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The Athletic analyses how different life under the new financial regulations might be for the Premier League's haves and have-nots

Harry Kane knows Tottenham Hotspur fans will be hoping Bayern Munich can knock Arsenal out of the Champions League but attempted to play down any extra motivation ahead of the quarter-final second leg. The England captain enjoyed a fine scoring record against Wednesday’s opponents while playing for rivals Tottenham, before swapping north London for Germany last summer. He scored against them again in the 2-2 draw at Emirates Stadium last week to leave the tie delicately poised ahead of the second leg. Kane is well aware of how much an Arsenal defeat would mean to the supporters of his...

The ex-Spurs player spoke on Monday Night Football about his injury comeback, being out of contract in June and targeting the 2026 World Cup

Everton midfielder Dele Alli says he is targeting a return from injury next season and wants to play at the 2026 edition of the World Cup. The 28-year-old last played in February 2023, with a series of injury issues keeping him out of action for over a year. In the summer of 2023, Dele opened up on his mental health struggles and revealed he was sexually abused as a child. However, the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, who The Athletic reported in February was ready to take the next step in his recovery from injury, has his eyes set on a return to action in the summer. Speaking after his...

A lack of a dominant No 6, an inability to hold up the ball and exposing the defence are seeing Spurs struggle in games

Newcastle outclass Tottenham and dent their Champions League chances thanks to some superb finishing

Chelsea's lasting agent commitments, the other clubs who spent big, how Spurs kept theirs relatively low

The Premier League's chance of claiming an additional Champions League place in 2024-25 took a hit this week - we explain why

Ange Postecoglou has warned that the example of Newcastle United is a “cautionary tale” about how difficult it can be to balance the demands of Champions League and Premier League football. Newcastle finished 11 points ahead of Spurs last season and qualified for the Champions League, but they went out at the group stage and are now 13 points behind Spurs in the league. Spurs travel to St. James’ Park Premier League tomorrow and Postecoglou expressed sympathy for how difficult it has been for Eddie Howe’s side to juggle domestic and European football this season, with a growing...

Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed in principle to introduce new financial fair play regulations at a meeting in London on Thursday. The profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) that have capped how much money clubs can spend over the last decade are set to be scrapped from the start of the 2025-26 season and replaced with a similar “squad cost control” rule to the one UEFA adopted in 2022. The new system, which must still be fully ratified at the Premier League’s annual general meeting (AGM) in June, will work as a shadow to the existing PSR regime next season.

Premier League clubs have unanimously approved the use of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) for the 2024-25 season. The English top fight will use the same cameras and software that UEFA uses in the men’s Champions League. That is slightly different from the technology which FIFA has used, where a match ball with a chip inside provides an array of data. The Premier League confirmed in a statement that it believes the SAOT will be ready to use following one of the autumn international breaks. The league is already in talks with several companies about providing the technology the...

Ange Postecoglou shuffled his pack at half time against Forest, to some success - so who will start in his midfield three at St James' Park?

Former England midfielder Danny Murphy has revealed he became addicted to cocaine after his playing career had ended. Murphy, who represented Crewe Alexandra, Liverpool, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham, and Blackburn Rovers before retiring in 2013, also revealed that he went through a period of smoking cannabis. The 47-year-old opened up on his struggles of having to live without playing football on a regular basis. “When you don’t have football, problems become huge,” Murphy said on the Ben Heath Podcast. “When you play football, the adrenaline and...

‘As a player, I feel the stigma of, “You're a footballer, that's it, and anything else is a distraction”, which is a complete fallacy’

There are extra Champions League spots for next season linked to co-efficient performance - it seems a bigger deal in England than Germany