Premier League threatened with legislation that could cost hundreds of millions if no EFL deal struck

The Football Supporters’ Association said: “Each day drafting White Papers is another day when a club might cease to exist. Another day for a dodgy owner to…

New £1.3m dementia study to include Premier League generation of players

The first generation of Premier League players are among those being urged to volunteer for a groundbreaking new £1.3 million research project that will seek to reduce…

Football fans could be allowed to drink in their seats for first time in 37 years

“As such, the government accepts the recommendation to review the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985. Working with stakeholders from across football, including surveying fans,…

David Bernstein warns football European Super League could return in another form

Football is sleepwalking towards a fresh European Super League outrage, campaigners have warned, amid fears the Government is set to delay regulatory reforms exactly a year on….

A fourth-place Premier League finish this season will almost be rewarding failure

Tottenham’s on-field problems are very different, and financial constraints following their successful stadium move should not be underestimated, but what they share is such stark inconsistency in…

The end is nigh for football’s Saturday 3pm TV blackout

Thirty-seven years on, the folly of their position is writ large in the statistics. Average attendances in the First Division during 1986 were 19,517; in 2019, the…

‘He can be elite’: Marc Guehi’s redemption story leads him back to Wembley with Chelsea in sights

Steve Cooper recalls a meeting involving Marc Guehi that revealed just how determined the young defender was to be the very best and just what kind of…

Premier League title predictions: Our writers try to separate Liverpool and Manchester City

Manchester City’s draw with Liverpool was one of the games of the season but when the full-time whistle blew it was hard to call who the result…

Newcastle United take big step towards Premier League survival with scrappy win over Wolves

The roar at the end said it all. This will do for Newcastle United whose dogged, ugly, scrappy win over Wolverhampton Wanderers should be enough to ensure…

Football at the Design Museum: from George Best’s boots to the secret of a winning kit

The football referee’s whistle was first designed by the Acme company in Birmingham in 1884. And, apart from the fact it is louder now to enable it…

An era-defining title, Chelsea’s top-four fight and Gerrard vs Lampard – the season’s remaining narratives

Forced to cut its ties with Gazprom, football is now powered by something sustainable: narrative. It is the almighty god at which both traditional and social media…

Christian Eriksen ‘fairytale’ continues in astounding Brentford comeback win against Chelsea

“I’m pleased he saved some goals for Brentford after he scored two for Denmark, I said that to him,” said Frank. “Christian is a top player, it’s…

The Premier League is back – so what represents success and failure for your club in the run-in?

The Premier League returns this weekend and we could be set for a grandstand finish with everything still at stake. Liverpool and Manchester City will battle it…

Miles Jacobson interview: ‘I’d like to think if I was managing Watford, they wouldn’t sack me’

To the uninitiated, Football Manager is a video game that is “just clicking”, “spreadsheets”, and where “you don’t actually play the matches yourself”. For those who know…

‘This industry is huge’: How ice baths and dancing are giving sportspeople a new voice in the world

Chris Sutton is perplexed. “Speak to anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you I think I know everything,” says the former Blackburn Rovers striker turned football…

Jermain Defoe retires after Sunderland return backfires

Jermain Defoe has announced his immediate retirement from football less than two months after his signing for Sunderland hastened the departure of former Black Cats manager Lee…

English football flourished after fixing its broken youth system – the hope is for the same for referees

The biggest changes to English refereeing in a generation are being discreetly drawn up by the Premier League, which has looked at the future of the game’s…

Angus ‘Statto’ Loughran: ‘We did things on Fantasy Football League you could never get away with now’

Loughran was offered the chance to commentate remotely on the 1993 Copa America from Eurosport’s base in Paris. A no brainer. “I thought if I’m going to…

Referee Mike Dean to quit at the end of the season – plus his top five Premier League moments

The legendary Premier League referee Mike Dean is to quit at the end of this season, although he may still be back to claim more red card…

Why has ‘Just Stop Oil’ targeted the Premier League and will more games be disrupted?

Everton’s win over Newcastle United became the second Premier League match in 24 hours at which an activist from a new climate-change campaign tied himself to one…

Liverpool or Manchester City? Predicting how the Premier League title race will finish – and who will be champions

Liverpool’s victory over Arsenal on Wednesday moved Jurgen Klopp’s team to within one point of Manchester City in the Premier League title race with nine games remaining…

Premier League close to agreeing huge NFT deal

The Premier League clubs discussed a major NFT (non-fungible token) deal on Tuesday morning that would potentially see the 20 clubs launch officially branded digital assets within…

Exclusive: Premier League and EFL to pull plug on Russia TV deal in next 24 hours

The Premier League and English Football League will pull the plug on their Russian broadcast services within the next 24 hours.  Lawyers have given the green light…

China to pull coverage of Premier League this weekend over support for Ukraine

It remained to be seen on Friday whether Russia would join China in pulling coverage of the Premier League this weekend. The latter’s chief executive, Richard Masters, confirmed on…

Misfiring Manchester United booed off after Watford stalemate

Remarkable to think that of Manchester United’s two Premier League fixtures against Watford this season, it was this hope-sapping, road-block of a game that was in fact…