Ratcliffe contemplating minority Manchester United bid, reports October 2, 2023 British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly contemplating a new bid for Premier League club Manchester United that would see the Ineos chemicals company owner seek a minority 25 per cent stake in the Old Trafford outfit. Ratcliffe was seen to be in a two-horse race with Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani for [...]
Liverpool step up protests by requesting VAR audio for Luis Diaz disallowed goal October 2, 2023 Liverpool have formally requested access to the VAR audio relating to Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
Taxman doubles amount of unpaid tax recovered from UK football clubs October 2, 2023 HMRC more than doubled the amount of unpaid tax that it recovered from UK football clubs in the past year as part of a crackdown on the sport.
James stars as Chelsea get WSL defence off to winning start October 1, 2023 Lauren James netted her first club goal since a dazzling World Cup campaign and new signing Mia Fishel found the back of the net on her Women’s Super League debut as defending champions Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-1 to earn the three points at Stamford Bridge. Fishel put the Blues up after a sublime Niamh Charles [...]
Premier League VAR officials to blame for disallowed Liverpool goal stood down October 1, 2023 The Premier League VAR officials who failed to award Luis Diaz’s goal for Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur were stood down today.
Women’s Super League: Rivals spend big on transfers to challenge Chelsea’s dominance September 29, 2023 The Women’s Super League returns this weekend after a record-breaking summer of transfer spending by some of England’s biggest clubs.
Dynasty Equity: Year-old US sport investment firm buys into Liverpool FC September 28, 2023 Newly-founded US sports investment firm Dynasty Equity has bought a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club.
Football match arrest spike fuelled by class A drug possession September 28, 2023 Arrests at football matches in England and Wales reached their highest level since 2014 last season. The number of football goers being nicked reached 2,264 in the 2022-23 season, which was won by Manchester City. That’s up on the 2,198 in 2021-22 and tops the 2,273 registered in 2013-14. The figure does, however, include 200 [...]
Ed Warner: Is Saudi’s goal of using sport to boost GDP by 1.5 per cent achievable? September 28, 2023 John Maynard Keynes argued for government spending – any spending – to stimulate economies in recession, even paying people to dig holes and then fill them up again, given the multiplier effect when they spend their wages. Saudi Arabia may not be facing such an economic challenge, but the sports investments pursued by its Crown [...]
‘Shambles’: FA forced into ’embarrassing’ 11th hour delay to cap on football agent fees September 27, 2023 The Football Association has been forced into postponing a cap on agents’ fees in an 11th hour move labelled “embarrassing” and “a shambles”.