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BBC News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Premier League: What's new this season?
The Premier League is back!It's sure to be a season full of drama and intrigue, with new teams, bucket loads of new players, and surely plenty of VAR drama this season is going to look a little bit a fresh new ball, to mind-bending new rules, these are three changes to watch out for. A new ball! Lots has changed over the last 25 years in the Premier League, but one thing has remained - the Nike 25 year partnership with the Premier League has ended, and Puma will be supplying this seasons official new ball is called the Puma Orbita Ultimate 1,091 Premier League goals were scored with last year's ball - how many times do you think we'll see the new ball hit the net? New eight second rule for keepers Does it annoy you when goalkeepers hold onto the ball for too long?You're not alone - and this season that's going to change!Under the new rules, goalkeepers can't hold onto the ball for any longer than eight seconds. Keepers will get a five second countdown from the referee, to remind them to release the they don't, the referee will give a corner to the opposing idea behind the law is to stop timewasting, and keep matches flowing. A brand new stadium! It's goodbye Goodison, hello Hill Dickinson for Everton fans!The Toffees waved farewell to their iconic Goodison Park stadium at the end of last season. It was their home since 1892, and they played nearly 3,000 games it's the end of an era, Everton's women's football team will play there this season, making it the largest women's stadium in the new Hill Dickinson stadium holds around 50,000 fans, so it's now the eighth largest stadium in England, and will even host fixtures at UEFA Euro 2028!
The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
What are new Premier League rules for the 2025/26 season? All 13 changes including never-before-seen way to win corner
THE 2024-25 campaign seems to have only just finished - but it is already time for the new 2025-26 Premier League season to get underway. Champions Liverpool host Bournemouth in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Friday night. 9 Liverpool begin the defence of their Premier League title against Bournemouth on Friday Credit: Getty 9 Players, fans and referees alike have a host of new rules to get used to Credit: Getty 9 Puma have taken over from Nike as the suppliers of the ball Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Play Dream Team now! Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 season Free to play Over £100,000 in total prize money Play in Mini Leagues against your mates Submit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize draw Play via Dream Team's app or website today! And there are no fewer than 13 major changes - including some never-seen-before laws and rules - that fans will need to get used to. One that may take a while is not having a Nike football. That is because, after 25 years, Premier League chiefs have dumped Nike and signed a deal with Puma. And the first Puma Premier League ball from the German brand will be the Orbita Ultimate PL. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL 'not a sniff' JT gives up on being a manager and is 'baffled' at people getting top jobs But what else will look different this season? SunSport runs the rule over all the changes you need to know about... As ever, there are some tweaks to the laws of the game, all trying to eradicate loopholes or tighten up on certain behaviours. This year is no different - with a new way to win a corner... CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS New anti-time-wasting clampdown on goalkeepers with referees signalling a five-second countdown and a corner awarded if goalies exceed eight seconds Refs have been told to punish holding in the box - so it should be the end of all-in wrestling Another crackdown on diving and simulation has been signalled to the clubs and managers Premier League has also agreed to adopt the 'captains only' rule, aimed at preventing players from mobbing referees after decisions that go against them But players will not automatically be handed a second yellow card if they commit a foul after being already booked So that's the rules taken care of. Arsenal make major change to Emirates stadium just days before new Premier League season What about the big broadcasting changes for 2025-26? Well, armchair fans will be delighted to know there is now even more live Premier League football on the telly - and new insights, too. But those buying tickets to watch their team live could be undone by late fixture changes. And finally, there is a new stadium which will host Premier League football - well, any football for that matter - for the first time. Elland Road, Turf Moor and the Stadium of Light - home grounds of the three promoted sides - have all staged top-flight football within the last decade. But the Hill Dickinson Stadium has not. That is because it is the brand-spanking-new pad of Everton at Bramley-Moore Dock on the banks of the River Mersey. The 52,769-capacity arena replaces Goodison Park, the Toffees' home since 1892, and becomes the 62nd stadium used in the history of the Premier League era. 9 The Hill Dickinson Stadium is the 62nd ground to host Premier League football Credit: Getty 9 Refs will crack down on grappling and wrestling in the penalty area Credit: Getty 9 Goalkeepers must release the ball within eight seconds or will give a corner away Credit: Getty 9 Sky Sports will provide a multiview option on Sunday afternoons Credit: Sky Sports 9
