London (AFP) – The Premier League season began this weekend, with Hull City stunning champions Leicester City while both Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho made winning starts. Here are five things we learnt. Leicester left in the starting blocks Leicester's players cannot say they were not warned as the […]

London (AFP) – Ahead of Saturday's opening day of the new Premier League season, AFP Sport looks at five key questions to follow over what promises to be a gripping campaign: Rivalry renewed in Manchester In the season's most spicy Premier League sub-plot, Manchester's already intense rivalry will provide the backdrop to the renewal of […]

An upcoming Premier League season is always expected to be the most exciting of all time. Although as we stand on the brink of another nine months of frenetic action from English football’s top flight, anticipation is huge. Not only will last season’s surprise champions, Leicester City, be defending the crown they won with such […]

It's that time of the year to predict how you think the Premier League table for the 2016/17 season will finish. This is our ninth year in asking you, the reader, to share your picks. The challenge is that we ask you this before the season kicks off, and before the summer transfer window ends. […]

With the new season comes plenty of rituals — getting your Fantasy Premier League team ready, making predictions about the upcoming season, and looking through the new jerseys that have been released for each club. Some of what we have seen really stand out, many are middle of the road efforts but very few kits […]

The jerseys for all 20 clubs in the 2016/17 Premier League have now been unveiled. To make it easier to see who will be wearing what and which clubs have new kit manufacturers, we've assembled all of the home, away and third jerseys for the clubs on one page. Click on any of the photos […]

London (AFP) – Premier League stars have been warned they must show more respect to referees in a wide-ranging clampdown on petulant behaviour ahead of the new season. Frustrated by the growing trend for players to harass officials with foul-mouth abuse and aggressive posturing, the Football Association, the Premier League and the Football League on […]

London (AFP) – Premier League stars have been warned they must show more respect to referees in a wide-ranging clamp down on petulant behaviour ahead of the new season. Frustrated by the growing trend for players to harass officials with foul-mouth abuse and aggressive posturing, the Football Association, the Premier League and the Football League […]

London (AFP) – Shamed former England international footballer Adam Johnson will serve his six-year sentence for sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl after a judge refused him leave to appeal against his conviction. The 28-year-old, once a winger with Sunderland and Manchester City, was jailed in March after beng found guilty following the illegal act […]

London (AFP) – The shockwaves felt after Britain voted to leave the European Union are set to have a dramatic impact on the transfer fees splashed out by cash-rich Premier League clubs for leading European players. One question is whether players like French Manchester United target Paul Pogba would be eligible to play in Europe's […]

London (AFP) – Footballing powerhouse the Premier League weighed into Britain's referendum debate on Monday, saying a departure from EU would go against the "openness" of the league and all of its clubs. "Nobody bears the scars more than me of having to go and negotiate in Brussels and try and organise things a little […]

London (AFP) – English football's financial might was demonstrated anew on Thursday as business analysts Deloitte revealed that England's 92 professional clubs generated record £4 billion ($5.8 billion, 5.2 billion euros) revenues in 2014-15. Fired by the all-powerful Premier League, which saw revenues climb three percent to £3.3 billion, England's professional clubs breached the £4 […]

Doha (AFP) – An English Premier League club wants to allow supporters to vote via smartphone for the player they want substituted during a match, a data analyst has told a Doha football conference. Fans would cast their votes via an app on their phones after being given real-time performance data for every player on […]

London (AFP) – With another dramatic Premier League season at an end, AFP Sport looks back at the five best matches of the 2015-16 campaign: Manchester City 1 Leicester City 3 Rarely can a goal from Sergio Aguero have been greeted with such apathy, but the sound of the Manchester City star's irrelevant late strike […]

London (AFP) – Following the conclusion of the 2015-16 Premier League season, AFP Sport selects the five most memorable goals from the campaign: Christian Benteke (Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool) Belgium striker Benteke endured a dismal debut season at Liverpool following his 32.5 million pounds ($46.9 million, 41.1 million euros) transfer from Aston Villa, but he […]