Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and 17 other top clubs hire City firm to take on UK’s biggest insurers in mega football claim May 17, 2022 Some of England’s biggest football clubs – including Arsenal FC, Aston Villa FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and West Ham FC, have instructed City law firm Clifford Chance to launch a multi-party action against some of the biggest insurance players in London. The group of 20 claimants, which also includes Liverpool FC and Leicester City FC, [...]
Derby County takeover: Buyer Chris Kirchner exchanges contracts on deal for football club May 17, 2022 Prospective Derby County owner Chris Kirchner says he has exchanged contracts on a takeover of the football club. Kirchner has been locked in talks for months with administrators, stadium owner Mel Morris and the English Football League over a deal. If completed, the transaction would bring to an end the crisis at one of the [...]
Fresh doubt over Chelsea takeover amid issues with deal’s terms May 16, 2022 Fresh doubt has been cast over the multibillion-pound takeover of Premier League outfit Chelsea with a new licence yet to be agreed. Government officials are said to have doubts over the reissuing of a licence which expires at the end of the month. The football club have been placed under such a licence following the [...]
Labouring Liverpool finding that bar for becoming Premier League champions is higher than ever May 16, 2022 Liverpool head to Southampton on Tuesday evening for the penultimate fixture in their Premier League title chase beckoned by the rare sound of sympathy from an opposing manager. The Reds must win at St Mary’s to keep alive their hopes of claiming a crown that Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl believes is harder to win even [...]
Blackpool forward Jake Daniels, 17, becomes first current UK male footballer to come out as gay May 16, 2022 Blackpool forward Jake Daniels has become the first current UK male professional footballer to come out as gay. The 17-year-old, who made his senior debut in the Championship this month, told Sky Sports: “I told my mum and my sister. The day after we played Accrington and I scored four, so it just shows how [...]
Police investigating after Brentford players allege racial abuse of their families at Everton May 16, 2022 Merseyside police are investigating after Brentford players Ivan Toney and Rico Henry said their families were racially abused at Sunday’s game against Everton. Striker Toney and full-back Henry made the allegations last night on social media, hours after their club’s 3-2 Premier League victory at Goodison Park. “For the man that racially abused my family, [...]
City slippers: Title race set to go to the wire after Manchester City drop points at West Ham May 15, 2022 Ten years on from Sergio Aguero and all that, Manchester City are set for another nerve-shredding final day of the Premier League season. Pep Guardiola’s team missed the chance to put one hand on the trophy at West Ham on Sunday, where they drew 2-2 in a dramatic penultimate game of the campaign. City came [...]
Chelsea can’t afford to be ruthless with Thomas Tuchel despite the club’s season fizzling out May 15, 2022 A season that started so promisingly for Chelsea has, following Saturday’s FA Cup final defeat by Liverpool, ended up being one to forget. At the end of October they were three points clear at the top of the Premier League and all the talk was about whether Thomas Tuchel could crack Manchester City and Liverpool’s [...]
Premier League consults top clubs over debt-fuelled takeovers May 14, 2022 The Premier League is weighing up a formal ban on debt-fuelled club takeovers as football gears up for an industry overhaul. As first reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, Premier League execs are in discussions with the top twenty teams about the change in ownership rules and leveraged buyouts. The consultation process is expected [...]
North London derby: Tactical puzzle awaits in £50m clash between Tottenham and Arsenal May 12, 2022 There is no love lost between the two sides tethered by the Seven Sisters Road but tonight’s north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal promises to be especially combustible. The stakes are higher than they have been for any north London derby in several years, with both teams hunting a return to the Champions [...]