving just as competitive off the pitch as it is on it, with the latest matchday setting a season-high attendance capacity record of 98.8%.
Man City keep pushing digital platform boundaries with Veritran deal
January 24 – Manchester City has announced a multi-year partnership with Veritran, a digital technology specialist.
Manchester City splash the cash again in bid to revive flagging season
January 23 – Reeling from a damaging defeat in the Champions League on Wednesday, when they blew a two-goal lead in a high-stakes clash with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City have taken their January spending to around £123 million by signing Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Feeding the 28 million. Liverpool open Indonesian retail store
January 23 – Life is good for Liverpool FC. They are top of the Premier League, top of the Champions League, and aiming to become the most popular club in the Asian market after launching their second official retail store in Indonesia, located in Surabaya.
Man City rebuild from the back with two new signings
January 22 – Defending champions Manchester City, rocked by a series of domestic setbacks until Sunday’s 6-0 trouncing of Ipswich, have splashed the cash on two defenders in as many days in an attempt to revive their flagging title hopes.
Amorim tells it as it is on “worst” Man United team in club’s history
January 21 – Talk about telling it like it is. It’s one thing criticising individual performances, quite another blasting the whole team.
But that’s what Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has done, delivering a withering assessment of the side and suggesting it might be the “worst” in the club’s storied history.
Everton escape further points deduction for financial foul play
January 20 – Everton have avoided another points deduction with a complaint brought by the Premier League regarding spending rules being discontinued.
British football mourns passing of Man Utd and Scotland great, Denis Law, aged 84
January 20 – Known simply as ‘The King’ by Manchester United fans, Denis Law, the last surviving member of the club’s so-called ‘holy trinity’ along with Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best, has died aged 84.
Decision on a new Old Trafford to be made at end of season
January 20 – The Manchester United stadium saga could be closer to resolution as the club are set to decide whether to build a new temple to the Red Devils or redesign the aging edifice that is their spiritual home, Old Trafford.