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Family of ex-Premier League player Jlloyd Samuel accuse his wife of 'faking' his death

The family of tragic Premier League footballer Jlloyd Samuel have made the extraordinary claim that his wife 'faked' his death in a car crash to cash in on an insurance fraud.




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Philippe Coutinho 'would love' Premier League return, admits his agent

Philippe Coutinho's agent has revealed that the midfielder would relish returning to the Premier League at some stage.




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Timo Werner is 'having English lessons' and 'excited about playing in the Premier League'

RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner looks to be edging closer to a move to the Premier League with reports claiming the Chelsea and Liverpool target has started taking English lessons.




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Bayern Munich sensation Alphonso Davies on snubbing Premier League and bossing TikTok

Alphonso Davies is under no illusions as to his status in football right now. He has burst onto the biggest stage and, with the 2026 World Cup being held partly in Canada, he has grand ambitions in mind.




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Premier League sides fear losing over £100MILLION in owed transfer fees from top European clubs

EXCLUSIVE: Premier League clubs are worried about receiving instalments of transfer fees worth over £100m due from European clubs due to the collapse of TV deals on the continent.




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Brighton become first Premier League club to publicly oppose plans to host games at neutral venues

On Friday, a four-hour video conference took place between all 20 Premier League clubs over Project Restart, where tensions were palpable as to how the season should be ended.




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Real Madrid star Lucas Vazquez hints at Premier League switch, claiming England 'fits' his style

Lucas Vazquez has revealed his love of the Premier League, hinting that curiosity could get the better of him and see him leave Real Madrid for England, as Chelsea keep an eye on the winger.




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Premier League players and managers 'may be interviewed at half-time with cameras in dressing rooms'

Premier League players might be interviewed at half-time and cameras could placed in dressing rooms as part of the league's plans to revamp broadcasts in Project Restart.




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Premier League clubs 'told that all 20 stadiums could be used next season'

Amid unhappiness amongst relegation-threatened clubs on home advantage being lost, the Premier League made it clear last Friday that all 20 grounds could be used next season.




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Premier League plea for unity amid claims strugglers are trying to block Project Restart

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The Premier League will make a desperate plea for unity this week amid claims that the bottom six clubs are sabotaging plans to resume the season.




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Premier League's seven-week 'festival of football if season resumes'

The Premier League may hold a seven-week 'festival of football' if the season resumes, however it must start by June 19 if it is to be completed, according to The Sun. 




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Crystal Palace confident that Roy Hodgson WILL be able to manage them when Premier League restarts

Crystal Palace are confident that Roy Hodgson will not be barred from managing on safety grounds amid the coronavirus crisis when the Premier League resumes.




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Premier League clubs plan talks with reluctant stars about resumption of the top-flight season

Premier League clubs will hold urgent talks with their players this week amid major concerns from footballers over proposals to restart the season. 




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Wembley could host Premier League games again as part of Project Restart

SAMI MOKBEL: Wembley is re-emerging as a site to host Premier League games as part of Project Restart. Plans to play out the remaining 92 fixtures at neutral venues were discussed last Friday.




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How did Premier League sides cope with fixture congestion with 22 teams? 

There is so much uncertainty around the Premier League at the moment that not only do we not know if it will restart, we also don't even know how many teams will be in it for next season.




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Hugo Lloris insists it would be 'cruel' for for Liverpool to be denied Premier League title

Liverpool lead second-place Manchester City by 25 points, and Hugo Lloris insists 'everyone' within the game wants to see the 2019-20 campaign reach its natural conclusion on the pitch. 




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Premier League games set to be shown on FREE on YouTube

Some Premier League games are set to be shown on YouTube for FREE when the season restarts following the coronavirus lockdown.




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Broadcasters 'want to keep relegation' in the Premier League when the season resumes

Sky and BT Sport are anticipated to oppose any proposals to scrap relegation from the Premier League this season. They want the jeopardy of the drop zone.




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Premier League told to help lower league clubs by EFL chairman Rick Parry

EFL chairman Rick Parry has pleaded for a rescue package from the Premier League with clubs financially crippled by the coronavirus crisis. He also branded parachute payments 'evil'.




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Brighton CEO won't change his mind on neutral grounds ahead of Premier League restart vote

The fate of Project Restart hangs in the balance ahead of Monday's crucial vote as top flight chiefs remain in talks with Government figures on a possible relaunch of the campaign.




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Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish warns Premier League clubs will be like 'airlines'

Premier League clubs could be hit with a financial crisis similar to those faced by airlines across the world if football doesn't return by August, Crystal Palace chief Steve Parish has claimed.




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Jamie Carragher slams struggling Premier League clubs for shifting stance on 'Project Restart'

The division's 20 clubs are currently locked in talks over the fastest and safest way to resume top flight football and finish the current season but are some distance away from agreeing to plan of action.




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Sergio Aguero reveals he dreamed of playing in the Premier League because of... Michael Owen

Aguero joined City in 2011 and became the highest scoring overseas player in Premier League history in January after eclipsing Thierry Henry's record of 175 goals.




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Coronavirus UK: Premier League faces £880m hit in matchday income next season

Almost a quarter of the Gunners' revenue for the 2018-19 season came from matchday earnings and shutting fans out of the Emirates Stadium amid Covid-19 fears could cost them £122m.




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Player feedback crucial as Premier League and Government officials meet to finalise plans

Key plans on the safe return to football - which will be put to players - are set to be finalised at a cross-sport meeting with the Government on Wednesday.




