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Chelsea recorded a pre-tax loss of £355m for 2024-25, according to financial figures released by Uefa.

It is the highest annual loss ever made by an English football club, and the second highest in European history, following the £484m Barcelona's lost in 2021.

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has signed a new contract with the club, running until 2032
 
Galatasaray fans have been banned from the club's Champions League visit to Liverpool later this month following crowd disturbances during their game with Juventus in the previous round.
 
Spurs have won 2 of their last 19 games and have amassed just 4pts so far in 2026. I think tonight’s game is their season. Win and they should be OK, lose and it would be hilarious as a neutral to see one of the so called “ big 6 “ go down.
 
EFL clubs have voted in favour of expanding the Championship play-offs from four to six teams.

The new system is similar to the format used in the National League and will be introduced for the 2026-27 season.

It means teams finishing from third to eighth will compete for promotion to the Premier League.

Clubs finishing third and fourth will progress directly to the semi-final, while a one-legged quarter final will be played with fifth at home to eighth and sixth hosting seventh.

Semi-finals will remain as two legs and the final will still take place at Wembley at the end of May.

There are currently no plans in place to expand the play-offs in League One or League Two.
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Nottingham Forest's global head of football Edu has been asked to stay away from the club's training ground amid mounting uncertainty over his future.

The club have declined to comment but sources close to Forest insist that Edu continues to work as normal.
 
Chelsea have been handed a Premier League record fine of £10.75m and a suspended transfer ban.

It was a result of the club making secret payments to unregistered agents and third-parties over transfers between 2011 and 2018. But it could have been a lot worse. Only a frank admission of guilt and full co-operation avoided a larger fine - and a potential points penalty.

The Premier League published a 28-page document highlighting all the wrongdoings - how much money was paid out, by who, and for which transfer deals.

Chelsea made 36 separate payments totalling £47.5m to 12 individuals or corporate entities. They were made via a series of third-parties, which were primarily registered in the British Virgin Islands. The payments either completed the signings of players and/or acquired transfer options without the payments appearing on the club's accounts. It was found that they were "obvious and deliberate breaches" which also "involved deception and concealment in relation to financial matters".

Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was implicated. The payments happened "with the knowledge and approval of certain senior former officers and/or Directors" and using funds "controlled by or associated with the former owner".
How Chelsea signed a star team on hidden payments
 
Morocco have been declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of the final following Senegal's controversial walk-off.

Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in the final on 18 January in a match which was overshadowed when the Senegalese players refused to play after the hosts were awarded a stoppage-time penalty with the match goalless.
Afcon 2025: Morocco declared the winners after CAF overturns final defeat to Senegal
 
Newcastle United sold both their St James’ Park home and adjacent land to another company owned by the club’s shareholders last season, enabling them to book their first profit since coming under the majority ownership of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in October 2021.

The intragroup asset sales generated paper proceeds of £176.2million ($232.3m) and an accounting profit of £133.1m, resulting in a pre-tax profit of £34.7m for Newcastle in 2024-25. Without the sales, the club would have posted a record £98.4m loss?

Therefore, the club no longer officially owns its home; it is now under the control of a business controlled by the club’s owners.
 
Roberto de Zerbi will be confirmed as the new Tottenham manager. It is reported that he will sign a 5 year contract and will become the 3rd highest paid manager in the Premier League (behind Guardiola and Arteta)
 
Chelsea have announced the biggest pre-tax loss in Premier League history £262m for 2024/25

The club insist they remain compliant with financial regulations such as Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) which allow losses of £105m over three years. Figures used to calculate this are different to the pure pre-tax loss.
 
Wales captain and former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has retired from professional football with immediate effect.

Ramsey retires as one of Wales' greatest players, scoring 21 goals in 86 appearances and representing his country at three major tournaments.

Former captain Harry Maguire has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United, with the option to extend for a further year.

The 33-year-old central defender's current deal was due to expire at the end of this season
 
The Premier League will have at least five teams in the Champions League next season after securing a European Performance Spot for the second straight year.

The extra place was confirmed on Tuesday as Arsenal beat Sporting 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie.
 
Andy Robertson will leave Liverpool at the end of the season when his contract expires in the summer, the club has announced.

Robertson, 32, joined the Reds from Hull City in 2017 and has won two Premier League titles and the Champions League during his time on Merseyside.

In a video announcing his decision, the Scotland captain said: "I think now's the time for me to move on".

The defender added: "The nine years I'll look back on with a big smile on my face."
 
Andoni Iraola will leave Bournemouth when his contract expires at the end of this season.

The Spaniard last signed an extension in the summer of 2024, having joined Bournemouth 12 months earlier on an initial two-year deal.

Bournemouth sources say they tried everything possible to keep Iraola after 15 months of negotiations and, though they are disappointed to lose him, respect his decision and maintain a strong relationship.

Head coach Javier Mascherano has departed Inter Miami after winning 3 of the first 7 League matches
 
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has died at the age of 48 after his car was struck by a train.

Manninger made 64 appearances for Arsenal between 1997 and 2002, winning the Premier League and FA Cup.

He won 33 caps for Austria
 
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