Mourinho told to man-up and take some of his own medicine
August 13 – Leading football medics have joined forces to denounce Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho for his treatment of the club’s female head doctor.
Premier League
Mourinho’s old school remedy is to put Dr in her place
August 12 – Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho’s reputation for courting controversy and being prone to over-reaction as well as winning trophies is already making headlines with only one match of the new Premier League season completed.
Premier League fans flock to their temples of worship for opening day
By Paul Nicholson
August 12 – The hottest ticket in England last weekend was one for a Premier League match, pretty much anywhere. Of a total of 369,536 tickets available across the 10 opening home matches, a massive 362,658 were sold, leaving just 6,878 tickets unsold, half of them at Newcastle’s St James’s Park for the 1.30pm Sunday lunchtime kick-off against Southampton.
Arsenal top Twitter table, but Man Utd’s summer surge closes on their lead
By Paul Nicholson
August 11 – Arsenal may have stumbled in their opening match and their bid to win the Premier League but they still top the Premier League Twitter table of most followers. Their biggest danger lies not from second placed Chelsea but Manchester United who spent the summer gaining followers at a rapid pace.
Chelsea lock Mourinho in for a further four years
August 10 – Whether you love him or loathe him, few would argue against Jose Mourinho’s tag as the best manager in the Premiership and Chelsea have been quick to ward off any potential suitors by giving the Portuguese a new contract in his second spell at the club.
Toon Army will now be able to mobilise cheaper on Virgin trains
By Mark Baber
August 6 – The Football Supporters Federation (FSF) has welcomed an announcement by Virgin Trains that they will be a launching a pilot scheme to provide train services tailored for Sunderland and Newcastle fans.
Scudamore targets Premier League attendance records, but rejects foreign quotas
By Andrew Warshaw
August 6 – With the new Premier League season getting under way this weekend and attention again focussed partly on the number of foreign stars involved, the tournament’s chief executive Richard Scudamore has again re-iterated his opposition to introducing quotas.
Premier League transfer spend tops £500m with 27 days of open window left
August 4 – With just under a month to go until the summer transfer window slams shut on September 1, spending in the Premier League has reached £500 million.
Hull City’s Allam gets his claws out in Tiger re-naming row
August 3 – A domestic English spat that has gained widespread publicity continues to rumble on. Attempts to change the name of Hull City to Hull Tigers appeared to have been buried for good last month when the English Football Association’s council rejected the name change application for a second time.
Stoke City delivers DPD sponsor package in 2-year deal
By Mark Baber
July 23 – Premier League club Stoke City have signed a new two-year partnership with parcel delivery company DPD which includes sponsorship of the east stand at the Britannia Stadium which will now be known as the DPD Stand.
Sunderland double up with Betfair for season start
By Mark Baber
July 21 – Sunderland have announced a new partnership with Betfair who become the club’s official UK betting partner for the 2015-16 season.
Brazil’s Lucas Piazon ‘broken’ by the lack of opportunity at Chelsea
By Ricardo Setyon
July 16 – Lucas Piazon, Chelsea’s generally on-loan striker, who signed for the London club for €7.5 million in 2011 but has yet to secure a squad place, is unhappy and letting his feelings be known at the Pan-American games that have just opened in Canada.
Man City flashed £49m, but pound for pound was Sterling’s flight worth it?
By Andrew Warshaw
July 15 – Has player power got out of hand and is he worth the money? Those were the two main questions being debated in football circles after Raheem Sterling became the most expensive English player of all time by signing for Manchester City from Liverpool.
Hull lose Tiger tag, but has this woken a more dangerous beast?
July 14 – What’s in a name? Quite a lot when it comes to fans and their beloved football club.
Liverpool bed in new signings and a 650 tonne roof truss
By Paul Nicholson
July 14 – While Liverpool’s players visited Bangkok’s Grand Palace on the first leg of their pre-season tour, bonded with their new teammates and doubtless pondered the departure of £49 million Raheem Sterling, back home the Anfield Stadium was taking delivery of two of the UK’s largest cranes and a 650 tonne roof truss.