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The Premier League has scrapped the traditional Boxing Day calendar for the upcoming season after calls to reduce the workload of the top players.

Publication of the fixtures for the 2025-26 campaign did not include a single Boxing Day match, although that is certain to change once broadcasters make their selections before the festive period.

However, no side will be expected to play twice within a 48-hour period as has generally been the case, meaning that the established, packed Boxing Day list is gone.

A Premier League statement said: “In keeping with our commitment to providing a greater rest period over the Christmas and New Year period, no club will be requested to play less than 48 hours between match rounds 18 and 19 (December 27 and December 30). Matches in Round 18 (December 27) are available for movement to Boxing Day for live broadcast selection. Each club has a home match on either December 27 or January 3, with travel reduced on December 27 and December 30.”

The top managers have long complained about the demands in December and early January, which have been exacerbated by the revised European schedule

Sheffield United have sacked manager Chris Wilder following a review of last season when the team missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the play-off final.

An agreement is understood to be close for Ruben Selles to succeed Wilder at Bramall Lane following talks with the former Hull City manager.
 
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The Premier League have written to Chelsea to seek clarification over the club's position with ticket re-sellers - amid controversy over Todd Boehly's involvement in Vivid Seats.

Boehly is both a director and investor in Vivid, described as an "unauthorised ticket seller" by the league, and also owns a 13% stake in Chelsea.

The website lists Chelsea matches on its platform, with some tickets last season at Stamford Bridge going for as much as £20,000. It is not allowed to operate in the United Kingdom, although is permissible overseas.
 
Arsenal have made a bid worth €11million (£9.3m) for Brentford midfielder Christian Norgaard.

The north London club are exploring a deal for the the 31-year-old, while they await Brentford’s response to their offer.

Arsenal have not reached an agreement with Thomas Partey, whose contract is up on June 30, and as it stands the Ghanaian will leave the club as a free agent next week.

Jarrel Quansah goes to Leverkusen for £30m. Liverpool have a buyback in 2027 for a reported €60m

Adam Lallana has retired from football at the age of 37. He will continue as a coach at Southampton - a role he started last season

Aston Villa are the latest club to explore the possibility of selling their women’s team to help comply with the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).

Villa have been looking into a sale for the past 18 months, having recorded losses of £195million over the past two years – leaving them in danger of breaching PSR.
 
Benjamin Nygren has been unveiled by Celtic FC. The 23yo signed a five year deal. Sources CelticFC BBC Scotland

Brentford have appointed Keith Andrews as the club's new head coach following Thomas Frank's departure to Tottenham.

Andrews, 44, joined the Bees last summer to work under Frank as the club's set-piece coach
 
From 1 August 2025 Optus Sport will close, and the Premier League, Emirates FA Cup, J.League and National Women’s Soccer League will move to Stan Sport.

This means that the Premier League and UEFA Champions League will now be reunited, in one place, Stan Sports.

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Brighton & Hove Albion to sign Joao Pedro.

A deal in excess of £50million has been struck, while personal terms are in place on a contract until 2032.

Thomas Partey will leave Arsenal when his contract expires on Monday, with the club set to confirm the midfielder’s exit early next week.

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin says he has made the "incredibly difficult decision" to leave the club.
The 28-year-old England international's contract will expire on Monday
 
Leeds United have confirmed the arrival of centre-back Sebastiaan Bornauw in a £5.2m deal. He has signed a four-year contract.

Sunderland have completed the signing of Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra in a reported club-record £30m deal from Strasbourg.

The 21-year-old, who scored against England in a friendly at the City Ground in June, has penned a five-year contract at the Stadium of Light.

Arsenal have completed the signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga after triggering a £5million release clause in the Spaniard’s contract.

The 30-year-old has signed a three-year deal.

Forest Green Rovers have appointed former Wales midfielder Robbie Savage as their new manager, after Steve Cotterill was sacked last week.

Savage, who played for Leicester, Derby, Blackburn and Birmingham among others during his career, has been managing non-league side Macclesfield FC since 2024

Striker Callum Osmand has joined Celtic from Fulham, with the Premier League club confirming that the "highly-rated" 19-year-old had rejected the offer of a new contract.

Osmand, who has signed a four-year deal with the Scottish champions, has been at Craven Cottage since the age of 13 and has represented both England and Wales at youth level.

Last season, Osmand scored 18 goals across all competitions for Fulham's Under-21 side.
 
