I read Luke McLaughlin’s piece with considerable sympathy, although I still feel slightly uncomfortable about the stigma attached to supporting more than one club. It is a situation I know very well. I was also at the Millwall versus Forest match that was overshadowed by trouble in the stands. It was the first game I […]
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Wouter Vrancken has inherited a club that saw a historic league championship slip away during the final 10 minutes of last season. Since then, the team have lost their influential captain and leading striker, as well as their standout midfielder, while the squad has undergone significant changes. His first competitive assignment was a Champions League […]
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For Newcastle, which has effectively been forced to sell several leading players this summer to comply with financial regulations, there is a strong case for relocating to a newly constructed stadium. The financial figures help explain the situation: “During the 2024-25 campaign, Newcastle generated £52m in matchday revenue, compared with £160m for Manchester United, £154m […]
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The Premier League has approved a plan to restructure how money is distributed among the top four tiers of English football, potentially providing an additional £1.5bn to clubs throughout the pyramid over the next 10 years. At a meeting on Thursday, clubs unanimously backed the proposed “new deal for football” following talks with the EFL. […]
Continue ReadingLast season saw the highest ever number of matches in England and Wales where incidents were reported to the authorities, even though arrest numbers are still returning to levels seen before the pandemic. A yearly report from the Home Office, published on Thursday, showed a 4% rise in the count of games where “football-related anti-social […]
Continue ReadingThe central question is whether these transfers qualify as a ‘swap arrangement’. A provision in European football’s transfer rules states that exchanges between clubs must be finalised within 45 days of one another to be classed as a connected transaction. Teams are free to conduct multiple transfers in that window, but only if the deals […]
Continue ReadingTraditional printed season tickets have disappeared from the top flight of English football. Teams now rely on mobile-based entry, where supporters download passes straight to their devices. Alongside this shift, many sides have tightened the rules governing how frequently, and by what means, season ticket holders can pass on their seats. At Old Trafford, for […]
Continue ReadingStephen Robinson voiced his dissatisfaction with the Premier Sports Cup structure after leading Aberdeen to a second successive victory in Group A. Robinson, who lifted the trophy while in charge of St Mirren the previous campaign, believes the initial group phase of the League Cup is scheduled too early in the calendar. The Dons secured […]
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