Premier League
Premier League clubs propose Community Shield shake-up
Clubs in football’s English Premier League have proposed a revamp of the Community Shield, with an overseas fixture and an all-star game among the suggestions put forward.
Premier League considers Uefa-style spending restrictions for clubs
Football’s English Premier League is reportedly considering introducing a rule that would restrict clubs’ spending on transfers and wages.
Sport 24 extends Premier League rights deal to 2025
Sport 24, the IMG agency’s live sports service for the airline and cruise line industries, has renewed its broadcast deal with the English Premier League for a further three years.
IMG Replay extends Premier League video archive deal
The IMG agency has extended its long-standing, exclusive worldwide deal with the Premier League to manage, license and market the video archive of the top tier of English club football until 2025
Clubs hit by kit delivery delays ahead of season kick-off
English football clubs are facing delays on the delivery of their kits ahead of the new season, with less than half of teams in the Premier League and English Football League currently having their home…
Chelsea’s new owners to finance spending plans with record debt
The new owners of Chelsea FC are planning to take on record levels of debt to finance their plans following the deal to buy the club from government-sanctioned Russian businessman Roman Abramovich
IMG signs three-year extension to Premier League Productions deal
The English Premier League has extended a deal with the IMG agency, through which the two parties will continue to operate Premier League Productions
BBC and TalkSport extend domestic radio rights to Premier League
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and commercial broadcaster TalkSport have agreed three-season extensions to their domestic radio rights deals for the Premier League, the top division of English club…
English football set for independent regulator
The UK Government has backed plans to form an independent regulator for English football after endorsing recommendations made last year as part of the Fan-Led Review of English Football Governance
Premier League disqualifies Abramovich, Hyundai suspends Chelsea deal
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been hit with further sanctions after the Premier League disqualified him as a director of the club, while Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai has become the latest…
Premier League international rights revenue outstrips domestic for first time
The Premier League, the top division of English club football, is set to drive more revenue from international, rather than domestic, broadcast rights for the first time in its history, teams have been…
EY study: Premier League key contributor to UK economy despite Covid-19 impact
The Premier League contributed £7.6bn (€9.1bn/$10.4b
Digi Sport completes ‘big five’ clean sweep with Premier League deal
Romanian pay-television broadcaster Digi Sport will hold rights to all of Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues from next season onwards after securing Premier League rights from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
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Premier League to add Castrol as seventh official partner
The Premier League has signed up oil lubricant provider Castrol to fill its final central sponsorship position in a multi-year deal which will begin in January 2022
Premier League announces fresh funding for League One, League Two and National League clubs
Football’s English Premier League has committed to providing a further £20m (€23.8m/$26.9m)
Premier League chair Hoffman to stand down after Newcastle backlash
Gary Hoffman, chairman of football’s English Premier League, is to step down from the role after several clubs expressed opposition to Newcastle United’s recent takeover by Saudi Arabian sovereign wea…
Premier League clubs oppose biennial World Cup as 2022-23 dates finalised
English Premier League clubs have expressed their unanimous opposition to a biennial Fifa World Cup, as the league confirmed its schedule for the 2022-23 season which will be impacted by Qatar’s staging o…
TalkSport nets extension to global Premier League radio rights
UK commercial radio broadcaster TalkSport has agreed a three-year extension to its exclusive international audio rights package with the English Premier League