Solskjaer warns ‘personal agendas’ will not be tolerated
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has warned his players that “personal agendas” will not be tolerated as he seeks a change of culture at Old Trafford. Solskjaer has overseen a huge turnover in his squad since taking charge in 2018. Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez were high-profile departures to Inter Milan, while Chris Smalling, […]
Man City’s De Bruyne ‘not sure if he had coronavirus’
Kevin De Bruyne is recovering from an illness, but the Manchester City star says he is not sure if he had coronavirus. De Bruyne and his family felt ill for around two weeks, but the Belgian international did not find out whether or not it was the virus. “I am doing well, to be honest,” […]
Coronavirus: Premier League considers 40-day window to complete season
Finishing the season in a 40-day window was one of the scenarios discussed at a Premier League meeting on Friday. Top-flight clubs remain committed to playing all 92 remaining fixtures this season but did not discuss a deadline by which action must resume. Clubs were expected to debate a 30 June deadline to end the […]
Premier League clubs committed to finishing season, but no deadline set
Premier League clubs remain committed to finishing the top-flight season but did not set a June 30 deadline to complete the fixture list at a meeting on Friday. With the English top flight on ice since mid-March due to the coronavirus, it had been reported that as many as nine clubs were keen to complete […]
Premier League managers sacked before time
We look today at three managers who were given five years or less in the hotseat of a Premier League club, before their untimely ejection.
Premier league must be completed – Hodgson
The Premier League season must be played to a finish after the COVID-19 shutdown is over instead of using “artificial means” to decide the champions as well as relegation and Champions League spots, Crystal Palace Manager Roy Hodgson has said.
Gary Neville says Premier League transfer embargo could follow wage cuts
Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville believes the Premier League may force clubs who are looking to cut player wages during the coronavirus crisis to accept transfer embargoes. Clubs in England’s top-flight have requested players take up to a 30 percent pay hit in cuts and deferrals to help soften the estimated £1 billion ($1.2 […]
Premier league clubs to get prize money to ease financial woes
Premier League clubs are set to be handed millions of pounds due to be awarded at the end of the season to help ease problems caused by the coronavirus outbreak. According to The Times, 20 clubs agreed last week to release some of the funds that are paid out on a team’s final position in […]
EPL Captains come together to fight pay cuts
Captains of all 20 Premier League clubs have set up a WhatsApp group to come together to battle against plans to force top-flight stars into significant wage cuts, according to reports. Players are said to be furious over the proposals to force them into accepting a proposed 30 percent reduction in wages after the Premier […]
Rooney says handling of Premier League pay row ‘a disgrace’
Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the Premier League for placing footballers in a “no-win situation” over proposed pay cuts after a warning from players’ representatives that National Health Service coffers could suffer. The former England captain, now playing with Championship side Derby, penned an impassioned column in the Sunday Times saying his fellow […]
Premier League players’ ‘backs against wall’ over coronavirus, says Rose
Newcastle defender Danny Rose is willing to contribute a portion of his wages to those fighting the coronavirus outbreak but says Premier League players feel their “backs are against the wall”. Top-flight stars have come under increasing pressure to take pay cuts from government officials after a number of clubs said they would use public […]
