FA blames Qatar World Cup for falling revenue and operating profits April 30, 2024 The FA saw revenue drop from £518.8m to £481.8m and operating profit fall from £138.6m to £39.4m.
Pitchside access, front row seats and coaches’ briefings: How football is selling ‘inside the ropes’ experiences April 30, 2024 Football has largely kept fans at arm’s length, but that looks to be changing.
Champions League is an older man’s game and that suits likes of Ancelotti and Tuchel April 30, 2024 The further you go in the Champions League knockout stages, the more it resembles a coaching reunion.
Football, snooker and the dangers of over-regulation April 30, 2024 Whether it’s the gambling white paper putting advertisers off snooker or plans for a new football regulator, our favourite sports risk being legislated out of existence, says Emma Revell When it comes to my two favourite sports, this week has been a game of two halves. On one hand, I’m a long-suffering Sunderland fan. With [...]
Real Madrid star Bellingham extraordinary, says Bayern Munich boss Tuchel April 29, 2024 Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel heaped praise on Englishman Jude Bellingham yesterday, describing the 20-year-old Real Madrid midfielder as “extraordinary” ahead of their Uefa Champions League tie tomorrow. Tuchel and Bellingham missed each other at Borussia Dortmund, where the German was a manager between 2015 and 2017 and the Brit burst onto the European scene [...]
Premier League edges closer to applying £500m spending cap April 29, 2024 Premier League clubs have taken another step closer to implementing a spending cap for the first time in the competition’s history. A majority of clubs on Monday voted in favour of progressing to the next stage of the proposal, which is likely to be voted on at the organisation’s AGM in June. Further details are [...]
Thiago Silva vows to return as a coach after confirming his Chelsea departure April 29, 2024 The Brazilian defender, who turns 40 in September, will be out of contract in the summer.
Premier League table as Man City chase Arsenal in title race April 28, 2024 Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 yesterday to go within one point of Arsenal at the summit of the Premier League table with one game in hand. The nervy win over Nuno Espirito Santo’s relegation-threatened side kept the title race advantage with Pep Guardiola’s City, who are chasing a fourth consecutive top flight English title. [...]
I was praying: Arteta relieved as Arsenal beat Spurs to stay top of Premier League April 28, 2024 Arsenal survived a late scare from Tottenham Hotspur yesterday in the North London derby to maintain their one-point advantage over Manchester City in the Premier League title race. An early own goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg followed by successful first-half attempts from Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz gave the Gunners a 3-0 lead at the break. [...]
Ed Warner: How do we value sport and the draw of much needed money April 25, 2024 After World Athletics announced it would be paying its Olympic gold medallists, a fresh debate has opened up around money for our athletes and the draw of cash in sport for bodies. Ed Warner writes. The British Olympic Association seats its gold medallists in the front of the plane carrying its team home from a [...]
