By David Owen
May 3 – AFC Bournemouth’s remarkable promotion to the English Premier League will assure the south-coast club of at least £130 million of extra revenue, according to Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
April 30 – Former English Premier League footballer Delroy Facey has been jailed for two and a half years after being convicted of conspiring to bribe non-league players.
April 29 – Manchester United have released dates for their pre-season tour to the US this summer as well as changes to the opponents they had initially said they will face in the ‘International Champions Cup’.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 28 – There are heartwarming football stories. And then there is the story of Bournemouth. Celebration and euphoria were mixed with sheer disbelief last night when the tiny club on the English south coast, close to oblivion only a few years ago, effectively sealed their promotion to the top flight of the Premier League for the first time in their 116-year history.
By Paul Nicholson
April 28 – West Ham have responded swiftly to a call by a Charlton Athletic supporters group for a review of the rental agreement on the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, London, saying that their bid was the best option both for London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and that this was the best deal on the table for the taxpayer.
By Paul Nicholson
April 27 – The row over West Ham’s move to London’s Olympic Stadium was re-ignited last week with Charlton Athletic Supporters Trust (CAST) seeking a review of the terms of West Ham’s rental agreement at the venue.
April 22 – Liverpool may have under-achieved on the field this season after finishing runner-up in the Premier League last term but their brand shows little sign of being adversely affected. The club has signed a three-year extension to their main sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered.
April 22 – West Ham United have become the first English top-flight club to announce they will reduce season ticket prices as a result of the Premier League’s eye-watering new bumper television deal.
The English FA wants to cut down the number of foreign players in the Premier League but are the proposed rules opening the FA’s doors to legal challenge? Luca Ferrari, partner and global head of sports, and Libby Payne, associate at Withers, examine the new proposals and warn of stormy waters ahead.
By David Owen
April 20 – Rising staff costs helped to prevent Premier League club Newcastle United from reporting even stronger financial results for the year to 30 June 2014. Financial statements for the club currently lying 14th in the league table, now available from Companies House, show that overall staff costs climbed 27% year-on-year to £78.3 million, with wages and salaries rising more than 28% to £69.3 million.
April 15 – A striker with Manchester City’s women’s team has been forced to apologise after causing a social media storm by posting a photograph of herself sharing a laugh with Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal just hours after City’s derby defeat on Sunday.
April 13 – The captain of English champions Manchester City has taken a swipe at UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) rules by saying they simply protect the old order rather than assist clubs like his that challenge for major honours by heavy investment.
April 13 – QPR have opened an investigation into the incident in yesterday’s Premier Peague fixture against Chelsea when missiles were thrown on to the pitch following Chelsea’s winning goal in the 88th minute.
April 13 – Liverpool have launched then new home kit with their new kit sponsor New Balance for the 2015/16 season.
By David Owen
April 10 – North London club Tottenham Hotspur have taken over from Swansea City as Premier League champions – Premier League profitability champions, that is. With the vast majority of financial information for the 2013-14 season now available, Spurs are well clear of Manchester United’s Red Devils in second place, with the Saints of Southampton – as surprising off the pitch as on – finishing third.