December 13 – Manchester City have announced a club-record revenue of £715 million for their 2023/24 financial year, alongside profits of £73.8 million.
December 13 – Stats Perform has expanded its media data partnership with Football DataCo (FDC), with its Opta sports data brand becoming the official insights provider for FDC competitions.
December 11 – Elite clubs hoping to perhaps woo Pep Guardiola after his Manchester City days can think again after the Spaniard announced City will be his final managerial job in club football.
December 11 – Sporting director, Dan Ashworth must be racking the moving bills. Fresh from his sudden departure from Manchester United, the former Newcastle United sporting director is high on the list of candidates to move into the same role at Arsenal.
December 10 – This week’s capacity tracker shows the Premier League suffering from a slight attendance slump in the build-up to Christmas – a pattern reflected last season as the festive season approaches.
December 9 – In a move that stunned Manchester United fans as well as the football world at large, United sporting director Dan Ashworth is leaving the club just five months after taking over the role as part of an overhaul by minority owner Jim Ratcliffe.
December 9 – Global sportswear brand Puma and Manchester City have unveiled an innovative AI-powered kit design platform, giving fans the unprecedented chance to design the club’s official Third kit for the 2026/27 season.
December 9 – West Ham United forward Michail Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture following his involvement in a car accident on Saturday.
December 6 – Manchester City recorded the most empty seats of any Premier League team this season as revealed by Inside World Football’s Capacity Tracker for matchweek 14, despite Pep Guardiola’s side turning around their losing form with a much-needed victory on Wednesday night.
December 5 – Clubs from across the English football pyramid are “alarmed” by the lack of consultation on legislation which could “fundamentally affect the future” of the game, West Ham United vice-chairwoman Karren Brady has warned.
December 5 – England international and Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi will face no formal action from the English Football Association despite defying its rules for a second time by writing a religious message on his kit during a Premier League game celebrating LGBTQ+ inclusion.
December 5 – Football and the LGBTQ+ community have worked together tirelessly over the last few years to bring more initiatives to the public forum. As one of the world’s biggest clubs, how Manchester United approaches this subject always makes news.
December 4 – Premier League Brentford have renewed their collaboration with talent scouting digital platform Eyeball.Club that will see the Bees integrate Eyeball.Club’s software into their talent identification systems, complementing their traditional scouting methods which have proved to be successful since breaking into the Premier League in 2021.
December 2 – Football organisations are set to face increasing scrutiny over their environmental and social impact, driven by a younger, sustainability-conscious generation of supporters, according to a new survey by Carbon Responsible focusing on UK football fans.
December 2 – Premier League stadiums once again showcased near-capacity crowds, with match week 14 averaging an impressive 98.53% attendance – the third best of the season behind match weeks 1 and 11. Here’s how the weekend unfolded.