Peppa Pig gets Lionesses call-up as Football Association scores licensing deal with Hasbro Sport Business Peppa Pig maker Hasbro has struck a licensing deal with the Football Association that will see a new character, Libby Lioness, join the hit children’s animated TV show. The agreement also covers the creation of co-branded merchandise and will launch next year, ahead of the European champions’ campaign at the 2027 Women’s World Cup in [...]
Manchester City facing further punishment from FA over Premier League charges Sport Business The Football Association has warned that it could take additional disciplinary action against Manchester City if the guilty verdicts in its Premier League case are upheld. City are already facing the possibility of relegation, points penalties, fines, transfer bans and stripped titles after an independent commission found them guilty of more than 100 Premier League [...]
Manchester City hierarchy must also be punished if guilty, says former FA chief Sport Business Manchester City chiefs must face personal punishments if the findings that they orchestrated almost £1bn of secret payments to the club are upheld, according to former Football Association boss Mark Palios. City say they intend to appeal the decision made by an independent commission that all but one of more than 100 charges brought by [...]
Erling Haaland: Manchester City star credited with carrot sales boom in native Norway September 23, 2026 Erling Haaland’s brand power shifted into a new stratosphere at the World Cup – and the proof is in Norway’s carrot sales. Haaland has long appeared in internet clips and memes with carrots dangling from his mouth – while signing autographs for fans or driving his car – and this summer appeared in an advert [...]
Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis sues Crystal Palace for defamation August 10, 2026 Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is suing Crystal Palace in the High Court after fans of the south London club displayed a banner depicting him holding a gun to a player’s head. Lawyers for Marinakis lodged the claim for defamation today, almost a year after the banner appeared at a Premier League fixture between the [...]
Ebru Koksal: ‘Women tend to ask difficult questions, and that’s not always liked’ August 10, 2026 Former investment banker turned CEO of Galatasaray, Turkish FA chief and advisor to Fifa and Uefa Ebru Koksal on the barriers faced by women in football, how it compares to the world of finance, and what England has got right. Ebru Koksal’s path to becoming a trailblazing female figure and one of the most respected [...]
Gary Lineker forks out £10k to save England World Cup dream August 5, 2026 Gary Lineker and a group of private backers have come to the rescue of the England men’s amputee team while the Football Association refuses to fund them. The governing body stopped its financial support in 2006 and, despite now backing seven para teams, still excludes the amputee side. The England team, Nations League winners in [...]
FA turns up heat on Infantino by pulling support for embattled Fifa president August 3, 2026 The Football Association has heaped further pressure on embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino by formally withdrawing its support for his re-election. The FA was one of around 200 of Fifa’s members which agreed to back his bid for a third term but has changed its mind in light of Infantino’s plan to sell off stakes [...]
Chelsea fined £10m, avoid points penalty and receive Mykhailo Mudryk boost July 31, 2026 Chelsea have been fined a further £10m by the Football Association but avoided a points deduction after admitting more than 70 charges of breaking financial rules. The breaches took place under the previous ownership of Roman Abramovich and related to secret payments to agents, including in the signings of Eden Hazard, Willian and Samuel Eto’o. [...]
Frying squad: England’s World Cup bid fuelled by cooking oil and leftover food July 8, 2026 England’s World Cup campaign in the USA, Mexico and Canada is being powered by used cooking oil, leftover food and algae. The decision to maintain a World Cup training base in Kansas City has meant England are racking up the air miles for matches. A 2,800-mile round trip to Mexico City for Sunday night’s last-16 [...]