Birmingham boy Bellingam during England’s Euro 2024 match against Slovenia.
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The divisions lower down the football pyramid deserve greater support.
Manchester City have won the Premier League four years in a row.
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England’s top-20 clubs have agreed to try out some new financial rules.
Kalvin Phillips has moved from Manchester City to West Ham United on loan.
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A winter wind appears to have cooled spending among even the biggest clubs.
Feeling blue?
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The club could face another challenging season.
Liverpool rejected a £150 million bid for Mo Salah.
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The new market has helped some Premier League clubs to balance their books.
Jordan Henderson is one of several big-name footballers who have moved to the Saudi Pro League.
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Money talks, and sportswashing often works. Some of football’s biggest names now call the Saudi Pro League home.
Vinícius Júnior is making the point, but are soccer’s governing bosses getting it?
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Anti-racist programs and fines have failed to end racism in European soccer. Part of the problem is that Black players have little representation higher up the sport’s hierarchy.
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It’s important Australia doesn’t follow the ineffective voluntary approach to gambling marketing that the UK is taking.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland (l) and Chelsea’s Kalidou Koulibaly challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match in London, January 5 2023.
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Participating in fantasy sports should be a fun hobby, and for the most part, it is. But when your virtual soccer team takes over your life, it might be time to reassess.
New signing Erling Haaland celebrates another goal for Manchester City.
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There are benefits and risks attached to big money moves.
National hero Ally Mbwana Samatta is the first Tanzanian to feature in the English Premier League.
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The lack of a system to support youth development is just one reason why Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda have produced few top footballers.
Investment in technology means that player performance is now analysed in granular detail.
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Player wages and transfer fees make the headlines, but the wealth generated by the Premier League has also been spent behind the scenes.
United fans are calling for a stadium boycott – but the majority live thousands of miles from Old Trafford.
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Social media calls for a boycott of the club’s upcoming match against Liverpool seem to mostly becoming from outside the UK.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is one of the Premier League players who receives the most targeted abuse on Twitter.
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One in 14 Premier League footballers receives online abuse every day.
Sadio Mané (left) with Mohamed Salah in 2018 when both played for Liverpool.
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The Caf African Player of the Year is named on 21 July – but it’s only one of eight trophies being handed out.
Putting the Blues in the red, white and blue.
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The deadline for formal bids to buy Chelsea FC is March 18. Expect some very rich US businessmen to be in the running.
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A fair copyright law should protect creative works in the face of fast changing technologies.
Bolton Wanderers celebrating promotion to League One in 2021.
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The fan-led review into the English leagues could be a game changer.
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Running a successful club requires more than money. But the money certainly helps.
Ronaldo in 2008. Glory days again?
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Big names, big gains?