By Tom Parsons
April 25 – A year ago today, David Moyes was celebrating his 50th birthday at Goodison Park with a birthday cake presented to him by his Evertonian staff. This year things might be a bit different in the Moyes household and the celebrations a bit more subdued.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 22 – David Moyes, the man personally recommended by Sir Alex Ferguson to succeed him as manager of Manchester United, has been sacked after only 10 months in the job – the third shortest reign of any manager in the club’s illustrious history.
April 11 – Every senior fixture in England across all four professional divisions will kick off seven minutes later than normal this weekend as football marks the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough stadium disaster in Sheffield, when 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives at the club’s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 8 – The row over the name, and potentially the ownership, of English Premier League club Hull City has taken a surprise twist after a group of season ticket holders voted in favour of changing the club’s name despite a relentless campaign by grassroots fans who opposed the idea.
By David Owen
April 2 – Tottenham Hotspur, the north London football club currently struggling to sustain a challenge for a top-four Premier League finish after a season of considerable change, has announced a small profit for the year to end-June 2013.
By Paul Nicholson
April 1 – Manchester City have quickly followed up the build of their new £200 million academy and training complex with the appointment of engineering company Laing O’Rourke to start work on the expansion of the Etihad Stadium from 47,670 capacity to 62,170.
By Tom Parsons
March 28 – A study by Accepted Socially has seen Manchester City finish top of the Social Media standings, a feat fans will hope they can emulate on the pitch when the Premier League title is decided over the next six weeks.
By Tom Parsons
March 27 -West Ham held the Premier League’s first Social Media Match around their fixture against Hull City last night. The multi-activity initiative was aimed at engaging with as many of their 900,000 fans on Social Media platforms as possible with “interactive interviews, features and competitions”.
March 18 – The ownership of English Premier League Hull City has been plunged into doubt after the Football Association announced it had been advised to reject plans to change the club’s name to Hull Tigers.
March 17 – Former French international striker Nicolas Anelka faces an uncertain future following the latest development concerning his infamous ‘quenelle’ gesture that landed him with a five-match ban and a hefty fine from the English Football Association.
By David Owen
March 14 – The world’s biggest football confederation by population covered and the football league with arguably the biggest international following have signed a mutual cooperation agreement.
By David Owen
March 12 – A man who had a hand in Canada’s recent Olympic men’s ice hockey gold medal is replacing Nicola Cortese as chairman of Southampton.
March 12 – Newcastle United’s Alan Pardew has been handed a seven-game ban, a Premier League record for a manager, for the headbutt inflicted on Hull City midfielder David Meyler that was flashed around the world on television.
March 10 – In what was viewed as a vital test case in terms of freedom of expression, charges have been dropped against three Tottenham Hotspur fans who were facing prosecution for chanting the word ‘Yid’ at matches despite almost certainly using the term in a non-derogatory way.
March 7 – The English Football Association is reported to be considering whether to appeal against the five-match ban imposed by an independent commission on former French international striker for his infamous ‘quenelle’ gesture on the basis that it was too leniant.