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Premier League to restart June 1

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2020 0

The UK Government has announced sporting events will be allowed to resume behind closed doors on 1 June 2020. The Government’s decision follows after the Premier League had marked 12 June for a restart, though it is subject to safety conditions being met and the coronavirus health crisis

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Premier League clubs prepare for 2020/21 season behind closed doors

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

With ‘project restart’ , premier League clubs are preparing for the possibility of playing the whole of next season behind closed doors.  While clubs discuss proposals to complete this season behind closed doors at neutral venues, they have also started considering the impact of playing the 2020-21 season without fans as well. READ ALSO: Today […]

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Players are ‘scared’ about Premier League restart, says Aguero

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2020 0

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero says Premier League players are “scared” to return to playing football as the coronavirus pandemic continues.  The Premier League are meeting on Friday to discuss a possible June 8 restart after all football in Britain was suspended because of the virus since March 13.  Some football clubs such as Arsenal, Brighton

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Premier League to debate how to finish season on Friday

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2020 0

Premier League clubs will debate how to finish the season on Friday, with reports that a June 30 deadline will be proposed amid the coronavirus crisis. Bosses at the Premier League are under pressure to thrash out the best way to conclude the 2019-20 campaign after the pandemic caused chaos with the football schedule. Premier […]

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Hammers boss Moyes fears injury pile-up if Premier League resumes

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2020 0

West Ham manager David Moyes fears a rash of injuries to players should there be a desperate rush to complete the Premier League season if the coronavirus relents sufficiently to allow the resumption of football. The Premier League has now ditched plans to get back underway at the start of May and a further complication […]

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English Premier League to push for wage cut, gives £125m to lower leagues

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2020 0

London – Premier League clubs in England will consult with their players over a 30 percent reduction in wages. Also, they have voted to provide 125 million pounds to Football League and National League teams to help with cash flow problems caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The League said in a statement on Friday that […]

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Just in: Pressure mounts on English Premier League players to make move on wages

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2020 0

Manchester – Tottenham Hotspur’s decision to impose a 20 per cent wage reduction on 550 non-playing staff due to the impact of the coronavirus has prompted increased pressure on Premier League players to take a pay cut. The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) are in talks with the Premier League over how best to deal with […]

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Premier League further postponed until April 30; season extended

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2020 0

The Football Association (FA), Premier League and English Football League (EFL) have jointly announced football in England will be further postponed until at least April 30 because of the coronavirus pandemic. “The progress of Covid-19 remains unclear and we can reassure everyone the health and welfare of players, staff and supporters are our priority,” a

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Manchester United eye top four after controversial win at Chelsea

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

Manchester United moved up to seventh in the Premier League after a controversial 2-0 win at fourth-placed Chelsea on Monday. Read also: Oil prices steady amidst fallout of Coronavirus Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire scored the goals for United but Chelsea had two goals ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR). Maguire avoided being […]

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Premier League : How much did your club spend as January transfer window close

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2020 0

Man Utd and Tottenham are the top spenders from the Premier League clubs who splashed around £233m in total on 31 permanent signings during the January transfer window. The total expenditure was £86m more than last winter’s total and produced a £188m net spend after teams recouped around £45m on player sales. READ ALSO: Novak […]

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Sheffield United deny Manchester United comeback win

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2019 0

Oli McBurnie’s stoppage-time equaliser earned Sheffield United a 3-3 draw against Manchester United at Bramall Lane in the Premier League on Sunday after the visitors had been on the verge of a thrilling comeback victory. Coming into the contest on the back of one win in their last 10 Premier League away games, either side […]

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Unimpressive Arsenal suffers defeat again

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

Leicester ( UK) – Jamie Vardy and James Maddison struck second-half goals as Leicester City beat an unimpressive Arsenal 2-0 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday to move into second place in the Premier League. Leicester have 26 points and are above Chelsea on goal difference, leading champions Manchester City by a point ahead […]

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Chelsea drill Crystal Palace on a 2-0 win

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

Chelsea have scaled to second in the Premier League, having played a game more than Manchester City, after a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. READ ALSO Willian admits to receiving Barcelona offer Tammy Abraham scored his 10th Premier League goal for Chelsea as they secured a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

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Liverpool edge Arsenal on penalties after 10-goal thriller

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2019 0

Anfield debutant Curtis Jones scored the winning spot-kick as Liverpool beat Arsenal on penalties after an astonishing 5-5 draw to reach the English Football League (EFL) Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday. The 18-year-old kept his cool in front of the Kop to send Liverpool through after the hosts has trailed 3-1, 4-2 and 5-4 before a […]

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Liverpool winning streak ends with draw at Manchester United

Ihesiulo Grace 20 October 2019 0

Rashford’s strike had looked to have handed Manchester United a victory over Liverpool before Adam Lallana scored his first goal for two-and-half-years. Manchester United ended Liverpool’s 100 percent start to the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) season and their 17-match winning streak with a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday. READ ALSO Ronaldo strikes […]

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Premier League: Leicester v Liverpool kick-off time moved for Amazon showing.

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

The change is part of Amazon’s plans to broadcast fixtures for the first time, with the American media company showing all 10 games on 26 and 27 December. They will also broadcast midweek games on 3, 4 and 5 December. READ ALSO Lazio handed partial stadium ban over fans racist behaviour The announcement of festive […]

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Breaking: Premier League picks Guardian’s David Pemsel as new chief

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2019 0

The Premier League has announced David Pemsel as its new Chief Executive, ending a difficult and lengthy search to find a new leader for one of the biggest competitions in world sport.  David Pemsel is currently the chief executive of Guardian Media Group, owner of the The Guardian and The Observer newspapers. Pemsel was unanimously […]

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Rafael Benitez says ‘unfulfilled promises’ sparked Newcastle exit

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Rafael Benitez says unfulfilled promises from Newcastle owner Mike Ashley played a key role in his decision to quit the Premier League club for Chinese Super League team Dalian Yifang. Benitez left Newcastle when his contract expired during the close-season after a testing three-year spell at St James’s Park marred by numerous spats with the […]

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Chelsea coach Frank Lampard wants Ashley Cole back at Stamford Bridge

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2019 0

Chelsea coach Frank Lampard is reported wants Ashley Cole back at Stamford Bridge to becomes his backroom staff. The England duo spends eight seasons together between 2006 and 2014, winning the Premier League and Champions League alongside claiming four FA Cups before former Arsenal left-back also worked with Lampard at Derby County. According to the […]

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Kelechi Iheanacho unfazed by goal drought

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2019

Despite ending the Premier League season on a barren run of 24 League games without a goal, Kelechi Iheanacho says he is not under pressure to perform for the Super Eagles ahead of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Egypt. The Leicester City midfielder was recalled back to the Super Eagles squad having […]