Date set for Man City financial rule breach hearing
January 17 – A date has been set for European champions Manchester City’s hearing regarding 115 alleged rule breaches – but it’s being kept secret for the moment.
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Man City launch 10th football school project in Dyrrah, Albania
January 17 – Manchester City is adding another facility and player development centre to its academy business, this time in the Albanian city of Durres, to be called Dyrrah City Football Academy.
Everton face further points deductions, Forest join them on financial bad boy stool
January 16 – Already reeling from a 10-point deduction, Everton, one of the most iconic names in English football, could be facing another costly punishment for breaking the Premier League’s financial rules.
Newcastle United report £70m revenue jump but losses of £73m
January 12 – Newcastle United have reported a loss after tax of £73.4 million for the 12 months ending 30 June 2023, on revenues of £250.3 million, an increase from £180 million the previous year.
Christmas hits: Premier League packs stadia again for festive period
January 5 – Week 18 of Premier league fixtures saw Liverpool and West Ham unite for two of the strongest turnouts of the season, raising the average of an overall dismal week for Premier League turnout.
Sancho set to return to Dortmund on loan
January 5 – The long drawn out saga of Jadon Sancho and Manchester United may finally be reaching its conclusion with the news that the banished England international is on the verge of a return to Borussia Dortmund.
Chelsea return to the crypto market with £10m BingX sleeve deal
January 5 – Premier league Chelsea have agreed a sleeve sponsorship with cryptocurrency firm BingX.
Arsenal change strip for ‘No More Red’ campaign against knife crime
January 4 – Adidas and Arsenal have relaunched the ‘No More Red’ campaign, which will see the Gunners step out in all-white strips, drained of the club’s traditional red, to spread awareness to young people about the dangers of knife crime.
World Cup winner Lloris departs Spurs for LAFC
January 2 – France’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has joined Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC from Tottenham Hotspur.
Ratcliffe and Ineos complete £1.03bn Man Utd buy-in and take control of operations
December 29 – The long-awaited sale of 25% of Manchester United to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group for £1.03 billion has been completed.
UK government wants Premier League to cut the volume of gambling ads
December 21 – The UK government’s Culture, Media, and Sport Committee is urging the Premier League and sports governing bodies to slash the volume of gambling ads within stadiums to protect children from exposure to betting logos and subsequent gambling.
Klopp calls on Anfield crowd to up their game for Arsenal visit, or stay away
December 21 – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has told any supporter “not in the right shape” for Saturday’s top-of-the-table Premier League encounter with leaders Arsenal to give their ticket to someone else as the Anfield crowd disappointed again last night.
Former Sheffield Utd wannabe Dozy Mmobuosi wakes up to billion dollar SEC fraud complaint
By Paul Nicholson
December 21 – The Nigerian businessman who was the preferred bidder for Sheffield United as they journeyed to England’s Premier League is facing multiple fraud charges from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for billions of dollars of fictitious transactions.
Fans warming up to Xmas fixtures as stadia average capacity his 98.4%
December 20 – Match week 17 of the Premier League season recorded a huge improvement from last week’s double-header, as 403,822 fans piled into top-flight grounds with the four-way title race beginning to heat up.
FA slaps £120K fine on Man City for badly behaved players
December 19 – Manchester City have been fined £120,000 after several players surrounded referee Simon Hooper during their dramatic 3-3 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League earlier this month.