Fifa president Infantino to ask every country to name stadium after Pele January 2, 2023 The president of football’s governing body Fifa, Gianni Infantino, has said he will ask every country to name a stadium after the late Pele. The legendary footballer died last week and his funeral took place on Monday in Santos, Brazil. “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their stadiums [...]
Pele’s funeral: Millions of Brazilians expected to pay tribute in Santos stadium and streets January 2, 2023 Millions of Brazilians are set to pay their respects to Pele in Santos today before the legendary footballer’s funeral tomorrow. Pele’s body is to lie in state for 24 hours at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, a coastal city to the south east of Sao Paulo, where he died on Thursday aged 82. He [...]
Best of 2022: What can England Rugby learn from the Lionesses? January 1, 2023 After the success of the Lionesses, City A.M. looked at what rugby can learn from women’s football as England look to host the 2025 Rugby World Cup. Article originally published 9 August 2022. The iconic Chloe Kelly goal celebration, the record attendance for a final, success on home soil; England Women’s Euro 2022 victory felt [...]
2023 sport schedule: What is there to look forward to? January 1, 2023 The year has hardly begun but the sport is coming thick and fast. Rugby, football and cricket all have World Cups while other sports continue to build on the foundations laid after the Covid-19 pandemic. Take a look at the City A.M. sports schedule for 2023. January Darts (3rd): A new Darts World Championships winner [...]
Best of 2022: How Freed From Desire became an England football anthem December 31, 2022 This piece, originally published during the World Cup earlier this year, charts how Gala’s Freed From Desire, a 90s dance hit about Buddhist philosophy, became the official goal music for the England team, via Irish football and the lower leagues. Lashed home by Harry Kane, dinked by Bukayo Saka or headed by Jude Bellingham, each [...]
Pele dead aged 82 December 29, 2022 Brazil great Pele has died at the age of 82. The three-time World Cup winner had been in hospital in Sao Paulo since late November. Pele’s daughter Kely Nascimento wrote on Instagram: “We are thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.” Nascimento, who had posted before Christmas that members of Pele’s family [...]
Middle East investment in Manchester United or Liverpool: Sports law predictions for 2023 December 29, 2022 As has become traditional at this time of year, City A.M. has called on the wisdom of Mishcon de Reya’s Simon Leaf and Tom Murray to dust off the crystal ball, don their best Mystic Meg outfits and offer their sports law predictions for next year. So here is our take on 2023 – and [...]
Sacked: Football clubs change chiefs at four times the rate of top UK firms December 29, 2022 Football clubs have proved they are a more ruthless group than Britain’s biggest firms this year as top clubs sacked their bosses at four times the rate of FTSE-100 firms.
Ring of steel: Wembley Stadium chiefs plan fencing to prevent Euro 2020 final repeat December 29, 2022 Wembley Stadium bosses plan to erect a ring of steel around the venue in the hope that fences will prevent repeats of the crowd trouble at last year’s Euro 2020 final. The move was one of the recommendations of a report by Baroness Casey into the chaotic scenes, which marred England’s appearance in a first [...]
Liverpool kick off January transfer window with £37m signing of Cody Gakpo December 29, 2022 Liverpool have fired the starting pistol on an intriguing January transfer window by confirming the £37m signing of Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo. The Reds beat rivals Manchester United to Gakpo, who arrives on a five-and-a-half year contract from his boyhood club PSV Eindhoven. “There is a lot to like about Cody,” said Liverpool manager Jurgen [...]