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The Premier League has paused discussions with the English Football League over its long-awaited £130 million-a-year pyramid rescue package because of ongoing divisions between top-tier clubs. Recent meetings between the 20 top-tier shareholders have repeatedly failed to reach consensus over a final agreement which would have seen the first cheques…

Manchester City and Liverpool square off in a star-studded English Premier League showdown bright and early on Saturday. Manchester City currently sit atop the EPL table with 28 points, while Liverpool are just one point behind in second place. Man City have won the last two meetings between these two clubs, including a 4-1 victory at home last…

Government patience is said to be "wearing thin" on the Premier League's long-awaited New Deal as clubs remain at odds over how to foot the bill. After years of talks, there remains some division over pay for the pyramid rescue package, with some clubs now proposing it is paid entirely via a transfer levy. A model linked at least in part to merit…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers... DAILY MIRROR Manchester United will prioritise the signing of a new central defender in January. Reported incoming scout Marcel Bout has made it his mission to find the next Erling Haaland or Jude Bellingham for Newcastle United. Former Arsenal chief David Dein has accused Mikel…

The Premier League's so-called'Big Six' are at odds with rivals over the long-awaited £130 million pyramid rescue package as a wealth-gap row reignites after the Everton crisis. A meeting between the 20 top-tier shareholders on Tuesday will be the most consequential in years as clubs finally attempt to vote through their New Deal for the wider…

The Premier League's top clubs are set to be handed a greater proportion of prize money in a move reigniting tensions within the competition after Everton's 10-point deduction for spending breaches. Under the top tier's existing 1.6 to one ratio, treble winners Manchester City earned an estimated £161.3 million last season while Southampton…

WagerTalk Premier League handicapper Kevin Dolan presents his EPL predictions today heading into Matchday 1. He gives betting previews for key matches including Burnley vs Manchester City and Chelsea vs Liverpool. Which teams is he looking to pick up points and which will have goals being scored? Read his betting preview now! The English Premier…

Truth be told, the Premier League title race only has one serious contender for 2023/24. Manchester City have been champions in the last three seasons, five of the last six, and are odds-on to add yet another crown to their collection next May. The race for a top four finish and the prize of Champions League qualification should be far more…

With the Premier League campaign reaching its climax, Gary Neville has delved back over his pre-season predictions and believes they are'pretty accurate'. Before the top-flight drama got back underway last August, Manchester United legend Neville and his punditry partner, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, were quizzed for their opinions on…

As Karim Benzema turned in the sort of finish he always does, even the Champions League ran out of great twists. Liverpool inevitably went out to Real Madrid for the third consecutive season, and it was all feeling a bit repetitive. Manchester City again destroyed German opposition in the last 16. Bayern Munich and Chelsea again prevailed. It isn't…

The Premier League has charged Manchester City with of financial rules. An independent commission, convened by England's top flight, will decide whether any punishment is warranted and City's domestic rivals will be paying close attention. Stephen Taylor Heath, head of sports law at JMW Solicitors, spoke to The Athletic about what legal action - if…

It was not long ago that Premier League clubs were concerned their best players would leave for the La Liga giants of Barcelona and Real Madrid. While the La Liga duo still have a lure and a rich history behind them, the financial rewards of the Premier League and the success of Europe clubs are having, means the English top flight is now the place…

Liverpool and Leicester to end as a draw - 19/4 Bet £10 and get £57.50 in return Owing to Liverpool's heavy favourite status, our recommended bet for Friday's clash at Anfield comes in the form of a draw between the Reds and Leicester City. A £10 wager for such an outcome will secure you a return of £57.50 with Betway. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free…

If picking results in this wild Premier League season has been difficult - it has - then selecting the winner (or draw) coming off a month where some players played in the biggest matches of their lives while others had friendlies at best? Good luck. So while Jose Mourinho might best be fit to answer how we feel about our Premier League predictions…

Arsenal racing five points clear as Manchester City lose at home to Brentford, Manchester United's revival under Erik Ten Hag gathering pace, Graham Potter struggling to make sense of his squad at Chelsea, Darwin Nuñez finally starting to get it together: what a wonderful time to suspend the Premier League for six weeks and make ready for Qatar v…

The EFL Cup is the secondary cup competition in England. The 2021/22 edition began on July 31 and will conclude with the final at Wembley on February 27. Ninety-two teams entered the competition as per usual. The EFL Cup also known as the Carabao Cup was launched in 1960 by Alan Hardaker, the Football League Secretary. "It must be obvious to all of…

Sunday's upcoming game is the first time the two clubs have met since their last meeting in July this year, when Liverpool achieved a 3-1 victory over Manchester City to claim the Emirates FA Community Shield. This stands in contrast to the clubs' performance in this season's Premier League, however, with Manchester City securing victory in four…

There have not been many expensive new signings but almost all have been made by Premier League clubs. All numbers courtesy of transfermarkt Goalkeeper: Gavin Bazanu (Manchester City to Southampton, £12.6m) This just shows you the bargain Newcastle United picked up in Nick Pope; Southampton have paid more for a goalkeeper last seen in League One…

One of the many great things about soccer is that the offseason doesn't really exist. Sure, the English Premier League won't host games between the end of May and the beginning of August, but there's an awful lot still going on over the course of that two-plus months. Teams spend the summer signing new players and selling old ones. While most clubs…

The 2021/22 Premier League season is almost at its end. Liverpool remain in the hunt for the title but know that they will need back to back wins against Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and for leaders Manchester City to slip up to have any chance of claiming the title which they won back in 2020. The league table has almost worked itself…

Liverpool face Manchester City this weekend with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola going head-to-head with the winner likely to be crowned this season's Premier League winners Former Liverpool players insist Klopp needs to win the Premier League as they face City Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher admits that even he couldn't have predicted just how…

The reason there aren't always as many "prop futures" lines available on American sports is that the tradition of exhibition season, followed by "regular season," followed by playoffs, followed by a Super Bowl or a "Finals," is complex enough. Predictions on the finer points of the standings (not "tables") are often reduced to gimmick markets as…

Chelsea's chances of winning the Premier League title have collapsed to just two per cent after their draw at home to Liverpool, analysts have calculated. The enthralling encounter at Stamford Bridge, which finished 2-2 on Sunday, has hit Liverpool hard, too, with the number crunchers at the football thinktank, the Twenty First Group, now…