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Coronavirus UK: Premier League and horse racing could return if testing is conducted - Matt Hancock

Hancock has offered a glimmer of light to football and horse racing fans hoping to see the sports return to their screens after saying it was a possibility should sufficient testing be in place.




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Secretary Dominic Raab says Premier League return under consideration

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has assured the public that getting sport back up and running again amid the coronavirus pandemic is 'under active consideration.'




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Premier League faces 'very messy' legal action if three teams are not promoted

Speaking via videolink to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday, Parry confirmed that discussions have led him to believe that promotion and relegation will go ahead as normal.




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John Stones wants the Premier League to restart 'more than anyone' but says stars must be protected

The defender has been training at home since March with the nation lockdown down during the coronavirus outbreak, and now many teams are preparing to return to training with their clubs.




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Club doctors deliver '100 issues and questions' to Premier League chiefs over Project Restart

A return so soon without extensive knowledge on the coronavirus has left club medics fearing the worst, with many insisting that it still poses a 'risk of death' despite safety measures already laid out.




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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta warns Premier League stars will struggle to meet coronavirus rules

Arsenal have already welcomed players back to their training ground for individual training and the rest of the top flight will be ordering stars to social distance when they return to training.




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New blow to Project Restart as Premier League clubs delay training until May 18

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Provided the Government relaxes lockdown rules on Sunday, some clubs were due to return next Monday to commence small group training.




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Commercial blow for Premier League clubs over neutral venues

Premier League clubs are facing tough negotiations with commercial sponsors over the coming weeks should the season finish behind closed doors.




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Premier League season will be cancelled if clubs don't agree to play on neutral grounds: LMA Chief

There has been resistance, especially from teams fighting against relegation, to completing the 92 outstanding fixtures away from home stadiums. But Bevan says clubs need to agree to the plans.




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The five MAJOR obstacles facing the Premier League's Project Restart plan

Next Monday, the fate of the Premier League season will finally be decided when all 20 clubs vote on plans to press ahead with Project Restart.




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Premier League players have to take their holidays by June 30

Contracts stipulate that players should get five weeks off a year and that clubs 'must not unreasonably withhold a request from a player to take three consecutive weeks'.




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Premier League clubs threaten vote to RELEGATE the bottom three if they block Project Restart plans

EXCLUSIVE: Norwich, Aston Villa and Bournemouth have been warned that their best chance of staying up is to vote to restart the season and win games to get out of trouble.




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Premier League is 'nowhere near having found a formula to complete season', says Christian Purslow

With games set to be played behind closed doors, some clubs are opposed to 'neutral hubs' to finish the season, but Purslow says it is the 'duty' of all 20 clubs to find a workable solution.




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Premier League now WON'T vote on contentious Project Restart plan on Monday

The Premier League's bottom three - Norwich City, Aston Villa and Bournemouth - have been warned that relegation could be imposed on them if they object to Project Restart plans.




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Gary Neville says clubs at the bottom of the Premier League will get 'BULLIED'

The three teams occupying the Premier League's bottom three places have been warned that relegation could be imposed on them if they continue to obstruct plans to resume the season.




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Team celebrations, spitting and swapping shirts 'will be banned' under Premier League protocols   

Various health and hygiene measures 'that could be in place for up to a year' will also be discussed by Premier League clubs next week as Project Restart plans are outlined




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Brighton chief Paul Barber insists it's not just Premier League strugglers with neutral venue fears

The Albion CEO has been vocal in his opposition to the 'unfair' proposals of Project Restart, which would see remaining games played at a small number of independent grounds.




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The Voice: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton flirt and fight for talent during season 17 premiere

The 49-year-old singer and Blake Shelton, 43, flirted, mouthed 'I love you' and fought over contestants on Monday's season 17 premiere of The Voice. 




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Kristin Chenoweth, 51, looks youthful at the premiere of her new Hallmark holiday movie

She's the voice of Vanessa Gekko on the popular television series, BoJack Horseman. But on Friday, Kristin Chenoweth, stepped out to promote a new kind of project, her holiday movie.




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The Premier League's plan to create a Hall of Fame is just a gimmicky rip-off of a bad American idea

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: So the Premier League is planning a Hall of Fame. There is no news yet on how much it is going to cost to get in or where it's going to be situated.




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OLIVER HOLT: The Premier League should give the NHS £100m... use what you pay the agents

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The Premier League, we are told, is worried that it is looking 'petulant' and 'ridiculous' in the face of the coronavirus crisis. It is right to be worried.




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Premiership Rugby clubs BLOCK plan to allow Saracens Itoje to play on loan at Racing 92 next season

Maro Itoje has had a one-year loan move to French side Racing 92 blocked by Premiership Rugby clubs after Saracens relegation from the English topflight.




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Coronavirus UK: Premiership Rugby postponed for five weeks

Rugby's total shutdown was confirmed on Monday night as the Premiership, European cups and all community games were suspended. But the England tour of Japan is still on - for now.




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Financial 'dire straights' open door to CVC buyout as Premiership braces itself for loss of revenue

NIK SIMON: Millions will be lost through matchday takings and broadcast rights if the league goes into long-term lock down. The epidemic could force some club finances to the brink of collapse.




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Manchester United are are a poor side but are still 5th - the Premier League is a mess of mediocrity

IAN LADYMAN: Chris Wilder has enjoyed his time in the Premier League but thinks it is nowhere near as exacting a division as he thought and has been surprised by the lack of quality in the top flight.