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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.
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.
The Norway striker’s character in the video game – which has been downloaded more than 2 billion times – is the first one based on a real person.
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.
New technical director John Morling says qualification for the 2034 World Cup remains a primary ambition for the Hong Kong FA.
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.
Lau Shun-man gives insight into his tactics, when he uses his Wildcard and Free Hit, and why this season he is battling to avoid an all-time low finish.
The sport’s world governing body has said it will look into the policy which blocks league games from being staged in foreign territories.
Founders of the Hong Kong Fantasy Premier League share left-field tricks players can use to make a late surge up the league table.
Two matches at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, two away fixtures for Liverpool and the north London derby stand out in the title run-in.
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.
In the first 18 months, United had climbed the table and qualified for Europe, but this season is a different story for Eddie Howe’s team.
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.
Former Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva says Hong Kong will always be a ‘special place’ after he made his Reds debut in the city 17 years ago.
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.
Jurgen Klopp says he didn’t want to just hang around and do the job, says winning Premier League wouldn’t change his mind.
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.
Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and as a coach, died on Sunday, the German football association said.
Real Madrid are again the main suitor for the 25-year-old whose contract at PSG expires in June.
Ratcliffe’s company Ineos will also take on management of Manchester United’s football operations and invest US$300 million in the club to try to revive its fortunes.
Wolves striker Hwang Hee-chan nets again in his side’s win over Burnley, putting him behind only Son Heung-min, Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland in the race to be top scorer.
Agreement will pump even more eye-watering sums into the English game and is touted as the ‘largest sports media rights deals ever concluded in the UK’.
The death of Venables was announced on Sunday in a statement by his family to British media, saying he died on Saturday after a long illness.
Speaking during a visit to Hong Kong, Luis Figo suggests Manchester United erred when they let his fellow Portuguese move to Saudi side Al Nassr.
Kitchee midfielder Charlie Scott was reached his lowest ebb after being let go by the English Premier League giants, and it took walking away from the game to rediscover his love of football.
Former captain Gary Neville says Manchester United ‘is rock solid in its foundations, will come back no doubt’ despite rivals City growing in popularity in Hong Kong.