Premier League clubs must use their record-breaking television revenues to make matchday attendance more affordable for fans, the Football Supporters’ Association has said.
The league announced domestic media rights sales worth £6.7billion on Monday for the four seasons starting in 2025-26, with the live rights increasing in value by four per cent within that to £6.406bn compared to the current cycle.
The league described the deal as “the largest sports media rights deals ever concluded in the UK”.
The Premier League has completed the largest sports media rights deals ever concluded in the UK for Seasons 2025/26 through to 2028/29
— Premier League (@premierleague)
That increase in value has been achieved by selling even more …
Emiliano Martinez wants to win a trophy with Aston Villa after penning a new long-term contract with the club.
The Argentina goalkeeper has signed a new deal to remain at Villa Park until 2029, having impressed since joining the club from Arsenal in September 2020.
The World Cup winner is delighted with the constant progression of the club, culminating in Champions League qualification last season, but he still hopes to achieve more success in the coming years.
He told the club s website: Since I joined the club, my dream was to be in the Champions League. We have achieved that. Like I said, the club is improving every year.
Martinez, who has won two Copa America titles with his national side along with the World Cup, now wants to translate his internati…
Football’s lawmakers have delayed plans to publish details of sin-bin trials at higher levels of football until next month, the PA news agency understands.
Trial protocols on sin-bins, plus other measures to combat poor player behaviour, were expected to be published on Friday, but it is understood they will now be the subject of further discussion at the International Football Association Board’s annual general meeting at Loch Lomond on March 2.
PA understands the protocols will not therefore be published before then.
FIFA wishes to clarify that reports of the so-called blue card at elite levels of football are incorrect and premature.
Any such trials, if implemented, should be limited to testing in a responsible manner at lower levels, a position th…
Simone Inzaghi set Inter a 10-point target for their daunting Champions League group as Hakan Calhanoglu warned of the danger of shipping more gift goals.
A sleepy Inter defensive display saw the Nerazzurri toss away an early lead to lose 3-2 to Milan in Saturday s Serie A derby, with goalkeeper and captain Samir Handanovic having an off day.
While that is a recent concern, Calhanoglu pointed the finger at costly errors in Champions League games against Real Madrid and Liverpool last season.
A 1-0 group-stage home defeat to eventual champions Madrid was tough to take after Inter missed a host of chances before leaking an 89th-minute Rodrygo goal; then another dominant display at San Siro against Liverpool in the first knockout round proved worthless as two late …
Former Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger described the Red Devils as being in survival mode during their 2-1 win over Liverpool, insisting Erik ten Hag will not be entirely satisfied with their performance.
United bounced back from consecutive defeats against Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford in impressive fashion on Monday, dealing Liverpool their first league defeat of 2022 through goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.
The result eased the pressure that had already begun to build around Ten Hag, who is the first United boss to claim his maiden victory in the job against Liverpool.
But Schweinsteiger, who made 35 appearances for United between 2015 and 2017, believes the manner of United s win may not have impressed Ten Hag.
In what will be remembered as a Nations League classic on Monday night, England and Germany played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Wembley.
With Ikay Gundogan and Kai Havertz handing Hansi Flick s side a shock 2-0 lead after returning from the half-time break, it was England who mounted a remarkable late charge in their final League A appearances.
Although Monday s hosts might have already suffered a shock Nations League relegation, Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Harry Kane bagged a trio of strikes in the space of 12 minutes and sent a sell-out Wembley into overdrive.
However, while the Three Lions might have been within touching distance of completing an iconic comeback in London, Havertz broke English hearts as the Chelsea man grabbed his second after pouncing on Nick…
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Hajduk Split will host HB Torshavn in the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round first leg on July 25, 2024, at the Stadion Poljud in Split, Croatia. Both teams are eager to start their European campaigns on a positive note, making this initial encounter critical for setting the tone for the tie.
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Hajduk Split had a fine 2023/24 season domestically, finishing third in the Croatian First League behind champions Dinamo Zagreb and runners-up NK Rijeka, which earned them a place in the Europa Conference League qualifications. However, the most loyal among their supporters are probably feeling some disappointment after seeing their team end the campaign 14 points behind Dinamo, their fiercest rivals even from the days…
Roberto Martinez said maybe we needed it after Belgium suffered a 2-1 defeat to Egypt in their final match before heading to Qatar for the World Cup.
Goals from Mostafa Mohamed and Trezeguet condemned Belgium to a second consecutive defeat, despite Lois Openda pulling a goal back late on in Kuwait.
Belgium are ranked second in the world but looked well off the pace on Friday and a shadow of the team that made it to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018.
However, Martinez is hoping the poor display and loss will shock his side into life, telling VTM after the match: This was not the result or performance we wanted, but maybe we needed it.
We showed that we are waiting for the World Cup to start, but not that we are ready.
We re going to have to make …
Premier League games continue to come thick and fast over the New Year period, with a full fixture list spread across the next three days.
Leaders Arsenal travel to Brighton and Hove Albion as they look to preserve their five-point lead over Manchester City, who host Everton earlier on Saturday.
Third-place Newcastle United take on Leeds United, while fellow Champions League chasers Tottenham and Manchester United face Aston Villa and Wolves respectively.
Chelsea are after back-to-back wins when they take on Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, and Liverpool will be looking to build momentum when they meet Leicester City.
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Pat Noonan insists FC Cincinnati must improve defensively ahead of welcoming the New England Revolution to the TQL Stadium on Sunday.
Cincinnati edged a seven-goal thriller in their latest MLS fixture against the Philadelphia Union, with Luciano Acosta scoring in the 10th minute of injury time to secure a 4-3 win.
Noonan s side have now won nine of their last 10 league games and sit second in the Eastern Conference, two points behind Inter Miami.
But there were some concerns at the back, with Cincinnati having now conceded eight goals in their last four games, something Noonan is keen on addressing.
“Certainly, how we have gotten results has shifted to scoring goals and struggling defensively from an early stretch when defensively we were much stron…