Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mohamed Salah's 150th Liverpool goal and Luis Diaz's first kept the Reds in the hunt for the Premier League title as they came from behind to beat Norwich 3-1, while Chelsea snatched a late win at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp made seven changes from the side […]

The bidding war for the US rights to the Premier League continues to take more twists and turns. Originally, the deadline for broadcasters to submit bids during the auction was Monday, November 8. A decision was expected to be reached on Thursday, November 11. But the Premier League has now decided that the bidding will […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs have united in opposition to FIFA's controversial proposal to hold the World Cup every two years. FIFA's biennial World Cup scheme was mooted earlier this year by former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, who now works as chief of global football development for the governing body. The World Cup is […]

London (AFP) – Jack Grealish scored his first goal for Manchester City as the Premier League champions thrashed Norwich 5-0, while title rivals Liverpool extended their perfect start with a 2-0 victory against Burnley on Saturday. Grealish marked his home debut following his British record £100 million ($136 million) move from Aston Villa with a […]

London (AFP) – Jack Grealish scored his first goal for Manchester City as the Premier League champions thrashed Norwich 5-0, while title rivals Liverpool extended their perfect start with a 2-0 victory against Burnley on Saturday. Grealish marked his home debut following his British record £100 million ($136 million) move from Aston Villa with a […]

London (AFP) – Over 300,000 fans returned to watch Premier League action live in a pulsating opening weekend of action that featured 34 goals. Manchester City were the big losers in the early running for the title as the champions were beaten 1-0 at Tottenham despite the absence of Harry Kane as speculation over his […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League returns on Friday in front of full crowds for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit and with little sign of the financial turmoil of the past 18 months slowing the arms race for talent in the transfer market. Newly-promoted Brentford open the 2021/2022 season at home to […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League's giants have again brushed off the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the start of the new season on Friday with a four-team battle expected for the title. Reigning champions Manchester City have broken the English top flight transfer record by splashing £100 million ($138 million) on […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League has announced fans will be subject to random spot-checks of their Covid-19 status in the opening weeks of the new season. The 2021-22 campaign kicks off on Friday when newly-promoted Brentford host Arsenal with national government restrictions on crowd capacity now eased. Any limits on attendances are agreed with […]

London (AFP) – Premier League players will continue to take the knee in the 2021/22 season, saying on Tuesday "more than ever, it is important" that they keep highlighting racial injustice. The English Football League, which controls the three divisions below the Premier League, had earlier announced its ongoing support for the gesture and the […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League announced on Friday it will donate automated external defibrillators to more than 2,000 grassroots football sites in the wake of Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. Eriksen collapsed during his country's match with Finland earlier this month and required immediate resuscitation on the pitch. "The Premier […]

NBC Sports has reversed its decision to prevent replays of televised Premier League games from being made available on-demand on Peacock. Instead, beginning January 12, Peacock TV will feature on-demand replays of all televised matches in addition to live (and on-demand) games that are exclusive to Peacock. The U-turn by Peacock's parent company NBC Universal […]

There's a stellar Sunday of football to savor in the Premier League this weekend, meaning a trio of matches from the English top flight dominate our selections. Elsewhere, there are big matches in Spain and Italy, with possible title contenders seeking to prove they have what it takes to go the distance this season. All […]

For the past 12 years – before a ball is kicked for a new season, World Soccer Talk readers have been predicting how the top 20 in the Premier League will finish. And with the 2020/21 Premier League season around the corner, now is the perfect time to reintroduce the Premier League table prediction challenge […]

With less than two weeks until kickoff of the 2020-21 Premier League season, NBC Sports today released its schedule for September, as NBCUniversal platforms will once again present live coverage of every Premier League match. The opening weekend schedule kicks off Saturday, September 12 at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN, as newly-promoted Fulham host Arsenal, […]