Written By Cy Brown - English Premier League club Chelsea F.C. has been banned by FIFA from making new signings in the next two transfer windows after the club was found guilty of breaking rules regarding foreign players under the age of 18. The Blues will not be able to sign players again until the 2020 summer window, however, they can still sign players on free transfers and recall players from loan.

English Premier League leaders - Chelsea - secured the coveted PL title with a late winner over West Bromwich Albion on Friday night.

Leicester City have sacked manager Claude Puel after 16 months in charge.

Liverpool continued their historic quest for the 2019/20 English Premier League title this Saturday; dicing and slicing their way through an unyielding Tottenham Spurs side for a lone goal victory and 17 points advantage at the helm over third placed defending Champions – Manchester City – who will be in action on Sunday at Aston Villa.

Manchester City’s faint title hopes were dealt another blow on Saturday after being held to a 2-2 tie by a resolute Crystal Palace side ahead of Premier League leaders, Liverpool, home game against Manchester United on Sunday.

Liverpool continued their ruthless breakaway run for the 2019/20 English Premier League title with an emphatic 4-0 thumping of rejuvenated Southampton for a record twenty-two points advantage at the top - the biggest lead by any team at the end of a day in English top-flight history – on Saturday, as distant second-placed Champions – Manchester City – await their turn on the field on Sunday, as guests of struggling Tottenham Spurs.

There was no comeback or heroics for Premier League leaders and title-hopeful side Liverpool at relegation-threatened Watford on Saturday as they were handed their first defeat of the season - a 3-0 shutout – that ended their hopes of remaining unbeaten for the entire season.  The Reds had won their past 18 Premier League games and another at Vicarage Road would have made history as the longest winning run in the English top flight.

English Premier League champions Manchester City have been banned from playing in the Champions League, European soccer’s premier competition, for two seasons.

The first week of the 2018/19 English Premier League season got underway this past Friday, with Paul Pogba captaining and getting Manchester United off to a flying start in a thrilling 2-1 win over Leicester City at home.

Premier League champions Manchester City and runner-ups from last year Liverpool got their season underway with blistering performances that saw the former overwhelm West Ham by five goals to nothing and the latter demolish newly-promoted Norwich City by four goals to one on Friday at Anfield.

The 2020/21 English Premier League season got underway this afternoon after just a seven-week break following the conclusion of the 2019/20 campaign that was disrupted by coronavirus pandemic with Arsenal showcasing their offensive power in a 3-0 thrashing of newly promoted side Fulham in the first game of the season and Crystal Palace edging Southampton by a goal at home in the second game of the day.

The English Premier League continued this weekend with Chelsea, Tottenham and Bournemouth maintaining their perfect start to the season with victories over Arsenal, Fulham, and West Ham for a three-way tie at the summit.

Title contenders, Liverpool, maintained their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win over Southampton for an 11^th successive top-flight victory dating back to last season, whilst champions, Manchester City, gave up the lead twice and settled for a 2-2 tie at the Etihad against Tottenham Spurs after Gabriel Jesus injury-time winner was ruled out by VAR.

Everton backed up their impressive start to the season with a dominant 5-2 victory over West Bromwich that saw Dominic Calvert-Lewin nail his first career hat-trick. And in a reversal of fortune, Leeds saw off Fulham in a seven-goal thriller – four goals to three – the same scoreline that saw them vanquished by Liverpool last weekend.

Defending Premier League champions - Manchester United – had their stiffest test yet of the young season as they were forced to climb back from a goal down for a share of the spoils in a pulsating encounter with Championship winners - Wolverhampton Wolves.

Following an incredulous 4-0 thumping of Chelsea on opening day and a disappointing tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers in week 02, Manchester United, disappointed at Old Trafford, as Crystal Palace scored a late winner to stun them on Saturday.

Ahead of their looming clash with Liverpool, who fell behind them by 3 points on Sunday, Everton continued their thus far surprising and perfect run for the title with an impressive 4-2 home win over Brighton that saw Dominic Calvert-Lewin score his ninth goal of the season and James Rodriguez net twice as they beat Brighton to make it four Premier League wins from four for the impressive table-topping Toffees.

Premier League leaders Liverpool and Champions Manchester City both stayed the winning course with a respective three and four to nothing walloping of Burnley FC and Brighton.

The English Premier League returned from the international break this weekend with leaders, Everton, holding on to their unbeaten start and the top spot after coming from behind twice in an electric Merseyside derby thriller that was marred by chaos and controversy as Jordan Henderson was denied a dramatic last-gasp winner by a marginal offside call that left Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp crying foul.

The English Premier League returned this Saturday following a week’s break with Norwich City producing a magnificent all-round display to hand champions, Manchester City, their first loss of the season.  There was no letup from leaders, Liverpool, as they took care of visiting Newcastle to maintain their perfect start to the season.