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How apt that at this time of year it was announced that the Premier League has, in principle, agreed to new cost control rules. Like the cantankerous Ebenezer Scrooge, perhaps the Premier League has been shown where its future lies...read more »

Manchester City are the favourites to lift the Premier League trophy in May for the first time in their history, looking strong to turn their financial backing into further success after last year’s FA Cup triumph. The future may be looking rosy for...read more »

Manchester City's 6-1 destruction of rivals United and subsequent five point lead in the title race led to much talk of the players bought with Sheikh Mansour's millions. The silky play of David Silva, clinical finishing of Sergio Aguero and mercurial talent of Mario...read more »

While the aims of UEFA and Michel Platini’s brainchild, the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, are certainly admirable, there appear to be a few gaping holes that ensure all they do is simply change the financial landscape with the end...read more »

With Everton’s season belatedly getting under way this weekend the focus has, rather predictably, once again shifted back to the dire financial predicament the club currently finds itself in. The release of the transcript of a meeting between Everton’s chairman and...read more »

With mere days to go until the beginning of the new Premier League season, it is the time for predictions. 2011-2012 promises to be one of the most exciting Premiership campaigns in many years. At the top end of the...read more »

Can we stop the demonisation of Randy Lerner please? As foreign owners go, he seems like one of the better ones. United fans started a new team under Glazer and yellow scarves are prominent at the Stretford End, Sheikh Mansour...read more »

It’s great that the Football League has adopted the Financial Fair Play regulations that UEFA will be enforcing on the clubs above them and in top divisions across Europe. Well, sort of. It seems incredulous to me that such a...read more »

Nestled amongst the hundreds of transfer rumours currently flying about all over the internet and the newspapers is the report that the Barcelona midfield playmaker and World Cup winner Xavi Hernandez is Manchester City’s prime target during the summer period....read more »

Written by Richard Perry for FootballFancast.com: Manchester City capped their best season since Sheikh Mansour took over the club by beating Stoke City 1-0 at the weekend and claiming the FA Cup. Champions League qualification has also been...read more »