West Ham Olympic Stadium deal: Taxpayer to fund cleaners, undersoil heating and turnstile operators October 10, 2015 Taxpayers will foot the bill for services at the Olympic Stadium after Premier League club West Ham make it their new home from next season. The publicly-funded London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will be paying for a number of staff including medical staff, cleaners, turnstile operators and stewards, it has been confirmed. West Ham have [...]
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool contract makes him the third highest paid manager in the world October 9, 2015 New Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will become the third highest earning manager in football after signing a lucrative £7m a year contract with the Reds. The German has signed a three-year deal worth £21m. It puts him above Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and below only Chelsea's Jose Mourinho in the Premier League's highest-earning bosses. Read more: Jurgen [...]
Manchester United make David De Gea the highest paid goalkeeper in the world October 9, 2015 Less than two weeks after agreeing to sell him to Real Madrid, Manchester United have handed David De Gea a new four-year contract reportedly worth £200,000 per week. Read more: Why did David de Gea's Manchester United to Real Madrid move collapse? Sports lawyers explain The pay rise is worth £7m a year to the [...]
Lionel Messi faces possible 22 months in jail after judge orders Barcelona star to stand trial October 8, 2015 Barcelona star Lionel Messi learned today that he will have to stand trial on tax fraud charges, even after the prosecutor said he should be cleared earlier this week. The judge handling the case at Barcelona Provincial High Court overruled the prosecutor and turned down a request from Messi's lawyers that he should avoid trial [...]
Over 30,000 seats left empty at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last season as club “overstate attendance” by 5,000 fans per game October 7, 2015 More than 30,000 seats were left unoccupied at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium last season according to police figures which reveal the club may have exaggerated its overrall attendance by nearly 22,000. Nearly every Premier League fixture at Arsenal's 60,432 capacity home is claimed to be a sell-out, despite the most expensive matchday and season ticket prices [...]
Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp’s philosophy on business, leadership and football – in his own words October 7, 2015 Charismatic former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp is nearing a deal with Liverpool to replace Brendan Rodgers as the club's new boss, giving Reds fans the prospect of high-voltage football and lively press conferences to look forward to. Read more: Opinion – Jurgen Klopp can restore Liverpool to the top four When Klopp took over at [...]
Chelsea slump down to Mourinho ruining his players, says Capello October 6, 2015 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho is paying the price for habitually “ruining” his players in the first 18 months of his tenure, according to former England coach Fabio Capello. Blues chiefs this week took the unusual step of issuing a public vote of confidence in Mourinho, who has led the team to just eight points from [...]
Liverpool’s wage bill and revenue while Brendan Rodgers was in charge suggests he didn’t deserve sack October 6, 2015 Did Brendan Rodgers deserve to be sacked as Liverpool manager? What sounds like a rhetorical question to any fan who sat through his team’s 6-1 drubbing at Stoke at the end of last season deserves closer inspection when considered in the Premier League’s wider economic context. At first glance, the figures don't look good [...]
Lionel Messi tax fraud case: Barcelona star cleared of all charges but prosecutors want jail time for father October 6, 2015 Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi has been cleared of wrongdoing in a tax fraud case by Spanish prosecutors who are now calling for the arrest of his father. Read more: The cost of signing Messi and why it may be too high even for Chelsea Charges against Messi that he had defrauded Spanish authorities of [...]
Fabio Capello: Chelsea slump is down to Jose Mourinho’s habit of ruining his players October 6, 2015 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is paying the price for habitually “ruining” his players in the first 18 months of his tenure, according to former England coach Fabio Capello. Blues chiefs this week took the unusual step of issuing a public vote of confidence in Mourinho, who has led the team to just eight points from [...]
