English premier league news 2018
Here are some of the top news stories from the 2017-2018 English Premier League season:
Transfer News
- August 2017: Chelsea signs Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid for £58 million
- August 2017: Manchester City signs Bernardo Silva from Monaco for £43.5 million
- August 2017: Liverpool signs Mohamed Salah from Roma for £34 million
- January 2018: Arsenal signs Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for £56 million
- January 2018: Manchester United signs Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal for £20 million
Managerial Changes
- June 2017: Antonio Conte signs new two-year contract with Chelsea
- May 2017: Arsene Wenger extends contract with Arsenal until 2019
- May 2017: Sam Allardyce leaves Everton after just six months in charge
- October 2017: Mauricio Pochettino signs new five-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur
- December 2017: Jose Mourinho signs new contract with Manchester United until 2020
On-Field News
- August 2017: Manchester City wins the Community Shield with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea
- September 2017: Manchester United beats Everton 4-0 in the Premier League opener
- October 2017: Liverpool beats Manchester United 0-0 in a thrilling match at Old Trafford
- November 2017: Chelsea beats Watford 4-2 in a thrilling match at Vicarage Road
- December 2017: Manchester City beats Arsenal 3-0 in a dominant display at the Emirates Stadium
Injury News
- August 2017: Manchester United's Paul Pogba suffers a hamstring injury and misses several weeks
- September 2017: Chelsea's Eden Hazard suffers a back injury and misses several weeks
- October 2017: Liverpool's Sadio Mane suffers a hamstring injury and misses several weeks
- November 2017: Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne suffers a knee injury and misses several weeks
- December 2017: Arsenal's Mesut Ozil suffers a knee injury and misses several weeks
Disciplinary News
- August 2017: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero is banned for three games for elbowing West Brom's Gareth McAuley
- September 2017: Chelsea's Alvaro Morata is banned for one game for kicking out at West Ham's Pablo Zabaleta
- October 2017: Liverpool's Sadio Mane is banned for three games for elbowing Burnley's Steven Defour
- November 2017: Manchester United's Marcus Rashford is banned for one game for kicking out at Huddersfield's Christopher Schindler
- December 2017: Arsenal's Granit Xhaka is banned for three games for kicking out at Burnley's Joey Barton
Other News
- August 2017: The Premier League introduces VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology for the first time
- September 2017: The Premier League announces a new three-year TV deal worth £4.5 billion
- October 2017: The Premier League launches a new anti-discrimination campaign called "No Room for Racism"
- November 2017: The Premier League announces a new partnership with the English Football Association to promote women's football
- December 2017: The Premier League announces a new deal with the BBC to broadcast live matches on the BBC Sport website and app.