Why Manchester United’s 20th Century Fox partnership could benefit from more subtle social media promotion February 12, 2016 If you’re a Manchester United fan on Twitter, you may have noticed a number of players – both past and present – getting excited about seeing Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film, The Revenant. Memphis Depay, Juan Mata, David De Gea and even club legends Andy Cole and Bryan Robson have all tweeted about the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring [...]
Chinese Super League spending: Wayne Rooney could follow Ramires with Premier League stars targeted by football’s future superpower February 12, 2016 Jiangsu who? Following Chelsea’s Ramires £21m move to the Chinese city of Nanjing to play for the Super League club Jiangsu Suning, many football fans have been left to ask who and why? The Nanjing club is hardly the best known, nor the most successful, in China. Last season they could only finish ninth in [...]
Arsene Wenger claims Arsenal “don’t have a problem” with ticket prices and urges fans against walkout protest February 12, 2016 Arsene Wenger has claimed Arsenal do not have a problem with high ticket prices, despite the fact the club sells the most expensive tickets in the country. Premier League rivals Liverpool backed down over a planned increase in prices after fans walked out of Anfield in protest last week, yet the Arsenal manager urged fans [...]
Six Nations 2016: Is George Ford and Owen Farrell pairing best bet for England v Italy? February 12, 2016 Instead of pitting George Ford and Owen Farrell against each other for a starting spot as England’s fly-half, Eddie Jones deployed the pair in a 10-12 axis against Scotland in their successful Six Nations opener. The head coach played Ford and Farrell at fly-half and inside-centre respectively and the presence of two decision makers within [...]
Lord Coe accuses Nestle of hypocrisy and vows to fight Swiss-based firm over IAAF sponsorship deal February 11, 2016 Lord Coe last night accused Nestle of hypocrisy and vowed to fight the decision of the Swiss-based food and drinks giant to terminate its sponsorship of crisis-hit athletics world governing body the IAAF. Nestle argued that it feared its sponsorship of the governing body’s Kids’ Athletics programme would damage its reputation after leading IAAF officials [...]
Sunderland and England winger Adam Johnson sacked after admitting child sex charge February 11, 2016 England winger Adam Johnson was last night sacked by Sunderland after his plea of guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming. Blacks Cats boss Sam Allardyce had earlier confirmed that Johnson would not be involved in the club’s Premier League fixture against Manchester United at the Stadium [...]
Ed Woodward hints Manchester United will have money to spend this summer and confirms club is in market for “top players verging on world class” February 11, 2016 Manchester United still expect to become the first English club to break the £500m revenue barrier this season, despite their struggles in the Premier League and uncertainty over the future of manager Louis van Gaal. Executive vice chairman Ed Woodward delivered the upbeat forecast to investors on Thursday after announcing second-quarter results which included a [...]
Manchester United share price pops following £84.5m increase in cash balance and rise in revenue thanks to commercial strength February 11, 2016 Out of the Champions League and seemingly out of the Premier League title race, Manchester United at least finished their second quarter in the black with £18.6m profit, triggering a seven per cent share price pop in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The figures United's commercial strength helped the club record its highest [...]
Football betting: Table-topping Leicester to continue to surprise against Arsenal February 11, 2016 Leicester have made a habit of proving people wrong this season. Going into last Saturday’s trip to Manchester City, there were plenty, myself included, who expected it to be the day the bubble would burst. What followed was one of the best Premier League away performances in memory, with a 3-1 win that puts them five [...]
Six Nations 2016 betting odds: England Rugby hoping to hammer Italy – but Rome wasn’t built in a day February 11, 2016 England head to the Italian capital on Sunday looking to take a second step towards World Cup redemption. Their victory against Scotland last week under new coach Eddie Jones was a case of evolution rather than revolution. Getting the win at Murrayfield was paramount, and Jones made sure of it by only making minor personnel changes in [...]