Even though he has only been in the position for 18 months, Gary Hoffman<\/strong>\u2019s decision to resign from his role as the Premier League<\/strong><\/span>\u2019s chairman has been coming for some time.<\/p>\n Hoffman<\/strong>, who will step down at the end of January, has been in the crosshairs of the 20 clubs from as early as last year, but only now have they decided to press the trigger and oust the former chief executive of Northern Rock.<\/p>\n Hoffman<\/strong>, 61, just wasn\u2019t capable of fulfilling such a role in the eyes of several Premier League executives. A nice guy, but not up to scratch for those still pining for the way former chief executive and chairman Richard Scudamore operated.<\/p>\n It has been made clear to The Athletic that even though there was only a small number of executives spearheading the attempts to remove him, eventually gaining a consensus among the 20 clubs, there weren\u2019t many fighting to save Hoffman. One leading figure at a top-six club side said \u201cit was like walking through an open door\u201d for those who wanted him out.<\/p>\n Gary Andrew Hoffman<\/strong> is the chairman of Monzo and Coventry Building Society. In April 2020 he was appointed as chairman of the English Premier League[4] a role he began on 1 June 2020.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pep Guardiola<\/strong> and Rafa Benitez<\/strong> will both be without a number of key players when Manchester City<\/strong> welcome Everton<\/strong> to the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League<\/strong><\/a> on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n City, who moved to second in the Premier League table<\/strong> following a 2-0 win over Manchester United earlier this month, face an Everton side who are winless in their last five matches.<\/p>\n Pep Guardiola<\/strong>‘s side are just three points off the top of the table, while the Toffees come into this weekend’s match in 11th place – having not won in the Premier League since September.<\/p>\n The Blues, who face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night, have four matches between Sunday and the 1st of December, as they look to up the ante in their latest Premier League title defence.<\/p>\n Manchester City have won their last eight matches in all competitions against the Merseyside club, having thrashed Everton 5-0 on the last day of the 2020\/21 season back in May.<\/p>\n Pep Guardiola will be without a number of key Manchester City players for Sunday’s meeting with Everton, with the Catalan having provided an update on the conditions of Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne<\/strong> during Friday’s press conference.<\/p>\n Kevin De Bruyne<\/strong> will miss matches against Everton, Paris Saint Germain, and potentially West Ham United next weekend, after testing positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old, who featured in Belgium’s 1-1 draw with Wales on Tuesday night, is currently self-isolating after a positive test on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n
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