Premier League land on Guardian’s Pemsel for CEO role
October 3 – The English Premier League have finally found a new chief executive following a nine-month search, with newspaper chief David Pemsel taking over from Richard Scudamore.
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Liverpool paid Man City £1m after scouting database was hacked
September 23 – Liverpool reportedly paid Manchester City £1 million in September 2013 to end allegations that the club’s scouts had been spying on the activity of their Manchester counterparts.
Liverpool set sights on expanding Anfield capacity to more than 60,000
August 23 – Premier League Liverpool are preparing plans for a further expansion of their Anfield stadium, pushing capacity to up to 62,000 from the current 54,000.
Aston Villa fire head of development MacDonald for bullying
August 21 – Newly promoted Premier League club Aston Villa’s long-serving youth coach and head of football development Kevin MacDonald has been suspended following an investigation into allegations of bullying.
Chelsea apologise for ‘prolific sexual abuse’ of ex-chief scout Eddie Heath
August 7 – Leading English Premier League club Chelsea have apologised for the “terrible past experiences” of some former youth players following a damning 252-page report into child sexual abuse at the club that has made headline news across the UK and shocked the country.
Everton unveil designs for £500m dockland stadium
July 26 – Everton have unveiled designs for their new £500 million stadium to be built on semi-abandoned dockland in north Liverpool. The clubs the new stadium will deliver a huge economic benefit to the city, regenerating a part of Liverpool.
Premier League ready for VAR, warts and all
July 22 – The English Premier League is expecting the introduction of video assistant referees to cause controversy next season.
Gunning for the top execs: Arsenal fan petition hits 100,000
July 19 – Arsenal fan websites in the United States are reported to be playing a key role in a protest campaign against the club’s owners.
Kroenke fires back at Gunners fans telling them to wait for trophies
July 17 – Arsenal supporters groups have been rebuked by Josh Kroenke, son of American owner Stan Kroenke, in an open letter declaring that top trophies are out of reach this season for the club.
Liverpool launch academy scheme in Mauritius
July 3 – Premier League Liverpool have launched an International Academy in Mauritius in partnership with The Ministry of Youth and Sport Republic of Mauritius.
Man City clinch Premier League title and set sights on a historic treble
By Andrew Warshaw
May 13 – The most thrilling title-chasing season since the Premier League was created in 1992 was finally concluded on Sunday when Manchester City held their nerve to retain the trophy on the final day and condemn Liverpool to second place despite them losing only one league game all campaign.
Spurs debut tonight in their gleaming new £1bn palace
By Andrew Warshaw
April 3 – It’s been a long and at times infuriatingly frustrating time coming, especially for the fans.
Spurs confirm April as move-in date to new £750m stadium
March 11 – Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed a move-in date for their new home after almost two full seasons at Wembley and a string of delays that have bloated the bill for the club’s new stadium.
FIFA hit Chelsea with transfer ban until Jan 2020 for signing 29 under-age foreign players
By Andrew Warshaw
February 22 – Big-spending Chelsea, in the headlines for much of the season for all the wrong reasons, have been slapped with a two-window transfer ban by FIFA and fined CHF600,000 after being found guilty of illegally signing no fewer than 29 under-age foreign players.
Rescuers call off search for Sala saying survival chances are ‘extremely remote’
January 25 – Rescue workers have finally called off their search for the missing light aircraft carrying Cardiff City’s new striker Emiliano Sala to the Premier league club which says it will plan a special mark of respect next week.