Tag: Premier League

• Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  Premier League demands improved VAR; Football Association foreign players numbers controversy

  

  Premier League chief executive Richard Masters admits his organization must try to improve VAR after a season marred by controversy surrounding the review technology. A recent survey from opinion polling firm YouGov showed more than two-thirds of Premier League fans questioned believe VAR has made the game less enjoyable since it was introduced into the English top-flight.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Ex Colombian international footballer (English Premier League) extradited to US on drugs charges

  

  Former Colombian international footballer Jhon Viáfara has been extradited to the US on drug trafficking charges.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Abu Dhabi's Premier League Manchester City worth US$ 4.8 billion

  

  The owner of English Premier League champions Manchester City is selling a US$500 million stake to private equity firm Silver Lake, valuing the football club's owner at US$4.8 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Emiliano Sala body recovered from the wrecked plane in the English Channel

  

  The body recovered from the wreckage of a crashed plane is that of Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, Dorset Police have said. Sala, 28, was travelling to Cardiff in a plane piloted by David Ibbotson, which went missing over the English Channel on 21 January. The body was recovered late on Wednesday after the wreckage was found on Sunday morning.

• Thursday, June 7th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Europe's five leagues revenue €14.7bn, in 2016-17, and the English Premier League is market leader

  

  The big five European leagues generated a record €14.7bn in revenue in 2016-17, a 9% annual increase, according to new figures from Deloitte. It says the European football market is now worth some €25.5bn and the English Premier League was the market leader, with record revenue of £4.5bn, as each of the 20 clubs se their own annual revenue record.