Terry Butcher interview: Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli can be one of England’s very best June 6, 2016 Former Three Lions skipper Terry Butcher has tipped Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli to illuminate Euro 2016 and take the next step towards assuming the status of one of England’s best ever players. Alli is a strong candidate to start England’s opening Group B clash against Russia in Marseille on Saturday after a memorable Premier League [...]
Carneiro v Mourinho: How damaging can a tribunal get? June 6, 2016 Today marks the beginning of the eagerly-awaited employment tribunal between Eva Carneiro, former first team doctor at Chelsea F.C., and the club’s then manager Jose Mourinho. Speculation is mounting as to how it might affect the career prospects of the parties involved; in particular Mourinho’s recent appointment as manager of rival club Manchester United. Although [...]
Fashion photographer Miles Aldridge took these amazing Polaroids of his raunchy shoots June 6, 2016 British fashion photographer Miles Aldridge is famed for his vivid, highly stylised photographs, saturated in colour but drained of emotion. His models stare blankly at nightmarish explosions of ketchup or broken crockery in recurring pastiches of 1950s domesticity. His photographs are meticulously crafted, his frames arranged and composed with all the precision of a painter [...]
Bhupen Khakhar at the Tate Modern review: LS Lowry meets Henri Rousseau in this touching chronicle of life in India June 6, 2016 Bhupen Khakhar | Tate Modern | ★★☆☆☆ This impressive collection of Bhupen Khakhar’s work is a deeply personal journey through the life of India’s most revered pop artist. It flits from his wide-eyed early paintings of life on the subcontinent to his darker, more blurred work that grapples with his homosexuality (much of which was made [...]
This is Goldman Sachs’ favourite to win Euro 2016 June 6, 2016 If you have yet to place your bets on the upcoming 2016 UEFA European Championship, perhaps this latest round of predictions will help you, as one of the world's biggest banks gets in on the action. Goldman Sachs has revealed its favourites to win the tournament, which starts in France this week. The bank used historical data from [...]
Arsenal top of the pile in London for brand value, according to Brand Finance’s Football 50 list June 6, 2016 Arsenal top the charts when it comes to the club with the most valuable brand in London, according to Brand Finance’s Football 50 list, published today. A familiar plot line to their campaign failed to prevent Arsenal boasting a 22 per cent increase in brand value to $858m (£593m) compared to the 2015 ranking, while [...]
$1bn Manchester United remain top of Brand Finance’s Football 50 list June 6, 2016 Manchester United have retained their status as the club with the most valuable brand in world football despite failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League and a campaign which culminated in the axing of manager Louis van Gaal. A first FA Cup success in more than a decade and forecasts of continuing revenue increases [...]
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard rules out summer move to Paris Saint-Germain and commits himself to Stamford Bridge future June 5, 2016 ross mclean @rossmcleanRMAC Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard has committed himself to be club after ruling out a summer move to French champions Paris Saint-Germain. Hazard, who will captain Belgium at Euro 2016 in the absence of injured defender Vincent Kompany, endured a difficult campaign last season after being crowned PFA Player of the Year in [...]
Andy Murray hails class of rival Novak Djokovic as Serbian World No1 completes career grand slam with French Open victory June 5, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray paid tribute to the majesty of rival Novak Djokovic after the world No1 completed a career grand slam by claiming his maiden French Open title on the clay of Paris. Despite winning the first set in some style, Murray succumbed 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 as Djokovic became the first man since Rod Laver [...]
Arsenal chase early summer spending spree with £20m Jamie Vardy targeted as latest pre-Euro 2016 signing June 4, 2016 Arsenal will rack up the second-largest summer transfer window outlay in their history should they activate Jamie Vardy's release clause, thought to be worth £20m. The Gunners are in talks with Leicester over the transfer of Vardy and want to complete the deal before the striker travels to France for Euro 2016 with the England squad. Should they complete [...]