EA talks mergers with NBCUniversal as 30-year FIFA partnership faces final whistle May 23, 2022 Electronic Arts was reportedly in negotiations with NBCUniversal over a potential merger, just months before it announced the end of its three-decade partnership with FIFA.
No crackdown needed to halt spate of pitch invasions, says football crowd expert May 23, 2022 Football authorities should resist pressure to implement tougher crowd control measures following a spate of pitch invasions, says a leading authority on fan disorder. Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira called for current safeguards to be reviewed on Sunday after Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen alleged he was attacked by Manchester City fans who flooded onto [...]
Premier League final day winners and losers: Joy for Spurs and Salah, woe for Burnley May 22, 2022 Away from the matter of who finished top there was no shortage of other storylines, from relegation to European qualification and the Golden Boot, decided on the final day of the Premier League season. Here are the winners and losers. Winners: Tottenham, Salah, Brighton Tottenham Hotspur clinched fourth place and a return to the Champions [...]
Kylian Mbappe: Why Paris Saint-Germain believe star’s new €105m contract will pay for itself May 22, 2022 Paris Saint-Germain believe Kylian Mbappe’s lucrative new €105m contract, which helped to keep him out of the clutches of Real Madrid, will pay for itself. Mbappe signed a new three-year deal with PSG on Saturday worth around €35m a year, putting the 23-year-old France forward in the same pay bracket as team-mate Lionel Messi. It [...]
Football club Arsenal to donate £5 to community projects for every new shirt they sell May 19, 2022 Premier League football club Arsenal have pledged to donate £5 to local community work for every new home shirt that they sell. The north London club made the promise as part of the launch of their new kit, which goes on sale today and will be worn by the team in Sunday’s final game of [...]
US PGA Championship: Spotlight on Tiger Woods allowing rivals to fly under the radar May 18, 2022 It turns out that the Tiger Woods effect is not just for spectators, broadcasters and sponsors, according to other players at this week’s US PGA Championship. The impact of Woods taking part in a golf tournament on attendance, viewing figures and commercial interest is the stuff of sports industry lore. But some of the field [...]
Chelsea directors Buck and Granovskaia set to share in £50m takeover bonus pool May 18, 2022 Chelsea directors including chairman Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia are set to receive multimillion pound bonuses once the sale of the club is completed, according to reports. Buck and Granovskaia will share in £50m once a consortium led by Todd Boehly, part-owner of the LA Dodgers baseball team, complete its takeover, according to The Times. [...]
England rugby coach Eddie Jones ‘happy’ to be shadowed by successor at 2023 World Cup May 18, 2022 England rugby coach Eddie Jones insists he has no problem showing his successor the ropes at the next World Cup. The Rugby Football Union is believed to want the next coach to shadow Jones for a handover period before his contract ends after next year’s tournament. Six Nations champions France implemented a similar process when [...]
Chasm at ECB widens as list of priorities for new CEO grows May 17, 2022 With the resignation of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison yesterday, yet another chasm appeared in the national set-up. Though current managing director of women’s cricket Clare Connor will take over the responsibilities on an interim basis, the governing body in charge of England’s international and domestic game will eventually need [...]
Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and 17 other top clubs hire City firm to take on UK’s biggest insurers in mega football claim May 17, 2022 Some of England’s biggest football clubs – including Arsenal FC, Aston Villa FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and West Ham FC, have instructed City law firm Clifford Chance to launch a multi-party action against some of the biggest insurance players in London. The group of 20 claimants, which also includes Liverpool FC and Leicester City FC, [...]