Premier League

Football
Governance

Clubs from the English Premier League have rejected the ‘Project Big Picture’ plans put forward by Liverpool and Manchester United and will instead work together on a strategic plan for the future of …
Football
Finance & Law

Greg Clarke, chairman of the English Football Association (FA), has revealed that leading Premier League clubs threatened to create a breakaway league as part of plans to push through the ‘Project Big P…
Football
Industry Moves

David Baldwin has announced his departure as chief executive of the English Football League (EFL) less than six months into the role, with the governing body of the three leagues below the Premier League…
Football
Governance

The Premier League has hit out at the emergence of a major reform plan for the English football system, driven by Liverpool and Manchester United, and backed by the English Football League (EFL), stating…
Football
Media

The English Premier League is suing its former Chinese broadcast rights-holder for $215.3m (€183m) over its battle for unpaid rights fees, it has been reported.
Football
Stadia

Fears of overcrowding in pubs and on public transport has moved the UK government to postpone spectator trials after Covid-19 cases rose sharply in the country, but rights holders and clubs feel sport has been unfairly singled out. Callum McCarthy reports.
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

England’s Rugby Football Union has warned of “severe consequences for the sport” if venues remain closed to fans throughout the winter. T
Football
Stadia

The English Premier League has issued a statement expressing its disappointment that the UK government has postponed plans for the partial return of fans to stadiums on October 1 because of a spike of…
Football
Media

The English Premier League has agreed a deal with Chinese digital platform Tencent for the media rights to the competition in the country for the remainder of the 2020-21 season
Football
Media

Data and technology company Stats Perform has agreed a multi-year deal with Dutch AI-based visualisation company Beyond Sports for the usage of its positional tracking data of football’s English Premier L…
Football
Events

The Premier League has written to the UK government today to express its concerns with the latest restrictions placed on the return of fans to live sporting events in the country
Football
Media

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said the top division of English club football wants to make the “best decision rather than the quickest decision” when securing a new Chinese broadcast rig…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The English Premier League has signed up luxury watchmaker Hublot as its new official timekeeper ahead of the 2020-21 season
Football
Media

The English Premier League has agreed to make all fixtures played in September available for live broadcast in the UK
Football
Media

The English Premier League has launched its first anti-piracy campaign in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia
Football
Media

The UK government is urging the English Premier League to ensure all matches are televised during the 2020-21 season so long as fans remain unable to attend
Football
Media

The Premier League has terminated its lucrative media-rights contract with Chinese streaming platform PPTV after the Suning Holdings-owned broadcaster failed to meet rights fee payment deadlines
Football
Media

UK football fans are set to be able to watch live coverage of every single Premier League match when the 2020-21 season begins after it emerged that the broadcast blackout legislation for fixtures on Saturday…