English Premier League

Football
Governance

A “strengthened” football governance bill will be introduced to Parliament today (Thursday) giving a regulator “new powers” to oversee the distribution of finances across English football and increasing the pos…
Football
Finance & Law

The multi-pronged legal battle between the Premier League and Manchester City boiled over into a damaging media briefing war this week, as both sides attempt to shape the narrative around the outcome of City’s challenge to the league’s Associated Party Transaction rules.
Football
Media

DAZN has renewed its exclusive media rights to broadcast the English Premier League in Spain and Portugal from 2025-26 to 2027-28 as it continues to solidify its football portfolio across Europe
Football
Media

Central Asia is the next region in which Premier League and FA Cup rights have been sold together, with the Saran Media Group picking up the contract to 2027-28
Football
Governance

Premier League clubs have agreed to trial two new sets of financial regulations next season to run alongside the league’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) but rejected changes to the existing PSR s…
Football
Finance & Law

Manchester City has launched unprecedented legal action against the Premier League over its Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules in a move that is likely to provoke major conflict with other top-flight…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Diageo-owned beer brand Guinness is set to take over the Premier League’s beer category rights from the departing incumbent - AB InBev’s Budweiser – after this season.
Football
Finance & Law

Chelsea FC has sold a hotel and land worth more than £76m on its Stamford Bridge stadium site to parent company BlueCo in an apparent attempt to reduce its losses in order to comply with the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
Licensing & Merchandising

The English Premier League today announced it has acquired a stake in virtual reality software firm Rezzil and agreed a new four-year licensing agreement.
Football
Media

The English Premier League has released its much-anticipated domestic media rights tender, choosing to increase the number of live matches per season from 200 to 270 and preserve the Saturday 3pm blackout…
Football
Governance

Premier League clubs will meet next week to vote on the number of games to be sold in the next domestic TV packages starting in 2025, and are moving closer to a deal with the English Football League (EFL)…
Football
Governance

The English Premier League is to fast-track financial disciplinary cases to ensure that rule breaches are handled within a 12-week timeframe and any punishment is applied within an existing season
Football
Media

The Premier League has approached England's Football Association with a framework that would see the league sell the FA's international media rights alongside its own in a long-term partnership beginning with the 2024-25 season, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Governance

Premier League clubs have voted at their annual general meeting to ban fully-leveraged buyouts of clubs
Football
Media

The English Premier League has sought to temporarily lift the 3pm blackout to allow next month’s match between Manchester City and Leeds United to be shown live domestically.
Football
Events

The Premier League has announced that it will stage its first pre-season friendly tournament in the United States this summer
Football
Media

The English Premier League will take its domestic media rights to market this year but is unlikely to support a challenge to the 3pm blackout rule, its chief executive Richard Masters has said.
Football
Governance

A new independent regulator will have the power to block English clubs from joining breakaway competitions like a European Super League, according to proposed legislation published by the UK government