By Andrew Warshaw in Moscow
June 25 – Tottenham Hotspur have admitted that building a new stadium close to the site of their existing ground cannot be done without greater commitment from the local authority.
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By David Gold
June 20 – Alisher Usmanov has increased his shareholding in Arsenal Football Club to over 29 per cent, his company Red & White Holdings has confirmed in a statement to the London Stock Exchange.
By David Gold
June 15 – Manchester United could be floated on the Hong Kong stock market in a move which has been cautiously welcomed by the Manchester United Supporters Trust.
By David Gold
June 14 – Birmingham City have refused to accept the resignation of manager Alex McLeish, who announced his intention to leave his post at the club on Sunday via e-mail, and are believed to be looking for financial compensation.
By David Gold
June 12 – Supporters Direct, the group which seeks to encourage fan ownership of sports clubs, could be forced to close down within weeks if the impasse over the organisation’s funding from the Premier League is not resolved.
By David Gold
June 9 – Premier League revenues increased by £49 million ($80 million) to exceed £2 billion ($3.2 billion) in total during the 2009-10 season but are rising slower than total wage costs, which grew by £64 million ($105 million) to £1.4 billion ($2.3 billion), according to the latest report published by accountants Deloitte.
By Emily Goddard
June 6 – DHL, Manchester United’s Official Courier and Logistics Partner, has been announced as the title sponsor of the club’s summer tour of the United States.
By David Gold
June 5 – Blackburn Rovers defender and New Zealand captain Ryan Nelsen has joined forces with marketing expert Hamish Miller to begin Roar Sports Marketing, a mental toughness programme for elite sportsmen and women.
By David Gold
May 30 – West Bromwich Albion have penned their biggest ever kit deal by opting to sign a new agreement with Adidas rather than Umbro.
By David Gold
May 28 – Stan Kroenke’s takeover of Arsenal has been confirmed by the Premier League, and shareholders wishing to take up his offer for their shares have 14 days to accept.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 26 – Manchester City’s Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure was banned from all football activities for six months today for failing a drugs test that kept him out of the game for much of the season.
By David Gold
May 25 – Arsenal’s second largest shareholder, Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, is attempting to block Stan Kroenke’s bid to take full control of the Premier League club.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 16 – West Ham United insisted today that they still plan to move into the Olympic Stadium after London 2012 despite being relegated from the Premier League.
By Mihir Bose
May 8 – Mido, the Egyptian player, has hired renowned London lawyers Mishcon de Reya to overturn a FIFA decision which effectively stops him playing for eight months.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 7 – One of the most drawn-out sagas of recent months was resolved today when Queens Park Rangers escaped a points deduction despite being found guilty of breaking strict third-party ownership rules.