R.I.P Diego jota .Won the premier league with
Liverpool in May Married in June Sadly passed
Away yesterday prayers with his family liverpool
Legend
 
Arne Slot pays tribute to Diogo Jota:

“What to say? What can anyone say at a time like this when the shock and the pain is so incredibly raw? I wish I had the words but I know I do not.

“All I have are feelings that I know so many people will share about a person and a player we loved dearly and a family we care so much about.

“My first thoughts are not those of a football manager. They are of a father, a son, a brother and an uncle and they belong to the family of Diogo and Andre Silva who have experienced such an unimaginable loss.

“My message to them is very clear – you will never walk alone. The players, the staff, the supporters of Liverpool Football Club are all with you and from what I have seen today, the same can be said of the wider family of football.

“This is not solely a response to tragedy. It is also a reaction to the goodness of the people involved and the respect that so many have for the boys as individuals and for the family as a whole.

“For us as a club, the sense of shock is absolute. Diogo was not just our player. He was a loved one to all of us. He was a teammate, a colleague, a workmate and in all of those roles he was very special.

“I could say so much about what he brought to our team but the truth is everyone who watched Diogo play could see it. Hard work, desire, commitment, great quality, goals. The essence of what a Liverpool player should be.

“There were also the parts that not everyone got to see. The person who never sought popularity but found it anyway. Not a friend to two people, a friend to everyone. Someone who made others feel good about themselves just by being with them. A person who cared deeply for his family.

“The last time we spoke, I congratulated Diogo on winning the Nations League and wished him luck for his forthcoming wedding. In many ways, it was a dream summer for Diogo and his family, which makes it all the more heartbreaking that it should end like this.

“When I first came to the club, one of the first songs I got to know was the one that our fans sing for Diogo. I had not worked with him previously but I knew straight away that if the Liverpool supporters, who have seen so many great players over the years, had such a unique chant for Diogo, he must have special qualities.

“That we have lost those qualities in such terrible circumstances is something we have not yet come to terms with. For this reason, we need everyone at the club to stand together and to be there for one another. We owe this to Diogo, to Andre Silva, to their wider family and to ourselves.

“My condolences go to Diogo’s wife, Rute, their three beautiful children and to the parents of Diogo and Andre Silva.

“When the time is right, we will celebrate Diogo Jota, we will remember his goals and we will sing his song. For the time being, we will remember him as a unique human being and mourn his loss. He will never be forgotten.

“His name is Diogo.”
 
Ola Aina has committed his future to Nottingham Forest by signing a new three-year contract until 2028

Arsenal have completed the signing of Martin Zubimendi on a 5 year deal from Real Sociedad in a deal worth almost £60m

Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of Botafogo striker Igor Jesus.

The Brazil international has signed a four-year deal at the City Ground, for a reported £10m fee

Chelsea have completed the signing of winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £48.5m plus the potential for a further £3.5m in add-ons.

The 20-year-old, who joined Dortmund from Manchester City in 2020, has signed a seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge.

Serie A Now On Dazn from next season
 
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Former Arsenal sporting director Edu has joined Nottingham Forest in a newly established global head of football role.

Forest said the Brazilian will "oversee all football-related functions, including recruitment, performance, squad strategy and player development".
 
Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement for Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United for a fee of around £55million ($74.7m).

A medical is scheduled to take place on Thursday ahead of Kudus signing a six-year contract at the north London club.

Real Madrid have submitted a request to postpone their first game of the 2025-26 La Liga season over concerns their players will not have enough rest following their Club World Cup campaign.

A Madrid court on Wednesday handed down a one-year sentence and a €386,000 ($375,000) fine to Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti for failing to pay tax on his image-rights revenues when he was Real Madrid manager in 2014, the court said in a statement.

Ancelotti is likely to receive a suspended sentence as Spain law is such that any sentence under two years for a non-violent crime rarely requires a defendant without previous convictions to serve jail time.
 
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Ipswich have turned down a £35m offer from Brentford for winger Omari Hutchinson.

The Bees reached Hutchinson's relegation release clause but as the offer was not cash up front, it was rejected.

Bournemouth have completed the £25m signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.

The Serb, who joined Chelsea from New England Revolution in a £14m deal in 2023, spent last season on loan at French club Strasbourg.

Liverpool have made contact with Eintracht Frankfurt over a possible move for Hugo Ekitike, who is also being targeted by Newcastle United.

Newcastle tried to secure Ekitike via an offer worth around €75million (£64.9m; $86.9m), which was turned down by Frankfurt.
 
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