Manchester City’s technology partner explains how data can help tackle the staggering cost of sports injuries October 17, 2015 Rugby fans of all nations will have sympathised when Irish Captain Paul O’Connell’s career came to a shattering and premature end at the Rugby World Cup last weekend. But his early exit was but one in what has been an injury-riddled start to the tournament – by the end of the pool stage, 22 players [...]
Everton takeover talk intensifies: Sporting Kansas City owners linked with purchase of Premier League club October 16, 2015 Everton are the subject of increased speculation surrounding a potential takeover from American investors. The owners of MLS club Sporting Kansas City are reported to be eyeing up the possible purchase of the Toffees. Read more: Ross Barkley is technically than Wayne Rooney Rob Heineman, chief executive of the Sporting Club group which owns the American [...]
Arsenal to win at Watford but will be made to work hard for it October 15, 2015 Arsenal's habit of bursting out the blocks and stumbling over the line has been a hard one to shift. Almost as difficult as Arsene Wenger has found shaking off the Emirates dissenters. The ‘Wenger Out’ brigade can point to a disastrous start in Europe, where the Gunners are staring at group stage elimination, [...]
Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo transfer to Real Madrid an example of abusive transfer system, argues players’ union Fifpro October 15, 2015 Cristiano Ronaldo's 2009 move from Real Madrid to Manchester United demonstrates the unfair nature of football's current transfer system, argues players' union Fifpro. United received £80m for Ronaldo, but the smaller clubs where he started his career received a relative pittance in comparison. Fifpro, who have filed a legal complaint against Fifa's current transfer system [...]
Manchester United legend Gary Neville details post-football business ambitions: Salford City in the Premier League is “the dream” October 15, 2015 Gary Neville has spoken of his ambition to take Salford City FC from the eighth tier of English football to the Premier League in a discussion about his post-playing business career. Read more: Class of ‘92 buy Salford City The former Manchester United defender, Sky Sports pundit and current England coach has engaged in a number [...]
Uefa financial fair play rules that hit Manchester City were excessive and illegal, says lawyer October 15, 2015 European football chiefs Uefa’s relaxing of financial fair play (FFP) rules is an admission that the initial regulations were “excessive and illegal”, according to the lawyer challenging them. Read more: Uefa urged to scrap FFP limit on spending From today, Uefa is easing FFP so that owners of clubs can invest heavily without penalty, so [...]
Price of football in London: Most expensive tickets at Arsenal, cheapest at Charlton and £1 cups of tea at Chelsea October 15, 2015 The most expensive day out to the football in London this season is found at Arsenal, where a single match ticket can cost up to £97. For a cheaper alternative, cross the river to South-East London, where Charlton Athletic offer the least expensive match-day ticket in the capital for a Football League club, at just £17, [...]
Arsenal AGM: Directors heckled over £3m payment to majority owner Stan Kroenke’s KSE business October 15, 2015 Arsenal directors pointed to their FA Cup success as justification for paying majority owner Stan Kroenke £6m in fees over the last two years after being heckled at the club's AGM today. Shareholders repeatedly queried why the Gunners had paid the American's company Kroenke Sports Enterprises £3m in 2014 and 2015. Arsenal chairman [...]
Football fans cheered by ticket price deflation – but Arsenal fans pay most for tickets and Chelsea supporters enjoy cheap tea and pies October 14, 2015 Most football fans in Britain are paying the same as last season or less for match tickets this term, according to a new study. The BBC Sport Price of Football study, which collated prices for 700 tickets at 229 clubs across 13 UK leagues, found that the cost of admission had been frozen in 52 [...]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho fined £50,000 and handed suspended stadium ban October 14, 2015 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is just one more infraction away from triggering a stadium ban after he was censured for his criticism of officials in this month’s 3-1 home defeat to Southampton. The Football Association today fined Mourinho £50,000 and issued him with a suspended one-match stadium ban for saying referees were “afraid” to give [...]