August 17 – Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, insists he was not serious after briefly electrifying the debate over the future of Manchester United by posting on Twitter that he is buying the club.
August 16 – Premier League clubs have had a busy transfer window to date. Arsenal hit headlines after acquiring Gabriel Jesus from Man City who bulked up with the signing of Erling Haaland in July.
August 16 – The managers of Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte, have been charged by the English Football Association following their confrontation after Sunday’s heated Premier League 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
August 15 – Manchester United came in for heavy criticism from pundits and former players after they crashed to a 4-0 defeat at unheralded Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, their second loss in as many league games under new boss Erik ten Hag.
August 9 – Premier League Brentford has added online retailer Aosom UK as an Official Cub Partner in a two-season deal.
August 8 – Manchester City’s stellar summer signing Erling Haaland marked his Premier League debut with both goals as the champions began their title defence by strolling to a 2-0 victory at West Ham United on Sunday.
August 5 – Premier League players and staff will have to undergo mandatory sexual consent training in an attempt to put an end to a seemingly never-ending series of high-profile cases in England investigated by the police.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 5 – Thirty years after it was formed, the English Premier League returns to action this weekend with the two usual suspects, Manchester City and Liverpool, again expected to vie for the title though one or two others will fight tooth and nail to try break their domination.
August 4 – Premier League Fulham, back in the top flight after a year’s absence, have awarded Sodexo Live! an 11-year contract as venue partner for the new Fulham Pier development built on the old Riverside stand of Craven Cottage on the banks of the Thames River .
August 3 – In a move that seems likely to split public opinion, Premier League players have agreed to stop taking the knee routinely before every kick off during the new season that gets under way later this week, instead performing it ahead of specific games.
August 2 – The captains of English Premier League teams are in talks with their teams over whether to continue taking the knee when the new season gets under way later this week.
August 1 – Nottingham Forest have been greenlighted to redevelop their City Ground that will see an extra 5,000 seats added to the 30,455 capacity.
July 29 – One of three allegations of rape against an English Premier League international footballer has been dropped by police.
July 27 – Plans by the English Premier League for a new cash distribution system to support lower league clubs have been described as having “more holes than a slice of Swiss cheese”.
July 22 – The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) and the Premier League have agreed an increase in funding to £24.5 million for the new season.