Premiere League

Manchester City Charges: Premier League Says Date Has Been Set For Hearing
17 Jan

Manchester City Charges: Premier League Says Date Has Been Set For Hearing

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Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says a date has been set for the hearing into Manchester City’s alleged breaches of financial rules. But, speaking in front of MPs, Masters said he could not reveal the date. Everton, already appealing against a 10-point deduction for a previous charge, and Nottingham Forest were charged for breaching league profit and sustainability rules on Monday. Masters said he understood why both clubs’ fans might be frustrated. “I can [understand] but they are very different charges,” he told the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee. “If any club, the current champions or otherwise, had been…
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Premier League Preview: Man Utd Travel To West Ham As Liverpool Host Arsenal
22 Dec

Premier League Preview: Man Utd Travel To West Ham As Liverpool Host Arsenal

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Premier League action will take centre stage for GOtv viewers, with SuperSport featuring Round 18 matches from the 2023-24 season from Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 December. GOtv now offers the Supa+ package, which will allow viewers greater access to the Premier League than ever before. Subscribe or upgrade to Supa+ to watch all the thrills and spills from England’s elite division. The round opens early on Thursday 21 December when Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion renew their fierce rivalry with a clash at Selhurst Park. Eagles manager Roy Hodgson has rebuffed criticism that his club does not…
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Jose Mourinho Reveals Team He’d Like To Win 2023/24 Premier League
19 Dec

Jose Mourinho Reveals Team He’d Like To Win 2023/24 Premier League

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Jose Mourinho has admitted he would like to see Arsenal win the Premier League title this season, but Manchester City and Liverpool are the only realistic contenders. The Gunners lead the way after 17 rounds of fixtures, sitting one point clear of Liverpool and Aston Villa, with reigning champions City five points off the pace. Speaking on John Obi Mikel on The Obi One Podcast, Roma boss Mourinho was asked for his thoughts about who will win this year’s title. “I would say Man City 51 [per cent], and Liverpool 49 [per cent].” Mourinho replied. When first asked about Arsenal’s…
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Premier League: Man City vs Spurs Referee Simon Hooper ‘Devastated’ By Late Mistake, Says Howard Webb
13 Dec

Premier League: Man City vs Spurs Referee Simon Hooper ‘Devastated’ By Late Mistake, Says Howard Webb

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Simon Hooper “was devastated” after not giving Manchester City a late advantage in their Premier League draw with Spurs, according to Howard Webb. Referee Hooper awarded a free-kick to City in added time, just when it looked like Jack Grealish was through on goal. The official initially waved play on when Erling Haaland was fouled by Emerson Royal, but he halted the match once the through ball was played. “I understand the disappointment that City felt on this one,” said Webb. Webb, the 2010 World Cup final referee, is chief refereeing officer at Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), which manages elite…
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Premier League Agrees Record £6.7Bn Domestic TV Rights Deal
05 Dec

Premier League Agrees Record £6.7Bn Domestic TV Rights Deal

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The Premier League has agreed a new record £6.7bn domestic television deal for Sky and TNT to show up to 270 live games a season. The deal includes the BBC continuing to show highlights on Match of the Day. The top flight said the deal, which covers the four years from the 2025-26 season, is the “largest sports media rights deal ever concluded in the UK”. The Saturday 3pm blackout will remain in place, but every 2pm Sunday kick-off will be televised. The BBC’s deal includes MOTD2 and Football Focus plus additional digital rights for its online platforms. Sky has…
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Manchester City: Treble Winners Post Premier League And Club Record Revenues And Profits
15 Nov

Manchester City: Treble Winners Post Premier League And Club Record Revenues And Profits

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Manchester City have posted a Premier League record revenue of £712.8m for the 2022-23 financial year. This exceeds the record £648.4m posted last month by Manchester United and is a £99.8m rise on the previous year. City’s profit of £80.4m is up from last year’s club record of £41.7m. The figures come on the back of a season in which they became the second English club after Manchester United in 1999 to win the Treble of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. The revenue is less than the €990m (£861.43m) Barcelona recorded in 2019, although the validity of this…
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TV Fraud Gang Jailed For Illegally Streaming Premier League Games
31 May

TV Fraud Gang Jailed For Illegally Streaming Premier League Games

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Five men who illegally streamed Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people have been jailed. The gang sold cut-price £10-a-month subscriptions, bragging they made money showing games not otherwise available to watch live in the UK because of “blackout” broadcasting rules. Their operation, described as the biggest so far, received more than £7m from 50,000 subscribers. The sentencing follows a rare private prosecution by the Premier League. The fraud prosecution was brought to protect “some of the world’s most valuable content”, the league’s lawyers said. It followed a lengthy trading-standards investigation led by Hammersmith and Fulham Council.…
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