April 5 – Fulham’s Serbian international striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has been handed an eight-game ban by the English Football Association for grabbing the referee in the FA Cup quarterfinals against Manchester United last month.
April 4 – Liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp has bemoaned the rate at which Premier League managers are losing their jobs and says he’s only still at his club because of past successes.
April 4 – Aston Villa owner Nassef Sawiris has announced a three-club partnership with Portugal’s Vitória Sport Clube and Egypt’s Zed FC. Vitoria is part-owned by Sawiris through his Eden Sports business while Zed FC is owned by his brother Naguib.
By David Owen
April 3 – The sales of World Cup star Richarlison and Lucas Digne have enabled Everton to report a reduced loss of £44.7 million for the 2021-22 season. This follows three consecutive years of £100 million-plus losses at the pre-tax level.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 3 – The number of Premier League managers who lost their jobs in the same season stretched to a record 12 on Sunday after Chelsea parted company with Graham Potter and Leicester off-loaded Brendan Rodgers.
March 31 – The Premier League has tightened its ownership rules by barring anyone found to have committed human rights abuses.
March 31 – Manchester City has renewed its global multi-year partnership with financial trading platform Axi,expanding the partnership to include the club’s women’s team.
March 31 – Wrexham, better know internationally for their Hollywood star owners and Netflix TV series than their football, will play Manchester United (generally known for their football but who don’t mind a bit of drama) in a friendly match in San Diego July 25.
By David Owen
March 29 – Brentford, the West London club currently two places above big-spending local rivals Chelsea in the Premier League table, have published accounts for their transformational 2021-22 financial year.
March 29 – In a huge blow to the club just days after they parted company with manager Antonio Conte, Tottenham Hotspur managing director of football Fabio Paratici looks set to also have to step away from his role after his ban from football in Italy was extended worldwide by FIFA.
March 29 – Premier League boss Richard Masters (pictured) has told parliament he ‘can’t’ comment on whether the league is investigating and re-examining Saudi Arabian ownership of Newcastle United.
March 28 – Chelsea reported losses of £121 million in 2021-22, with the club citing the sanctions imposed on former owner Roman Abramovich as a major factor.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 27 – Tottenham Hotspur are looking for their fourth permanent manager in as many years after the widely anticipated dismissal on Sunday of high-profile Italian coach Antonio Conte.
March 24 – The race to buy Manchester United is hotting up with little-known Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus entering the fray.
March 23 – Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe are reportedly set to submit new bids to buy Manchester United after a deadline was extended at their request.