Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison less than one year into his sentence for killing Reeva Steenkamp October 15, 2015 Oscar Pistorius will be released from jail and placed on house arrest next Tuesday, the South African parole review board has declared. The Olympic athlete was sentenced to five years behind bars last year after being found guilty of the culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius claimed he was defending himself from what [...]
Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo transfer to Real Madrid an example of abusive transfer system, argues players’ union Fifpro October 15, 2015 Cristiano Ronaldo's 2009 move from Real Madrid to Manchester United demonstrates the unfair nature of football's current transfer system, argues players' union Fifpro. United received £80m for Ronaldo, but the smaller clubs where he started his career received a relative pittance in comparison. Fifpro, who have filed a legal complaint against Fifa's current transfer system [...]
Football transfer system unfairly benefits top clubs and fails players argues economist Stefan Szymanski in new Fifpro study October 15, 2015 Football's transfer system fails all but a handful of elite clubs, a new study from sports economist Stefan Szymanski has found. The study commissioned by world players' union Fifpro concluded that Fifa's transfer system as it currently exists impedes on the free movement of players and fails to achieve its pro-competitive intentions. "The transfer system is [...]
Manchester United legend Gary Neville details post-football business ambitions: Salford City in the Premier League is “the dream” October 15, 2015 Gary Neville has spoken of his ambition to take Salford City FC from the eighth tier of English football to the Premier League in a discussion about his post-playing business career. Read more: Class of ‘92 buy Salford City The former Manchester United defender, Sky Sports pundit and current England coach has engaged in a number [...]
Uefa financial fair play rules that hit Manchester City were excessive and illegal, says lawyer October 15, 2015 European football chiefs Uefa’s relaxing of financial fair play (FFP) rules is an admission that the initial regulations were “excessive and illegal”, according to the lawyer challenging them. Read more: Uefa urged to scrap FFP limit on spending From today, Uefa is easing FFP so that owners of clubs can invest heavily without penalty, so [...]
Price of football in London: Most expensive tickets at Arsenal, cheapest at Charlton and £1 cups of tea at Chelsea October 15, 2015 The most expensive day out to the football in London this season is found at Arsenal, where a single match ticket can cost up to £97. For a cheaper alternative, cross the river to South-East London, where Charlton Athletic offer the least expensive match-day ticket in the capital for a Football League club, at just £17, [...]
Arsenal AGM: Directors heckled over £3m payment to majority owner Stan Kroenke’s KSE business October 15, 2015 Arsenal directors pointed to their FA Cup success as justification for paying majority owner Stan Kroenke £6m in fees over the last two years after being heckled at the club's AGM today. Shareholders repeatedly queried why the Gunners had paid the American's company Kroenke Sports Enterprises £3m in 2014 and 2015. Arsenal chairman [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Scotland fired up for quarter-final with Australia in tribute to banned duo October 15, 2015 Scotland forward Josh Strauss insists the suspension of team-mates Ross Ford and Jonny Gray has enraged the remainder of Vern Cotter’s squad ahead of their World Cup quarter final against Australia on Sunday. The Dark Blues duo were dealt the devastating blow on Tuesday evening that their tournament was over after being slapped with a three-week [...]
Price of football: How London Football League clubs Charlton, Brentford, QPR and Millwall compare with each other October 14, 2015 The most expensive season tickets at Football League clubs in London are on average almost 50 per cent cheaper than those in the Premier League, according to the BBC's annual price of football study. Charlton Athletic offer the cheapest season ticket in the capital for £175, while Arsenal's £2,013 is the most expensive in London [...]
Football fans cheered by ticket price deflation – but Arsenal fans pay most for tickets and Chelsea supporters enjoy cheap tea and pies October 14, 2015 Most football fans in Britain are paying the same as last season or less for match tickets this term, according to a new study. The BBC Sport Price of Football study, which collated prices for 700 tickets at 229 clubs across 13 UK leagues, found that the cost of admission had been frozen in 52 [...]