Yahoo! Sports

UK Premier League TV viewers lose out: More money, fewer matches

British football fans are spending more than anyone else in the western world to watch the Premier League on television, and yet they still do not get to see every match. According to a comparative study by SeatPick, UK viewers are paying up to 408% more ...
The New York Times

What is the independent football regulator? Why has it been brought in? What powers does it have?

A landmark moment in British football took place on Tuesday as the Football Governance Bill was introduced in the UK parliament to create an independent regulator for the sport. In November 2021, a fan-led review called for the introduction of a regulator ...
The Economist

British football hooligans are on the offensive once again

THE CONTEST between Arsenal and West Ham on February 22nd will be fierce. Probably not on the pitch: Arsenal is the strong favourite to win the fixture. The Gunners are second in the Premier League, while the Hammers are languishing in 16th. Instead, the ...
The Conversation

Why America is buying up English football – and what it means for the future of ‘soccer’

When the Premier League broke away from the rest of English football in 1992, its 22 clubs generated £205 million in its debut season, and the average player earned £2,050 a week. Thirty years later, despite having two fewer clubs, the league’s revenue ...
The New York Times

Pele dubbed the original Wembley ‘a cathedral of football’, but it had to go

The old Wembley stadium on the day of its last fixture: England against Germany in a World Cup qualifier in 2000 Rebecca Naden/PA Images via Getty Images By the end, the old Wembley was best viewed from a distance — ideally 15 or 20 years’ distance as ...
CNN

‘Peasants vs. Marie Antoinette’: What the Premier League does with its billions of dollars is riling 72 other soccer clubs

In Istanbul in June 2023, Manchester City lift the Champions League trophy to cap a historic Treble-winning campaign. Over a billion dollars has been spent by the club’s Abu Dhabi-based owners since 2008 in recruiting players to transform City into a ...
AOL

Over 2300 British football fans banned from traveling to FIFA World Cup

More than 2,300 football fans subject to Football Banning Orders (FBOs) will be barred from traveling to the FIFA World Cup as authorities move to prevent known risk supporters from attending matches in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Home Office ...
Women's Wear Daily

Can the England Soccer Team Win in Fashion?

LONDON — A win could be coming home for the England soccer team as they prepare to face Spain in Sunday’s finals of the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, otherwise known as the Euro 2024. But in the fashion leagues of sport, the England team is ...