Chelsea bid for Battersea Power Station
By David Gold
May 4 – Chelsea have bid to purchase Battersea Power Station with a view to building a 60,000 seater stadium at the venue.
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Abandoned stadium plans blamed for Liverpool’s £50 million loss
By David Gold
May 4 – Liverpool FC have made a loss of almost £49.4 million ($81 million/€61 million) for the last financial year ending July 2011, most of which is accounted for by abandoning a plan to move into a new stadium.
Sauber F1 enters new partnership with Chelsea FC
By David Gold
May 2 – Premier League outfit Chelsea have agreed a partnership with Formula One team Sauber, which will see the two teams promote the other in their respective sports.
Billionaire tycoon Usmanov keen to raise stake in Arsenal
By David Gold
April 30 – Arsenal’s minority shareholder, billionaire oligarch Alisher Usmanov, has reiterated his desire to increase his stake in the Premier League club to over 30 per cent.
Manchester United top Forbes football rich list for eighth successive year
By Andrew Warshaw
April 20 – Four English Premier League teams are among the 10 most valuable clubs in world football according to the latest Forbes rich list, with Manchester United once again out on top for the eighth successive year.
Premier League chief pushes for goal-line technology after contentious FA Cup semi-final
By Andrew Warshaw
April 19 – English Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has reiterated his support for goal-line technology in the wake of Juan Mata’s controversial goal for Chelsea in last Sunday’s (April 15) FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur.
talkSPORT secures landmark global broadcasting deal with English Premier League
By Andrew Warshaw
April 18 – British commercial radio station talkSPORT has struck a groundbreaking deal to secure English Premier League commentary rights of all 380 league games to countries outside Europe, broadcasting live in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
Fabrice Muamba pays tribute to medical staff as he is released from hospital
By Andrew Warshaw
April 17 – Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba has paid tribute to the medical staff who kept him alive after he was pronounced clinically dead for 78 minutes when collapsing with a cardiac arrest in a cup game at Tottenham Hotspur.
West Ham Olympic Stadium bid is fundamentally flawed, slams Leyton Orient’s chairman
By Andrew Warshaw
April 5 – West Ham United’s bid to move into the Olympic Stadium two years after London 2012 is “fundamentally flawed”, according to Barry Hearn (pictured), chairman of Leyton Orient who has long been fiercely opposed to the move for fear his own club could go out of existence.
Fabrice Muamba takes first steps since cardiac arrest
By Andrew Warsaw
April 5 – Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba (pictured) has taken his first steps unaided as he continues his remarkable recovery from his on-field cardiac arrest on March 17.
We’ll attract a million fans to the Olympic Stadium each year, predicts West Ham United
By David Gold at Upton Park in London
April 3 – West Ham United has vowed to bring a million customers to the Olympic Park in London each year – should it win the right to move into the nearby Olympic Stadium.
West Ham United among four formal bidders for London 2012 Olympic Stadium
By David Gold
March 23 – Championship outfit West Ham United have confirmed that they are one of four parties submitting formal bids to move into the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.
UEFA yet to receive Sir Dave Richards’ apology after Doha gaffe
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – UEFA President Michel Platini today revealed he has still not received any official apology from Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards (pictured) following his outrageous claim that that FIFA and UEFA “stole” football from England.
Muamba’s recovery is a miracle, insists FIFA President Blatter
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 22 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter (pictured) today described the remarkable recovery of stricken Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba as “a miracle” saying it rekindled memories of the tragic death of Cameroon’s Marc-Vivien Foe nine years ago.
Bolton resume play as Muamba makes remarkable recovery
By David Gold
March 22 – Bolton Wanderers will play their weekend Premier League clash with Blackburn Rovers and the abandoned FA Cup tie with Tottenham Hotspur next week after stricken midfielder Fabrice Muamba’s family encouraged the club to do so.