Sunderland Rumors & News

The Guardian "Premier League referees are to take a lenient approach to applying the new handball law after an outcry from across the game. This season there have been five penalties awarded for handball in three matchdays, compared with 19 across the whole of the last top-flight season. The..." September 30

The Score "The Premier League's latest round of COVID-19 testing produced 10 new positive results, the league announced Monday. The new cases were discovered after 1,595 players and club staff members were tested for COVID-19 between Sept. 21-27. " September 29

The Score "The Premier League announced Monday that its latest round of COVID-19 testing has yielded four positive results. Overall, 2,131 players and club staff were tested from Sept. 7-13. The infected quartet will self-isolate for 10 days. " September 15

The Score "The forecasts for a significantly calmer summer transfer window were overblown, as plenty of expensive and exciting players are set to take the Premier League by storm. Chelsea have spent around £200 million and their offseason splurge might not be over. There have..." September 10

Sky Sports "The Premier League has announced it has received three positive tests in its first round of testing ahead of the new season. "The Premier League can today confirm that between Monday 31 August and Sunday 6 September, 1,605 players and Club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of..." September 08

Pro Soccer Talk "Premier League subs rule confirmed: Premier League clubs have again voted against use five substitutes per team, per game, for the 2020-21 season. The decision to return to three substitutes was made last month, but the clubs were reportedly reconsidering that position last..." September 03

TMZ "Every team in the Premier League will wear "Black Lives Matter" threads when the season restarts ... with the powerful message replacing names on the back of players' shirts. Check out one of the kits posted by Sheffield United on Tuesday ... the unis not only feature..." June 16

TSN "Premier League clubs with only 15 fit players are still likely to have to play matches if the season resumes as planned next month during the coronavirus pandemic. West Ham vice chair Karren Brady has disclosed new details of Thursday's conference call of clubs when they agreed to..." May 30

The Score "The Premier League has confirmed that it's provisionally scheduled to return from the pandemic-induced hiatus June 17, following in the footsteps of the Bundesliga in a bid to complete the season. Below, we highlight 10 things we're looking forward to seeing when England's..." May 30

TSN "Premier League clubs agreed Monday on the measures that will allow non-contact practice sessions to resume during the coronavirus pandemic. The protocols for small group training — while maintaining social distancing — beginning Tuesday were approved unanimously in a vote..." May 18

ESPN "The Premier League has been given the go-ahead to resume behind closed doors from June 1 by the United Kingdom government, it was announced on Monday. Boris Johnson, the U.K. Prime Minister, set out a roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions on Sunday evening and a full report has since..." May 11

Yardbarker "Premier League medical personnel are advising against a return to football amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, medical experts from each of the 20 Premier League clubs raised concerns about the safety of players and team personnel in..." May 05

The Score "The U.K. government minister responsible for sports is working with the Premier League to try to accelerate its return, despite the country nearing 160,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Monday. "I personally have been in talks with the Premier League with a view to getting..." April 28

ESPN "Football behind closed doors sounds simple: Get the teams in, keep the fans out and limit the other attendees to those people who simply have to be there. But with the sporting world as a whole facing the reality of returning to action without spectators -- once coronavirus lockdown..." April 18

The Score "The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) says slashing the wages of Premier League players isn't the right course of action at this time to help alleviate the financial pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. The pushback comes after the Premier League proposed a 30% pay..." April 04