Premier League fixtures 2021-22: Chelsea face nightmare start; Man City travel to Spurs on first day

Tottenham will host champions Man City on a mouthwatering opening weekend of the new Premier League season, while Thomas Tuchel faces a nightmare start to his first full campaign in charge of Chelsea, with trips to three ‘Big Six’ rivals in the first five matches. On a huge first round of fixtures in mid-August, City’s … Read more

European Super League: Start date, format, Premier League and Champions League impact and more

The world of football is reeling after the confirmation that 12 of the biggest clubs, spearheaded by the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’, have signed up for a new European Super League. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham have joined a host of European giants and in doing so have sparked a civil war … Read more

Wilfried Zaha becomes first Premier League player NOT to take a knee

Wilfried Zaha chose to stand ahead of Crystal Palace‘s match against West Brom to become the first player in the Premier League to stop taking the knee.  Last month Zaha revealed that he would stop taking the knee and also indicated he was uncomfortable with wearing anti-racism slogans on his match jersey.  Having not started … Read more

Wilfried Zaha urges fellow black footballers to ‘stand tall now’ and stop taking the knee

Wilfried Zaha urges fellow black footballers to ‘stand tall now’ and stop taking the knee before games because it is ‘degrading’ and may be making them a ‘target’ for racist abuse as they continue to be attacked on social media Wilfried Zaha has insisted he intends to stop taking the knee before games The Crystal … Read more

Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha says it’s ‘degrading’ to take knee’ before kick-off

Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha slams football’s anti-racism gestures as he insists it’s ‘degrading’ to take the knee before kick-off and he’s fed up of being used as a ‘tick box’ because ‘charades mean nothing’ Wilfried Zaha says it’s degrading that he has to take a knee before matches  The Crystal Palace winger has been … Read more

Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze appears to break government’s coronavirus lockdown order

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze was spotted appearing to breach the latest coronavirus lockdown restrictions while watching his former club Queen Park Rangers in the stands at their Loftus Road ground. Eze was pictured at the game in west London, despite the government placing the country under draconian stay-at-home orders, with only essential trips outside … Read more

Oxford United suspend two youth players ‘and could SACK them’ for allegedly breaking Covid-19 rules

Oxford United suspend two youth players ‘and could SACK the pair in a landmark case’ after allegedly breaking Covid rules to attend a New Year’s Eve party… just days after boss Karl Robinson said clubs had become ‘a little bit sloppy’ with protocols Oxford United have seen five League One matches postponed this season All … Read more

Project Big Picture Q&A: All you need to know about the Premier League Big Six’s plans

The sports headlines over the weekend were completely dominated by news of an extraordinary proposal by Liverpool and Manchester United to overhaul the Premier League. In collaboration with the EFL chairman Rick Parry, the top-flight’s leading teams have drafted up plans for ‘Project Big Picture’, creating plenty of confusion and even more anger from fans … Read more

Fan fury could force U-turn on £14.95 pay-per-view price for non-televised matches

Fan fury could force U-turn by the Premier League on their £14.95 pay-per-view price for non-televised matches next week The live games don’t form part of current Sky or BT subscription packages  Each game will cost £14.95 to view with service launching on October 17  Manchester United’s trip to Newcastle among the first games screened … Read more

Sky Sports and BT Sport set to unveil new Premier League pay-per-view service

EXCLUSIVE: Premier League fans forced to pay even more to watch their team! Sky Sports and BT Sport set to unveil new pay-per-view service to show extra top-flight games as crowds are still kept away from stadiums Premier League’s main UK broadcasters to reveal new pay-per-view service An extra selection of top-flight games will be … Read more