Ed Warner: Have sports missed esports boat – or was there never one to catch? October 31, 2024 Ahead of the League of Legends Worlds 2024 in London this weekend, Ed Warner wonders whether sports have got esports all wrong.
Fifa ‘unfit’ to run football and even worse than Blatter era, says report October 30, 2024 Fifa has been accused of remaining unfit to govern world football and in some respects being worse than before the existential crisis that forced it to introduce a raft of governance reforms eight years ago. A report by human rights and sport advocacy group FairSquare concludes that Fifa’s inherent structural flaws make it resistant to [...]
Women’s football scores £100m boost from new Sky and BBC TV deals October 30, 2024 Sky Sports has secured an even bigger share of matches in the Women’s Super League as part of a record new long-term agreement billed as “the most significant broadcast partnership ever for women’s football”. The deal from 2025 until 2030 will see Sky show up to 118 WSL matches, more than three times as many [...]
Fifa lands first sponsor for controversial Club World Cup October 30, 2024 Fifa’s Club World Cup has received a much-needed shot in the arm after electronic appliance brand Hisense signed up as its first sponsor. The deal comes less than eight months before the revamped and expanded 32-team competition is due to take place for the first time in the US next summer. Preparations have been blighted [...]
Ahead of the Game: A$AP Rocky’s Tranmere takeover hits a snag October 30, 2024 Morning Wire has learned that one of Tacopina's key investors, who was providing around 30 per cent of the funding, pulled out last week.
Manchester United ready to pay £8m for new manager, say his club October 29, 2024 Manchester United have moved a step closer to appointing Ruben Amorim as their new manager after Sporting Lisbon confirmed the Premier League club had made an approach for the 39-year-old. The Portuguese champions issued a statement to the stock market on Tuesday announcing that United had made contact with a view to paying Amorim’s £8.3m [...]
Football regulator boss should come from the Square Mile, says Crouch October 29, 2024 Former sports minister Tracey Crouch says the incoming football regulator should be run by someone with a background in the City. Crouch has done more than anyone to give rise to the regulator by making it a key recommendation in her fan-led review of football governance. A revised bill laying out the watchdog’s proposed powers [...]
Spotlight falls on Ratcliffe and Ineos after sacking useful shield Ten Hag October 28, 2024 It might have taken a year of seemingly interminable negotiations, but buying into Manchester United was the easy bit for Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos. Now, following the sacking of Erik ten Hag, comes the difficult bit. Ratcliffe and Ineos, who took over football operations from the Glazer family as part of their minority investment [...]
Football Governance Bill: What do lawyers think about changes? October 25, 2024 On Thursday the government reintroduced the Football Governance Bill, in what they describe as a “strengthening” of the previous attempt. Among the changes was a drop of the requirement to take note of UK foreign policy, and a development to include fans in plans to hike ticket prices and relocate stadiums. But what do top [...]
Wrexham hire Wembley architects to revamp Racecourse Ground October 24, 2024 Wrexham AFC have appointed the architects behind the Sphere Las Vegas and Wembley Stadium to draw up a new masterplan for their home, the Racecourse Ground. It is the latest ambitious move from Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney since the Hollywood actors bought the then-non-league club in 2020. Populous, whose previous work also includes the [...]