A roundup of the Premier League headlines from Wednesday, June 8.
FA 'request no ‘big-six’ matches' week before World Cup
The FA have made a request to the Premier League that no matches between the ‘big-six’ take place the week before the World Cup, according to reports.
ESPN have revealed that the request has been made amid concerns from Gareth Southgate over the quick turnaround between the final league weekend - November 12 and 13 - and England’s first game against Iran on November 21.
It asks for no games between Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham to take place on the final weekend.
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The Premier League will release its fixture list for the 2022/2023 season on Thursday, June 16.
Premier League to discuss Russian TV deal
The Premier League will discuss this week whether to end a £43 million deal with Russian broadcaster Match TV, according to BBC Sport’s Simon Stone .
The six-year deal ended this season and a new deal is set to commence from August, but officials will discuss whether or not that should go ahead following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Match TV is owned by Gazprom media - a company owned by the Russian government.
The meeting will also see football’s link with gambling and World Cup-related fixture scheduling issues discussed.
Restriction of debt-fuelled club takeovers
The Premier League is also expected to look into banning debt-fuelled leveraged buy-outs of clubs after consulting with members, according to Sky News .
New additions to the Owners and Directors Test could apply tighter rules to such attempts and make it easier for them to be blocked.
Manchester United were bought by the Glazers in 2005 via a leveraged buyout in which lenders funded £600 million of the near-£800million purchase.
Similarly, Burnley - a previously stable and well-run club - were taken over by ALK capital with £65 million debt, of which a significant amount has to be paid back upon their relegation.
