• Premier League clubs have taken heed of UEFA’s new financial regulations as clubs spent about 70 per cent less in the January transfer window than they did the previous year, according to auditing firm Deloitte.

• Liverpool accept Luis Suarez’s eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra.

• Chris Coleman becomes Wales coach.

• Chelsea announce a total loss of £67.7 million for their financial year ending June 2011.

February

• The news that Italian coach Fabio Capello has quit his England job surprises the world of football.

• The FA confirm that Chelsea’s John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy because of his alleged racism comment towards QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

• Glasgow Rangers enter administration and are automatically docked 10 points.

• Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker is voted fans’ Player of the Year for England.

March

• Crisis club Rangers suffer a fresh blow as they are forced to release some of their players after the administrator stated that there was no realistic prospect of the former Scottish champions being allowed to play in European competitions next season.

• Chelsea sack manager Andre Villas-Boas and appoint his assistant Roberto di Matteo as interim coach until the end of the season.

• Bolton player Fabrice Muamba collapses at White Hart Lane during the FA Cup quarter-final which is postponed.

• Kilmarnock shock Celtic 1-0 at Hampden Park to lift the League Cup for the first time in their history.

April

• The English FA renews its call for the introduction of goal-line technology following the disputed goal in the FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Tottenham.

• Robin van Persie, of Arsenal, is voted PFA Player of the Year. The Young Player of the Year is Tottenham’s Kyle Walker.

• Chelsea remarkably reach the Champions League final for the second time in their history after a 2-2 at the Nou Camp against Barcelona for an aggregate 3-2 win.

• Roy Hodgson, manager of West Bromwich Albion, replaces Fabio Capello as England boss.

May

• At Wembley, Chelsea topple Liverpool 2-1 to lift off the FA Cup.

• Manchester City win the English Premier League title after a dramatic 3-2 win over QPR on the final day of the season. City pip United to the crown on goal difference.

• Alan Pardew, of Newcastle, is named Premier League Manager of the Year.

• In Munich, Chelsea beat Bayern 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to win the Champions League for the first time.

• A remarkable total of 80 players from 368 in the 16-team 2-12 Euro finals hail from English clubs.

June

• Chelsea officially appoint Roberto di Matteo as their manager after their Champions League triumph.

• In their Euro 2012 opener, England draw 1-1 with France.

• England edge out Ukraine 1-0 to move to the knock-out phase of Euro 2012.

• In the quarter-finals of the tournament, England are knocked out by Italy in a penalty shoot-out after a 0-0 draw.

July

• England rise two places to fourth in the latest FIFA world rankings.

• Rangers are booted out of the Premier League after rival clubs vote to exclude the ailing Glasgow giants. Later, after a meeting of football league clubs, Rangers are voted into Division Three.

• Barclays sign a new three-year deal to remain as sponsors of the English Premier League. The deal is worth £120 million.

• John Terry is charged for an alleged racial remark against Anton Ferdinand.

August

• England climb to third, their highest position in the FIFA rankings − led by Spain and Germany.

• Portsmouth avoid liquidation only after the last senior player Liam Lawrence agrees to leave the club.

• Manchester City beat FA Cup holders Chelsea 3-2 in the Community Shield.

• Muamba is forced to retire after a cardiac arrest the previous season.

September

• At St Mary’s, Manchester United beat Southampton 3-2 in the Premier League for Alex Ferguson’s 1,000th league match in charge as manager.

• In Chesterfield, England U-21 defeat Norway 1-0 (Wickham) to book their place in the European play-offs.

• The truth about the tragic death of 96 fans in the semi-final at Hillsborough in an FA Cup semi-final finally comes to light and the Liverpool supporters are cleared of any wrongdoing.

• John Terry is banned four matches and fined £220,000 for racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.

October

• The Football Association state that the opening of a new, £105m centre of excellence is a historic day for the English game.

• England U-21 qualify for the European Championship finals in Israel after the away 1-0 (Wickham) win in a turbulent encounter in Serbia.

• Arsenal have been named the ‘club of the year’ for providing the best customer service to fans under a new scheme run by the Premier League and tourism board VisitEngland.

November

• Scotland national team manager Craig Levein is sacked.

• In the Champions League, Celtic beat mighty Barcelona 2-1 at Celtic Park.

• Premier League clubs are set for a significant windfall as, from 2013-14, revenue generated from sale of global television rights will top £5 billion.

• The FA drops a charge against referee Mark Clattenburg following accusations that he used ‘inappropriate’ language towards a Chelsea player.

December

• After Manchester City’s away loss to Borussia Dortmund, the Blues fail to progress from the group phase of the Champions League.

• Chelsea become the first Champions League holders not to qualify for the competition’s KO stage after finishing third in their group.

• All English representatives in the Europa League, Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham, advance to the quarter-finals.

• Chelsea lose 1-0 to Corinthians in the final of the World Club Cup in Yokohama.

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