Premier League chiefs say Black Lives Matter badges on team shirts will be replaced by patches promoting the organisation’s own anti-discrimination campaign. The badges were worn by players last season following the global protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in the United States at the hands of a white police officer. However, the […]

Premier League’s hopes of bringing fans back into stadiums in early October could be hampered after the UK government said it would review the plans and limit test events for sports. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a Downing Street news conference that pilot events for sports in September would be restricted to a maximum of […]

Chelsea confirmed the signing of German international Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal on Friday. Havertz’s arrival at Stamford Bridge for a reported £71 million ($94 million), takes Chelsea’s spending spree in the transfer window to nearly £200 million as the Blues seek to cut the gap on Liverpool and Manchester City […]

Eberechi Eze became Roy Hodgson’s most expensive signing in his time as Crystal Palace manager on Friday, joining for a reported £20 million ($26.5 million) from second-tier Queens Park Rangers. Hodgson saw off rivals West Bromwich Albion and West Ham to secure the signature of the 22-year-old forward, who penned a five year contract. Eze, […]

Jurgen Klopp has been named Premier League manager of the season after guiding the club to their first league title in three decades. The 53-year-old German beat Chelsea’s Frank Lampard, Leicester City’s Brendan Rodgers, who Klopp replaced at Liverpool in 2015, and Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder. Liverpool coasted to the title, they narrowly lost out […]