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The English Premier League is the top division of football in England. Set up in 1992 as a breakaway from the Football League, it is now the richest and most-watched football league in the world. 

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The ability to go to Premier League games is a big plus of English life that fans may miss upon moving to Hong Kong. But cheering on local teams provides an atmospheric – and fairly good-standard – alternative.

  • New policy will be attractive to the international owners of European clubs, including US investors and state-backed teams
  • Football’s governing body also finally set a date to play the first Women’s Club World Cup in January and February 2026

Spurs winning against Pep Guardiola’s side would have done their North London rivals a huge favour in the title race, but football is littered with such conflicts.

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Images and clips from Sunday’s meeting show old stadium struggling to deal with heavy downpour, while goalkeeper Andre Onana failed to keep a clean sheet for the 12th time in the last 13 matches.

Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Manchester United guarantees title race will stay alive until final day of campaign. City are a point behind with a game in hand as we enter the final straight.

The last ‘doubler’ of the season is likely to see several FPL managers using their Bench Boost chip while a differential might be Newcastle’s Alexander Isak as captain.

Ex-Ajax manager started with 30 wins in first 50 league matches, but team has collapsed since then and is on course for the worst finish since the inception of the Premier League in 1992.

Old Trafford skipper’s ambiguous comments led to rumours he could be looking to depart, while changes are expected at Liverpool with manager Jurgen Klopp leaving.

Title race, Champions League spots, European qualification and survival from relegation all still to play for in finale so expect teams to field strong XIs.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp apologises to club’s fans after first Merseyside derby defeat at Goodison Park leaves side needing ‘crisis’ to affect Arsenal and Manchester City.

US sports stars dominate the list, which also features the likes of Roger Federer and David Beckham, but only one woman and one Asian are among the top 50.

Leverkusen finally won the German league title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, ending the ‘curse’ that had seen them fall short so often.

With six games remaining for each contender, we take a look at the run-ins and where potential slip-ups could come, after wins for Crystal Palace and Aston Villa leave City in charge.

The annual HKFC Standard Chartered Soccer Sevens includes the likes of Aston Villa, Newcastle and Fulham, but coincides with potential Hong Kong title decider between Lee Man and Kitchee.

David James says online trolls aiming spiteful comments and racist abuse at Asian fans of Premier League clubs are stupid and ignorant, as he hails the passion and dedication of overseas supporters.

Fantasy Premier League returns after a hiatus for the international break, and so does the Post’s coverage as we meet a Hongkonger sitting pretty in the standings and discuss this week’s transfers.

While Neville says he never saw Southgate ‘as a United manager, psychologically’, the likelihood of Newcastle’s Dan Ashworth being named sporting director increases his chances.

City manager says the local boy is the league’s form player and a future club legend, and his two goals in a 3-1 win over neighbours United set up next week’s meeting with leaders Liverpool nicely.

Robert Pires draws parallels between Arsenal Invincibles and current title-challenging Gunners, and says striker shortage is no barrier to title glory.

World Cup winner Thierry Henry opens up about mental health fight on Diary of a CEO podcast, and says being isolated in Montreal drove him to tears in early days of pandemic.