November 11 – Despite growing calls for the concept to be re-examined, a return to five substitutes per team in the English Premier League this season is unlikely, according to chief executive Richard Masters.
November 10 – Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters has defended the organisation’s Covid-19 bail-out offer for the three English Football League (EFL) divisions below the top flight, saying “scarce resources” is a reason for deadlock.
November 10 – The English Premier League, the only major top-flight division in Europe to reject the concept of five substitutes, may stage a u-turn before the end of the season.
November 9 – VAR intervention on offside reached a new level of absurdity at the weekend when Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford had a goal ruled out.
November 5 – Under huge pressure from fans’ groups, Premier League clubs are reportedly poised for a u-turn over the controversial pay-per-view initiative that has caused outrage among subscribers of Sky and BT Sport.
November 2 – Premier League clubs are under increasing pressure to scrap pay-per-view fixtures during the upcoming second Covid-19 lockdown across England.
November 2 – The relief and joy were palpable. Seven years after his then world record move to Real Madrid, Gareth Bale has become Tottenham Hotspur’s match-winner once again.
October 30 – Premier League Newcastle United will refund season ticket holders for behind-closed-doors games this season after weeks of lobbying by the club’s fans.
October 29 – Manchester United say they have modified their Old Trafford stadium to accommodate 23,500 socially-distanced spectators – roughly one third of capacity.
October 27 – The English Premier League is reportedly plotting to bypass the country’s FA in an escalating row over what happens with player visas in the post-Brexit era, according to reports.
October 27 – Premier League champions Liverpool have boosted their deal with AXA who have taken the naming rights to new club’s new Training Centre that becomes operational next month.
October 26 – Following a number of contentious calls in recent weeks, the English Premier League is reportedly pushing FIFA to implement a ‘linesman’s call’ to deal with the most marginal offside decisions.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 22 – A new report into the extent to which professional footballers are attacked online has thrown up damning and disturbing findings, with 43% of English Premier League players surveyed having experienced “targeted racist abuse”.
By David Owen
October 21 – Manchester United today fired the first shot in what is set to be an extremely sobering Premier League financial results season, reporting a pre-tax loss of £20.8 million for the year to end-June 2020.
October 20 – Manchester City’s Argentine striker Sergio Aguero will reportedly avoid retrospective action after being caught on camera placing his hand on the shoulder of a female assistant referee during last Saturday’s Premier League win against Arsenal.