Everton pick Laing O’Rourke to build £500m new stadium
February 20 – Everton have appointed construction firm Laing O’Rourke to build the club’s new £500 million, 52,000-seat stadium under a pre-construction services agreement.
Premier League
Man Utd take step towards safe-standing at Old Trafford
February 11 – Manchester United have taken a step closer installing a small standing area at their Old Trafford ground by submitting a formal request.
Premier League would be a poorer place with fewer overseas players, says Masters
February 10 – The new boss of the English Premier League has warned against cutting the number of overseas players as discussions begin to build over how Brexit will affect English professional football.
FA drops Spygate probe leaving Liverpool unpunished after Man City scouting hack
February 10 – The English FA has closed its investigation into the hacking of Manchester City’s scouting database by Liverpool.
Premier League clubs unite to make ‘abusive’ fan bans league-wide
February 7 – In the latest crackdown on resurging racial abuse, all 20 English Premier League clubs have agreed to extend any bans on fans watching their team at home to the entire league.
Premier League realigns Summer transfer window closing with European markets
February 6 – Premier League clubs have voted to change the summer transfer window to bring it in line with the rest of Europe.
Police arrest two West Ham fans for homophobic gestures
February 4 – Two fans of English top-flight club West Ham have been arrested after the latest incident of alleged homophobic gestures in English football, this time directed towards Brighton supporters last weekend.
Man Utd fans march on Woodward’s home and post death threat video message
January 29 – Police are investigating an attack on the home of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward by a group chanting that he was “going to die”.
Security fears force Man Utd to scrap plans for Middle East winter break
January 15 – Manchester United have scrapped plans for a training camp in the Gulf during next month’s English winter break because of heightening tensions in the region.
English clubs limp out of holiday fixtures with renewed calls to end fixture congestion
January 3 – English football may at last have adopted a partial winter break but that hasn’t stopped the traditional festive fixture pile-up from resulting in an unprecedented spate of injuries.
Premier League turns to Masters to take full time CEO role
December 13 – The Premier League’s 18-month search for a new chief executive is finally over with Richard Masters, the man who has filled the role on an interim basis, given the job full-time.
Man City fan arrested over alleged racist abuse of Man Utd’s Fred
December 9 – Police have arrested a man in connection with alleged racial gestures and chanting in Saturday’s Premier League derby between Manchester City and Manchester United.
CAS clears Chelsea to re-enter transfer market after ban is cut in half
December 6 – Chelsea have been cleared to re-enter the transfer market in the January window after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling halved the transfer ban to just one window from the original two-window ban imposed by FIFA.
Liverpool share plans for boosting Anfield capacity to 61,000
November 29 – Liverpool begin the first stage of a public consultation exercise today for the proposed expansion of their Anfield stadium to a capacity of more than 61,000.
Premier League chiefs call powwow with referees’ boss over VAR inconsistencies
November 13 – Premier League bosses are to meet English football’s head of referees on Thursday in attempt to sort out ongoing confusion over VAR which many pundits believe is wrecking the spirit of the game.