Category: Football

In June 2021, UEFA abolished the away goals tiebreaker starting with the 2021/22 season, and it proved to be a massive change that has altered the way coaches and players approach European competitions played over two legs. Instead of away goals as a tiebreaker if teams are level on goals after 180 minutes (two legs of...

The Premier League says regulation would put English football’s success ‘at risk’ The Premier League has warned of the “unintended consequences” of football regulation in an advert taken out on a major politics news website. The Football Governance Bill was introduced by Parliament last month. A second reading will take place shortly after the Easter...

BBC Sport tracks the latest news stories from the National League, including managerial announcements, new signings and contract extensions. 31 March Gateshead have signed centre-back Joe Cook after he left Dorking, for whom he made 14 National League appearances this season. The 24-year-old has signed a contract until the end of the season. 30 March...

England face off with Brazil in friendly action at Wembley Stadium on March 23. Gareth Southgate has secured two high profile friendly matches this month, ahead of hosting Belgium on March 26, on the road to Euro 2024 this summer. The Three Lions are amongst the favourites to win the tournament in Germany, after losing...

Leicester City were relegated in 2022-23, having won the Premier League title just seven years earlier Leicester City have been charged by the Premier League with allegedly breaking spending rules during their last three seasons in the top flight. Leicester have been referred to an independent commission for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and...

On Tuesday, a long-awaited independent regulator for English football came closer with the bill being introduced in Parliament.  Many consider the introduction of a regulator to be a significant step in the development of the English game, but what will it actually mean for your club? i‘s writers break down what to expect at all...

The government insists it will not block nations from owning football clubs – despite deciding to ban foreign states from controlling newspapers. Both issues landed at the desk of Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer as plans for a regulator for English football were advanced just as the Abu Dhabi-led takeover of the Daily Telegraph was effectively...

Football supporters across the country protested after the announcement of the European Super League in 2021 West Ham United owner David Sullivan says the Premier League “may cease” to be the world’s top division if an independent regulator is introduced. Such a regulator would be brought in if the Football Governance Bill – which had...

What is the regulator there to do? In short: keep football clubs solvent. The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will have the ability to check that clubs have enough money to operate sustainably and take action if this is found not to be the case. It will try to work with clubs to fix problems, and...