Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the principal backers behind the attempted takeover of Newcastle United, has pulled out of a £300-million deal to buy the club from unpopular owner Mike Ashley, citing the Premier League’s “prolong
Nothing can dampen the never-ending nature of transfer talk. Here’s a look at the wildest rumors that made the rounds this week. Red Devils ready to bolster attack Before Manchester United‘s front three went supernova when play restarted, atta
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was Arsenal’s hero once again as the Gunners beat Chelsea 2-1 in Saturday’s FA Cup final. The Gabonese forward responded to Christian Pulisic’s early opener with a penalty to level and a beautiful wriggle and fi
Every summer, a new crop of youngsters attract the attention of Europe’s top clubs. playsarea picks out five players aged 23 or under who are ready for a big transfer. Note: Estimated transfer values provided by transfermarkt.com and listed in local
With the transfer window open and many clubs looking at various avenues to improve despite not having the financial muscle of years past – except for Chelsea, apparently – teams need to make every penny count. With that in mind, here are some
Brentford inched closer to the Premier League after engineering a 3-2 aggregate victory over Swansea City on Wednesday. Ollie Watkins, Emiliano Marcondes, and Bryan Mbeumo scored to give Brentford breathing space after Sunday’s 1-0 first-leg defeat
A third club will follow Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion into the Premier League when the Championship playoff final is contested on Aug. 4. Here, playsarea explores why each of the four playoff candidates would make a fine addition to England’
The summer transfer window is officially open for the Premier League’s 19 clubs – the 20th and final team will be added upon the completion of the Championship playoffs. Below, we’re tracking every deal in England’s top flight befo
There’s much more to football than goals. Here, playsarea looks into the best and worst numbers from the 2019-20 Premier League season following Sunday’s final day. 5 – David Luiz gave away more penalties than any other player this seaso
Nearly a full calendar year after it began, the prolonged 2019-20 Premier League season comes to an end Sunday. Though the title has long been decided, there’s still plenty at stake as all 20 clubs take the pitch one last time. Below, we examine wha
