Premier League clubs have agreed to move all matches on the penultimate weekend of the season to the Sunday to avoid a clash with the FA Cup final on Saturday May 5.

The Premier League will oppose moves to reintroduce standing areas at top-flight matches.

UEFA have warned that the record-breaking spending in January will impact on clubs when they are assessed for the new financial fair play rules.

Portsmouth have confirmed they have been hit with a transfer embargo from the Premier League for failing to pay money owed to other clubs.

The Premier League have confirmed they have placed a transfer embargo on Portsmouth.

Newcastle are experiencing a dramatic slump in attendances this season but the Premier League insist the credit crunch is not affecting the top flight as a whole.

Football Association chairman David Triesman has launched a double-pronged challenge to the Premier League by calling on England’s top flight to hand over more cash to the rest of the game and for a ban on transfers of players under 18.

Figures released yesterday by the Premier League have given hope to those teams who are struggling to keep up with the elite.

Cardiff’s bid for a place in Europe if they win the FA Cup has been given a boost after they received the backing of the Football Association’s professional game board.

UEFA president Michel Platini has been told to “mind his own business” by the Premier League.

The Premier League have expressed their disappointment after England boss Steve McClaren criticised their fixture list.

Thaksin Shinawatra may have to face a ’fit and proper person’ test before completing a takeover of Manchester City.

The Premier League are set to probe Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard’s absence from the match against Manchester United on April 28.

West Ham’s hearing into Premier League charges relating to the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano has been adjourned until tomorrow.

The Premier League want FIFA to introduce video replays to help referees decide if the ball has crossed the goal-line.

The Premier League have no plans to reopen the Ashley Cole “tapping-up” case after the England defender slammed the process in his book.

The Barclays Premiership are poised for a showdown with FIFA after football’s governing body today voted in principle for all leagues across the world to have no more than 18 clubs per elite division.

Tottenham’s crucial final Premiership match of the season at West Ham is in doubt, with several Spurs players suffering from food poisoning.

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has confirmed his club are not interested in signing Tottenham's Jermain Defoe.

LAST week’s postponed fixtures at both Bolton and Blackburn because of the failure of under-soil heating systems will be investigated by the Premier League.

The Premier League are to investigate why undersoil heating systems at Bolton and Blackburn failed to cope with the freezing Christmas weather, forcing both clubs to postpone matches.

The Premier League have claimed the Christmas fixture pile-up is partly due to the four-week build-up desired by Sven-Goran Eriksson for his England players ahead of the World Cup finals.

Newcastle, Blackburn and Bolton all earned the wrath of travelling fans last night after calling off matches at short notice.

NEWCASTLE, Blackburn and Bolton all earned the wrath of travelling fans last night after calling off matches at short notice.

Champions Chelsea were on the hard sell before the latest leg of football’s “one-horse race” after revealing thousands of seats remained unsold for tomorrow night’s Stamford Bridge clash against West Brom.

Chelsea officials tonight responded to Tottenham’s claims the Barclays Premiership champions illegally approached Frank Arnesen.

Chelsea could face further punishment from the Premier League if claims they illegally approached Tottenham sporting director Frank Arnesen are proven.

OFFICIALS in a Florida county have banned Christmas trees from public buildings after the top lawyer decided they were religious symbols.