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 [...]
England cricketers fear reprisals if they seek my advice, says former skipper Kevin Pietersen October 14, 2015 Maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen believes current England players are loath to contact him for advice because they fear incurring the wrath of the country’s cricket bosses. Pietersen, who was sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board in February 2014, conceded last month that director of cricket Andrew Strauss had been vindicated in dashing his [...]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho fined £50,000 and handed suspended stadium ban October 14, 2015 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is just one more infraction away from triggering a stadium ban after he was censured for his criticism of officials in this month’s 3-1 home defeat to Southampton. The Football Association today fined Mourinho £50,000 and issued him with a suspended one-match stadium ban for saying referees were “afraid” to give [...]
Pakistan v England: All-rounder Ben Stokes backs Adil Rashid after leg-spinner endured the worst debut in Test cricket history October 14, 2015 England all-rounder Ben Stokes has backed under-fire leg-spinner Adil Rashid to rediscover his poise after enduring the worst debut in Test history as his side’s bowlers were put to the sword by Pakistan in Abu Dhabi today. A toiling Rashid returned figures of 0-163 from his 34 overs, surpassing the 0-149 posted by Australia leg-spinner Bryce [...]
Manchester City financial results: Club announce first profit since Sheikh Mansour takeover October 14, 2015 Manchester City have recorded a profit for the first time since billionaire Sheikh Mansour bought the club in 2008. Last season’s Premier League runners-up yesterday announced a £10.7m profit for the year ending 31 May 2015, compared with a loss of £22.9m the previous year. Read more: Uefa FFP rules that hit Man City were excessive [...]