By David Owen
February 3 – Premier League clubs spent a moderate £130 million in the January transfer window, far less than the record £225 million disbursed in January 2011, in spite of the boost to income provided by the new cycle of TV deals.
January 31 – Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have launched a digital platform to cater for their expanding Chinese fanbase in the region. Accessible only through the club’s website, the platform can be viewed in English and Mandarin.
By David Owen
January 30 – Everton have gone some way to soothing the pain of this week’s Merseyside derby drubbing at the hands of local rivals Liverpool by publishing a strong set of financial figures for the year to end-May 2013.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 30 – Manchester City may have surged to the top of the English Premier League but are the Abu Dhabi-backed big-spenders in danger of breaching UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) rules in order to achieve their ambitions?
By Andrew Warshaw
January 28 – Former French international striker Nicolas Anelka has pledged to stand his ground and not quit despite being charged by the English Football Association over his allegedly racist ‘quenelle’ gesture that continues to rumble on in both Britain and his homeland.
By Paul Nicholson
January 28 – Just as Arsenal were announcing a record new £150 million kit deal with Puma, Liverpool, one of their rivals for the Premier League title, were announcing airline Garuda Indonesia as their first Official Training Kit Partner.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 28 – In a financial deal described as the biggest in the club’s history, English Premier League leaders Arsenal have received a potentially game-changing boost by switching its kit supplier to Puma from Nike as of next season after two decades with the US sportswear giant.
By Tom Parsons
January 23 – There is an old English saying that “if you are lost, ask a policeman”. But Greater Manchester Police have asked Manchester United supporters not to call 999 about concerns over the clubs recent loss of form.
January 23 – Three fans of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have become the first to be charged with a criminal offence for chanting the word ‘Yid’ at matches despite almost certainly using the term in a non-derogatory way.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 23 – Despite widespread condemnation of his action, former French international Nicolas Anelka has called on English football authorities to drop the charge against him for his now-infamous alleged Nazi-style gesture.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 21 – Zoopla have followed up their threat to pull out of their £3m shirt sponsorship deal with English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion after the club refused to axe former French international Nicolas Anelka over his now-infamous inverted Nazi gesture. The FA have now charged the player with abusive and improper conduct.
By Paul Nicholson
January 20 – The richest man in China is rumoured to be lining up a move into Premier League football by buying Southampton. Last week Southampton’s chairman Nicola Cortese resigned, prompting immediate speculation that the Liebherr family who own the club were ready to sell.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 20 – Shirt sponsors Zoopla have allegedly threatened to pull out of their £3 million deal with English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion unless the club drops former French international Nicolas Anelka over the allegedly racist sign he made over Christmas.
By Paul Nicholson
January 17 – Premier League clubs Arsenal and Liverpool have both announced exclusive global sponsorship partners, while Manchester City have unveiled a regional sponsorship.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 15 – The bitter dispute over the name of English Premier League club Hull City has been stepped up with owner Assem Allam, who has pumped millions of his own money into the club, threatening to quit unless the English Football Association approves his plans.