26 h. ago Billionaire owner of Premier League club accused of running £600million gambling syndicate to bet on football matches

A BILLIONAIRE Premier League owner has been accused of running a secret £600million gambling syndicate to bet on football matches. And he allegedly used Nigel Farage's former chief of staff to place the bets, a high court heard. Tony Bloom is the majority shareholder and chairman of Brighton - plus he owns racehorses and a...

Economics

32 h. ago Frank Lampard faces major transfer blow with Coventry star Bobby Thomas wanted by Premier League club

BRENTFORD are keeping a close watch on Frank Lampard favourite Bobby Thomas. The 24-year-old has been a regular this season for Lampard’s Coventry, who are ten points clear at the top of the Championship. Thomas has completed the full 90 minutes in all but two of the Sky Blues’ 18 league games so far this...

Politics

36 h. ago FIFA confirm AFCON decision that impacts Man Utd and Liverpool

African Cup of Nations starts this month and Premier League clubs are expected to be without a number of key players throughout the tournament

Politics

38 h. ago Ryan Reynolds given ludicrous Wrexham transfer suggestion by Dean Saunders

Ex-Wrexham boss Dean Saunders has floated the suggestion that Ryan Reynolds' club should pursue a current Premier League star

Politics

39 h. ago Erling Haaland’s rapid rise to Premier League 100 club ‘insane’ – Pep Guardiola

Haaland bringing up his century of goals against Fulham was probably the only sane part of City’s chaotic 5-4 win.

Politics

41 h. ago Labour's tax raid budget hits the Premier League as clubs face paying millions more in stadium bills

Arsenal and Manchester United are among some of the clubs set to face the highest bills in the new year following Labour's tax raid.

Economics

47 h. ago Premier League clubs face tax hikes after stadiums hit in Budget

Arsenal and Manchester United are among those facing much higher bills after being impacted by business rates revaluations alongside the Budget.

Politics

56 h. ago Whatever happens to Rachel Reeves, this was a bad Budget for Scotland

From the lack of help for North Sea oil and gas and Scotch whisky to a new charge on electric vehicles, the Budget saw measures that will hit Scotland hard

Politics

63 h. ago What AFCON change means for Liverpool and Man Utd as Premier League wish granted

Premier League clubs have been handed a boost for their African Cup of Nations-participating players with Liverpool and Manchester United among the sides set to benefit

Politics

64 h. ago Reeves tax rises to hit UK economic growth, warns OECD as Cabinet meets after Budget bust

The leading economists also predict that interest rates will fall from 4% to 3.5% by the second quarter of 2026

Events

66 h. ago Man Utd and Liverpool handed major AFCON boost as new Premier League deadline agreed

Manchester United and Liverpool are among the Premier League clubs set to lose players to the Africa Cup of Nations with Bryan Mbeumo and Mohamed Salah two of the big names involved

Politics

3 d. ago Premier League club Brighton spark fury in China: Japanese player Kaoru Mitoma poses with photo of notorious WWII Imperial soldier, who refused to surrender for years and killed civilians

Brighton have been forced to apologise after a post from the club's academy on social media featured an image of a notorious Japanese soldier from World War Two.

Events

3 d. ago Joleon Lescott on Man City's 2012 title, Mancini trying to sell him and Gary Neville's dodgy advice

Former Manchester City centre-back Joleon Lescott speaks to the Manchester Evening News about his time at the club, an iconic Premier League title and a disappointing farewell.

Politics

4 d. ago Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Keir Starmer says

Exclusive: PM hits back at critics as he insists Rachel Reeves right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises at budget• Keir Starmer: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewalLabour’s economic plan will take years to deliver in full, Keir Starmer has said as he tries to regain the narrative after a turbulent response to last week’s budget.In an article for the Guardian, the prime minister hit back at his political opponents, insisting the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was right to impose £26bn worth of tax rises. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Billy Bonds, legendary West Ham player and manager, dies aged 79

Bonds made a record 799 appearances for the HammersTook the club into Premier League as a managerThe former West Ham captain and manager Billy Bonds has died at the age of 79, the Premier League club has announced.Bonds was the longest-serving player for the Irons, making 799 appearances across a 21-year career in which he lifted the FA Cup twice as well as winning the old Second Division. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Every Premier League player close to suspension or facing a ban

The players below will be automatically suspended for one Premier League match if they receive another yellow card before their club reaches its 20th league fixture

Sport

6 d. ago ‘I don’t even have five defenders’: Slot rules out tactical shift to halt Liverpool’s slide

Under-pressure manager won’t change defensive shapeDutchman considering dropping Konaté for West Ham tripArne Slot has said he cannot make dramatic changes to arrest Liverpool’s slump given the squad is suited to his system and he has little time on the training ground to implement a new approach.Slot is under increasing pressure before Sunday’s Premier League visit to West Ham having presided over the club’s worst run in 71 years. He has faced calls to drop the under-performing Ibrahima Konaté and Mohamed Salah in recent days, or to shake up his style in an attempt to halt the slide. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Premier League club pay tribute to Josh Travis after teen former academy goalkeeper dies

Nottingham Forest have announced the passing of a former player with a touching message on social media

Events

6 d. ago Chelsea employee admits defrauding club out of more than £200,000 over four

Claire Walsh, 39, worked as an assistant treasury manager at the Premier League club

Society

6 d. ago Chelsea employee faces prison sentence after pleading guilty to £200k fraud

Chelsea's former assistant treasury manager has pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to committing a fraud worth over £200,000 against the Premier League club

Events