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By Jeremiah Tittle In Washington 29 July 2011 If evidence were needed that America is turning on to soccer like never before – and that good quality teams can attract massive live audiences – then look no further this weekend than the Champions League final rematch between Barcelona against Manchester United at FedEx Field just […]

By Sportingintelligence 21 July 2011 Wayne Rooney’s name was requested on more replica football shirts around the world in the 2010-11 season than that of any other player in the Premier League, according to official data just released. The 25-year-old Manchester United striker hit the No1 spot for the first time in his career by […]

By Alex Miller 21 June 2011 The Football Association’s concerns over gambling-related corruption has prompted the governing body to hire external expert advisers to deal with the threat. Sportingintelligence can reveal the FA has already started a tender process that will end with a contract for an independent private-sector firm to run an education programme for […]

By Brian Sears 20 June 2011 The 2011-12 Premier League season kicks off on 13 August and in the seven rounds of games up to the first international break, Aston Villa have the easiest start, followed by Chelsea and Manchester City, according to the combined strength (or lack of strength) of their opponents. By ‘strength’, […]

By Sportingintelligence 17 June 2011 Premier League champions Manchester United will begin the 2011-12 league season against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on 13 August. The fixtures were released at 9am on Friday. Chelsea, runners-up in 2010-11, start at Stoke, while Arsenal begin next season on the road too, at Newcastle. Manchester City will […]

By Steve Menary 16 June 2011 The Premier League’s clubs have cleared their entire backlog of tax debts to Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), a well-timed development ahead of a government report into the governance of football that could pose difficult questions over the financial affairs of clubs in the world’s richest club competition. […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 12 June 2011 Prompted by a ‘hardball’ attitude from Blackburn Rovers owners and a late £22m bid on Saturday from Liverpool for Rovers’ England under-21 defender Phil Jones , Manchester United have agreed to pay £20.5m for the player and the deal is expected to […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 31 May 2011 . When Sepp Blatter took to the stage in Zurich on Monday, Fifa’s president declared: ‘Crisis, what is a crisis?’ In a display widely reported as “arrogant” and “contemptuous” (and which can be viewed in full here), the 75-year-old Swiss, the head […]

By Sportingintelligence 26 May 2011 Fulham will be play in the Europa League next season after finishing higher in the Premier League’s Fair Play table than any other Premier League team not already qualified for Europe. The full and final FP table is below. Chelsea actually top it, followed by Tottenham and Manchester United – […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 24 May 2011 The massive financial rewards simply for being a member of the Premier League are highlighted again today with the release of official figures detailing PL earnings by club for the 2010-11 season. The lowest-earning team, Blackpool, picked up £39,080,036 from the League […]