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EPL Clubs See Home Attendance Up 4% In '12-13, While SPL Gate Drops 28%05 / 22 / 13Premier League attendances for '12-13 "have shown an increase of nearly 4% on the previous season," according to the BBC. The average attendance for a game in England's top flight was 35,975, up from 34,601 in '11-12. The official figures "show crowds have fluctuated across Europe, with Barcelona's ... |
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Hibs Boss Says Rangers Won't Get Help
Scottish Premier League Hibernian Chair Rod Petrie is "adamant there is no way the future of Scottish football will be carved up" to help speed up Third Division Rangers’ return to the top flight, according to Iain Collin of the SCOTSMAN. Petrie combines his roles at Hibernian, where he is cur ...
Minister: World Cup Venues To Be Ready
Brazil Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes said that Manaus, one of the 12 cities due to stage World Cup matches in Brazil in 18 months, "will be ready on time," despite fears expressed by FIFA, according to Mike Collett of REUTERS. Fernandes said, "There is no threat whatsoever to any of th ...
Tags: International Football, Brazil
Kick It Out Slams FA, Top Clubs
Kick It Out Chair Herman Ouseley has "launched a damning attack" on the FA, the Premier League, Chelsea and Liverpool for a failure of "morality" and "leadership" over its handling of the racist abuse incidents by players John Terry and Luis Suárez, according to David Conn of the London GUARD ...
Platini Firm On Goal-Line Technology
UEFA President Michel Platini has "reiterated his opposition to goal-line technology despite it being used by FIFA for the first time at the Club World Cup in Japan this week," according to Alex Bath of the LONDON TIMES. The former France int'l, who is favorite to take over from Sepp Blatter as FIFA ...
Tags: Europe, International Football
SPL Celtic Facing Scheduling Conflict
Scottish Premier League club Celtic is "facing a fixture congestions headache" after the man in charge of arranging SPL fixtures said rearranging the club’s domestic fixtures could lead to a "nightmare," according to the SCOTSMAN. Celtic, which qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League ...
Some Football Clubs Back Standing
Thirteen English league clubs "support re-introducing standing at football grounds," according to the BBC. The Football Supporters' Federation is "hoping to win the backing" of MPs for its plan for a small-scale trial with Premier League clubs. The Premier League has released a statement opposing th ...
PFA Chief Calls For Netting Around Pitch
Professional Footballers' Association CEO Gordon Taylor believes that "it is time to consider the introduction of crowd control netting into football stadiums" after ManU player Rio Ferdinand was left bleeding from a head wound while celebrating his side's win over Man City Sunday, according to Sher ...
ManU Confirms Australian Preseason Trip
ManU has confirmed that it "will travel to Sydney next summer to play the Australian A-League All Stars," 14 years after its last trip Down Under, according to Emily Benammar of the London TELEGRAPH. The last time ManU traveled to Australia, Manager Alex Ferguson "left the likes of David Beckham, Pa ...
Indonesian Fails To Meet Deadline
Indonesia "is facing a possible suspension from world football after two rival associations failed to reunite in time for a Monday deadline" set by FIFA, according to the AFP. Indonesian FA (PSSI) Chair Djohar Arifin Husin said that a congress meeting held by his group affirmed that they "could not ...
Tags: International Football, Asia
First Scottish Football Survey On Horizon
Global sports marketing research company Repucom has been appointed by the Scottish FA to conduct the first National Football Survey, a study that will give fans a say on the major issues affecting Scotland’s national game. The survey, a collaborative effort by the Scottish FA, Scottish Premie ...
