Premier League clubs vote to use new five subs rule, but only three interchanges
June 5 – Premier League teams are adopting the five substitutes rule when fixtures resume later this month after approving the new guidelines.
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Stay at home: UK viewers to get a free-TV feast of Premier League football
June 4 – The Premier League clubs meeting today are expected to rubberstamp a domestic TV schedule that will see 33 of the remaining 92 fixtures broadcast free to air.
Premier League players to drive themselves to pre-restart friendlies
June 3 – Premier League clubs have been given permission to play friendly matches, with strict restrictions, before the scheduled restart of fixtures on June 17.
Neutral venues back on Premier League agenda; EFL Championship set June 20 return
June 1 – At least five Premier League matches have been earmarked by police to be played at neutral venues when English top-flight football resumes in mid-June, with the likelihood that Liverpool will not be able to win the title on home soil.
Cameras start to roll as Premier League confirms June restart and July finish
By Andrew Warshaw
May 29 – It won’t look the same, it won’t feel the same. But the millions for whom football is the best possible drug to lift spirits during the Covid-19 crisis will be delighted by the news.
Premier League clubs to start contact training as next steps taken on Project Restart
May 28 – In the next step towards the season getting back on track, Premier League clubs have unanimously voted to start contact training, including tackling, despite four more positive Covid-19 results at three different clubs, albeit from over 1,000 tests.
‘Crazy’ transfer fees won’t come back soon, says rule-following Mourinho
March 28 – Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho, who has spent big for much of his managerial career, says there will be fewer “crazy” transfers after top-flight football returns from its Covid-19 shutdown.
Watford’s Deeney, ‘trolled’ over refusal to return to work, agrees to restart
May 28 – Troy Deeney, captain of English Premier League side Watford and one of the few players courageous enough to express his views about concerns over returning to training because of his baby son, says he has suffered online abuse over his stance, aimed at both himself and his family.
Kashoggi widow adds to Premier League club concern over Saudi takeover of Newcastle
May 21 – Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has demanded a meeting with Premier League boss Richard Masters to discuss the proposed £300 million takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi Public Investment Fund, PIF, a finance vehicle closely associated to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
Positive start to Premier League testing, but Watford and Deeney in limbo
May 20 – In what will be regarded as a boost for what has been dubbed ‘Project Restart’, the English Premier League says just six positive results have come back from 748 coronavirus tests carried out in its first wave of mass testing.
Premier League plots tentative return path as players return in small groups
By Andrew Warshaw
May 19 – English Premier League clubs took another small but significant step towards resuming their season today when players were allowed to train in “small group” sessions, with a possible return to normal training next week.
Chelsea starlet Hudson-Odoi in police lockdown after rape accusation
May 19 – Chelsea and England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has been arrested on suspicion of rape according to British press reports and confirmed by police.
Project Restart hits speed bump with managers pushing for another week of preparation
May 14 – The resumption of the English Premier League, known as Project Restart, may have to be delayed following a managers’ meeting on Wednesday during which player welfare was discussed at length.
Players say they would rather stay home despite Premier League return-to-work protocols
By Andrew Warshaw
May 13 – No tackling, disinfected pitches, daily tests. The health protocol for English Premier League players preparing for a phased return to training has been revealed.
Premier League debates restart as FA says titles will be awarded
By Andrew Warshaw
May 12 – In a significant move that will be a massive boost to runaway leaders Liverpool and a potential blow to those at the other end of the table, the Premier League will not be declared null and void if the season cannot be completed, meaning the title will be awarded and three clubs relegated as usual.