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Favorite to Win the Premier League 2024/25

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2024 0

As the 2024/25 Premier League season approaches, anticipation is reaching a fever pitch among football fans worldwide. The Premier League, famed for its thrilling matches and surprising results, is poised to offer another exhilarating season. Supporters are buzzing with speculation over which

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The 4 Biggest Upsets in Premier League History

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2024 0

Football is a fascinating sport, not only because of the athletes’ physical achievements but also because it’s unpredictable. Even the underdogs can come out on top, thanks to good tactics and sheer will. Since the Premier League has some of the most talented players and best clubs in the world, it’s even more impressive when […]

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Premier League chief questioned over ‘small clubs’ remark

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 January 2024 0

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has been asked by MPs to clarify his remarks about Nottingham Forest and Everton. Appearing before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 16 January, Masters used the term “small clubs” when answering a question about the two. Everton and Forest have both been charged for alleged breaches of […]

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EPL to relax COVID-19 rules once vaccine rate reaches 85%

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2021 0

The Premier League in England will relax coronavirus restrictions imposed on clubs when the number of players with double vaccination reaches 85 per cent. The governing body of the English Premier League (EPL) had confirmed last week that 68 per cent of players were fully vaccinated. It had also said 81 per cent had received […]

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Fernandes misses late penalty kick as Aston Villa stun Manchester United

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2021 0

Bruno Fernandes blazed a stoppage-time penalty kick over the crossbar as Aston Villa earned a shock 1-0 victory at a below-par Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday. Kortney Hause’s 88th-minute header had put Aston Villa on course for their first league win over Manchester United since 2009. But the defender’s handball gifted […]

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Manchester United’s Fred receives racist abuse after defeat by Liverpool

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2021 0

Manchester United midfielder Fred was subjected to racist abuse on Instagram after Thursday’s 4-2 English Premier League (EPL) loss at home to Liverpool. In a swift reaction, the social media firm has deleted several of the messages on his profile and taken action against individuals. The 28-year-old Brazilian had a disappointing game against Liverpool. He […]

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Pogba stunner sends Man Utd top with win at Fulham

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2021 0

Paul Pogba struck another crucial blow for Manchester United in the Premier League title race with a stunning second-half strike to put his side back on top of the table with a 2-1 victory at Fulham on Wednesday. The rejuvenated French midfielder arrowed home an unstoppable shot past Fulham keeper Alphonse Areola to settle the […]

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Breaking: Premier League introduces new Covid measures for Tier 4 clubs

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2020 0

Premier League players in tier four areas will be tested for Covid-19 twice a week, as soon as it is practically possible to do so. Players in the top flight have been tested on a weekly basis since the start of the 2020-21 season. READ ALSO: 3 reasons Chelsea released Frank Lampard transfer, target Declan […]

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Premier League at risk as Moyes, two West Ham players test positive for COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2020 0

By Rilwan Balogun David Moyes and two West Ham players have tested positive for COVID-19. This was announced shortly before their Carabao Cup game against Hull City. The two players are defender Issa Diop, 23 and Josh Cullen, 24. The game however went ahead as the club confirmed other players are negative and don’t need […]

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Man wins £91k after betting inheritance on Liverpool winning premier league

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

An English man named, Tony Ward is  £91k richer after betting Liverpool would win Premier League. The 55-year-old has achieved the unimaginable after betting £55, 000 he inherited from his mother on Liverpool winning the Premier League. The father of three won £91,000 including the £55,000 he staked for Jurgen Klopp’s side to emerge champions […]

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Norwich relegates from Premier League as West Ham claims 4 goals

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2020 0

English professional club, Norwich seem not to have learnt much over the years as they generously allowed Michail Antonio to open the scoring after just 11 minutes. The Canaries yellow have been relegated from the Premier League after suffering their 24th defeat of the season, losing 4-0 at home to West Ham on Saturday afternoon. Norwich needed […]

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Dele Alli banned for one Premier League match, fined £50,000 over coronavirus post

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2020 0

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli will miss the Premier League restart after being suspended for one match over a post on social media about coronavirus. The Football Association found Alli guilty of misconduct after posting a video on social media of himself at an airport wearing a mask and apparently mocking a man of Asian […]

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COVID-19: Premier League facing £1bn hit in revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2020 0

The English Premier League faces an estimated £1 billion pound loss in revenue due to the coronavirus crisis, according to financial services firm Deloitte. Due to coronavirus pandemic, the league has been suspended since mid-March, resulting to three months of no action on the pitch that will weigh heavily on revenues for the 2019/2020 financial […]

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Premier League confirms One new coronavirus case in latest testing round

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2020 0

The English Premier League has confirmed that there has been one new case in their latest round of coronavirus testing. It was the seventh round of testing since the teams began training in which 1213 players and club staff were tested on Monday and Tuesday. The first six rounds of COVID-19 testing returned 13 positives […]

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Premier League: See Kane, Sterling, Jamie, Wijnaldum EPL comeback reaction

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

The English premier league is set to return June 17, after been cancelled since May 9th. Although the league returns without fans players are super excited about the league come back.

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Fans react as premier league set to resume June 17

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2020 0

The English premier league will resume on June 17 with the two fixtures earlier postponed. The match between Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Manchester City vs Arsenal was postponed earlier due to coronavirus pandemic. Fans have taken to their twitter handles to react; When those games are completed, every team in the league will have […]

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BREAKING: Premier League clubs vote unanimously to start contact training

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

English Premier League clubs have agreed to begin training sessions that include physical contact according to reports from England. The Premier League announced the news in a statement this afternoon. Full Premier League statement: “Premier League Shareholders today voted unanimously to resume contact training, marking another step towards restarting the Premier

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Premier League clubs given go-ahead to extend time for out-of-contract players

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

English Premier League clubs will be allowed to extend players’ contracts whose time expires on or before June 30th after stakeholders agreed in a meeting on Monday. A number of clubs feared they might lose their players whose contracts were due to expire at the end of June, which could have potentially ruined the season, which […]

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UK orders Premier League to show free-to-air games and share money to restart

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

The Premier League has been told by the government it must show some matches on free-to-air TV and put more money into the Football League and grassroots game as a condition for restarting this season. The demands were made by the culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, at a meeting on Thursday at which he gave the go-ahead for […]

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Wolves becomes first club to begin Premier League COVID-19 testing plan

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2020 0

With Project Restart in the Premier  League on, teams are set to start mass testing of players and staff, and Wolves is the first club to do so. More than 10 members of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ backroom staff were swabbed for Covid-19 on Monday, as the league looks to resume behind closed doors from June. READ […]