Premier League
Top-tier English football league.
Competition page →-
Arbeloa fined £25,000 by FA for claiming referee would not let Manchester United lose
Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has been handed a £25,000 FA fine and a warning after an independent commission ruled his post-match comments following the 1-1 draw with Manchester United on 20 September implied bias and possible premeditation by match officials.
Football -
Martinez blasts United executives after Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid
Lisandro Martinez publicly criticised Manchester United's technical director and club hierarchy after a 2-0 Champions League loss to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, warning that repeated manager changes ignore deeper structural problems at Old Trafford.
Football -
Martinez challenged by team-mate after blasting Man Utd hierarchy over Champions League squad failures
Lisandro Martinez faced a direct challenge from an unnamed Manchester United team-mate on the flight home from Madrid after publicly criticising director of football Jason Wilcox and the club's failure to strengthen their squad for the Champions League.
Football -
Martinez confronts United teammate on flight home after blasting club's transfer strategy
Lisandro Martinez clashed with at least one Manchester United teammate on the flight back from Madrid after publicly criticising technical director Jason Wilcox and the club's summer recruitment following a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid.
Football -
Burnham says Man City owners never raised Premier League charges in their meetings
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told Parliament that Manchester City's owners did not discuss the club's Premier League charges with him during their meetings, after details of his contacts with the Abu Dhabi ownership group were published by Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Football -
Scholes insists he would take a Premier League medal if City are stripped of 2012 title
Paul Scholes says he would eagerly accept a retrospective Premier League winners' medal should Manchester City be stripped of their 2012 title following a guilty verdict on 114 financial breaches — a stance his former United teammate Wayne Rooney firmly rejects.
Football -
Real Madrid eye Zubimendi as Arsenal midfielder slips to fourth-choice in midfield
Martin Zubimendi is being viewed as a 'perceived opportunity' by Real Madrid after losing his starting place at Arsenal to teenage academy graduate Myles Lewis-Skelly, with Spanish media reporting Los Blancos would not rule out a move.
Football -
Ferdinand warns Martinez public outburst at United board rarely ends well for the player
Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United's board to make a decisive call on Lisandro Martinez after the Argentine defender publicly criticised club executives following the 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
Football -
INEOS back Carrick despite pressure mounting after Atletico Madrid defeat
Manchester United's owners remain supportive of manager Michael Carrick, according to David Ornstein of The Athletic, despite the club winning just two of their opening fixtures and suffering a 2-0 loss at Atletico Madrid.
Football -
Alexander-Arnold's Real Madrid struggles fuel Liverpool return speculation amid Porro links
Trent Alexander-Arnold has failed to establish himself at Real Madrid since his free transfer from Liverpool, and reports in Spain suggest a return to Anfield could materialise if Los Blancos move for Tottenham's Pedro Porro.
Football -
Martinez blasts Man Utd hierarchy after Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid
Lisandro Martinez publicly criticised technical director Jason Wilcox following Manchester United's 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid, demanding stronger recruitment. New footage suggests a tense pitch-side exchange with Cristian Romero and Julian Alvarez may have preceded the outburst.
Football -
Martinez leads nine Man United players who publicly turned on their own club
Lisandro Martinez's post-match attack on United's hierarchy and technical director Jason Wilcox after a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid is the latest in a long line of player rebellions at Old Trafford.
Football -
Martinez calls out Man United as a club after Champions League loss to Atletico Madrid
Lisandro Martinez publicly demanded greater ambition from Manchester United following their 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid, telling CBS Sports the club must talk more about winning trophies and stop repeating the same mistakes every season.
Football -
Independent regulator warns English football stands on edge of financial disaster
A landmark 245-page State of the Game report from the Independent Football Regulator has found that 94 per cent of England's top 116 clubs are making losses, with a significant number unable to survive 30 days without owner funding.
Football -
Andy Burnham accused of concealing Man City links after dinners with chairman at Etihad
A deleted register of interests from Andy Burnham's first mayoral term reportedly details two private dinners with Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak at Etihad Stadium, worth over £1,000 in hospitality — details absent from a GMCA statement issued this week.
Football -
Maguire had already urged United to strengthen before Martinez's blast at recruitment chief
Harry Maguire called on Manchester United to deepen their squad this summer, weeks before Lisandro Martinez publicly criticised director of football Jason Wilcox following a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid.
Football -
Pitch footage reveals Martinez's heated exchange with Romero before his bombshell United rant
Newly surfaced footage shows Lisandro Martinez in a tense confrontation with international teammate Cristian Romero at full-time in Madrid, moments before the defender publicly criticised Manchester United's hierarchy following their 2-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid.
Football -
Amad brands 10-man United's 2-0 loss at Atletico Madrid a 'f***ing disgrace'
Manchester United fell to their first Champions League defeat of the season, losing 2-0 in Madrid after Leny Yoro's controversial red card. Winger Amad vented his fury on social media, while manager Michael Carrick pointed to four squandered chances.
Football -
Regulator chair threatens resignation if Burnham interferes in Man City charges case
David Kogan, chair of the Independent Football Regulator, has warned he would resign if Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham applied political pressure over Manchester City's Premier League charges. Pep Guardiola is also set to return to the Etihad for City's Champions League clash with PSG.
Football -
Martinez publicly attacks United's football leadership after Champions League defeat in Madrid
Lisandro Martinez delivered a scathing on-camera critique of Manchester United's football leadership, including director of football Jason Wilcox, following Tuesday's defeat at Atlético Madrid — with Sir Jim Ratcliffe also present at the Metropolitano.
Football
