The Premier League have announced their latest television picks for the upcoming festive period

Explained: Why Premier League TV picks take so long, the enormously complicated ‘chess match’ that decides them as Sky Sports and TNT do battle with mind games, and the massive impact it has on powerless matchgoing fans

A game of chess. A jigsaw. A Rubik’s cube. Jenga. Just some of the puzzles referenced by industry insiders in describing the process of selecting Premier League matches for television, one of the most complex and controversial aspects of the season. The Premier League announced on Wednesday afternoon the latest Sky Sports and TNT picks…

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Rory Delap's long throw-ins terrorised the league when Stoke City were in their pomp in the late 2000s

Why the long throw-in is the Premier League’s favourite secret weapon again: How it revolutionised Liverpool, the THIRTY things you have to get right with every throw and the tricks teams are using to defend them

Only five Premier League clubs have refused to litter the opposition box with a single long throw-in this season. The kicker? Rory Delap’s son, Liam, plays for one of them. That is Chelsea, joined by Fulham, Manchester City, Sunderland and West Ham United as the quintet of clubs who must have missed the memo circulated…

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Five newcomers to watch in Serie A

The 2025/26 Serie A season gets underway on Saturday when Napoli begin their league title defence at promoted Sassuolo. AFP Sport looks at some of the new faces to watch for ahead of the campaign as teams jostle to dethrone the champions: Advertisement Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) The headline transfer of the summer, Kevin De…

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Chelsea CONFIRM £60m signing of Joao Pedro from Premier League rivals Brighton to take their summer spending beyond £200MILLION - with forward eligible for Club World Cup quarter-final with Palmeiras

Chelsea CONFIRM £60m signing of Joao Pedro from Premier League rivals Brighton to take their summer spending beyond £200MILLION – with forward eligible for Club World Cup quarter-final with Palmeiras

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Brazilian star Joao Pedro from Brighton, who joins the Blues on a £60million deal.  Enzo Maresca‘s latest acquisition Pedro, the 23-year-old forward, flew from Brazil to the United States on Sunday night to meet his new team-mates and hold his medical ahead of signing officially.  The Blues announced the…

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