Tottenham has until the end of the month to tell the FA whether or not it wants to extend its 12-month tenancy at Wembley after "retaining a contractual option to play a number of games there next season." This may be necessary as the club’s new stadium will not be ready for the first matches. Tottenham is working toward a September opening for the new ground at White Hart Lane, but the timetable "remains fluid" and the club is considering other options in case of further delays (LONDON TIMES, 5/15).
Manager Sam Allardyce's "acrimonious" Everton reign is set to end this week, with the Premier League club recognizing his "unpopularity with the fans makes his position untenable." The former England manager "may have reached the same conclusion as he fights a forlorn battle to win over supporters who have made their displeasure with his appointment increasingly clear over the last few months." Allardyce will meet Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri in the coming days, when the terms of his departure can be negotiated (London TELEGRAPH, 5/14).
Ajax Cape Town was relegated from the South African Premier Soccer League after the end of season for "fielding an ineligible player." The South African FA ruled that Ajax should forfeit three matches in which Zimbabwean Tendai Ndoro appeared. In response, the club announced on social media it "is preparing papers to be filed urgently before the high court in Johannesburg for the matter to be heard tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 10am" (BBC, 5/15).
