Arsenal aim to wrap up deal for Leicester’s Jamie Vardy this weekend before England travel to Euro 2016 June 4, 2016 Arsenal are in talks with Leicester City about triggering Jamie Vardy's release clause and want to complete any deal for the England striker this weekend. City A.M. understands that although negotiations are still in their early stages, Arsenal want to have the transfer wrapped up before Vardy travels to France for Euro 2016 with the rest of the England squad [...]
Fifa crisis: Sepp Blatter and other former officials “enriched themselves” with £55m in bonuses, new details from corruption investigation reveal June 3, 2016 Former Fifa officials including Sepp Blatter "enriched themselves" through pay rises and bonuses worth £55m over five years, corruption investigators have revealed. Fifa's disgraced former president Blatter, former secretary general Jerome Valcke and former finance director Markus Kattner are alleged to have made a "coordinated effort" to arrange the lucrative compensation by the lawyers conducting the organisation's internal corruption probe. Read more: [...]
Kane shrugs off criticism and backs union with Rooney and Vardy to flourish at Euro 2016 June 3, 2016 Tottenham striker Harry Kane has shrugged off criticism of his attacking partnership with skipper Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy following England’s stuttering victory over 10-man Portugal at Wembley on Thursday. Kane and Vardy netted 49 Premier League goals between them last season but flattered to deceived during England’s final Euro 2016 warm-up match, often forced [...]
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis admits club has funds to sign world-class players June 3, 2016 Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has said the club is in a position to chase "world-class" players in the transfer market — but has warned that "spending big is not the solution to all problems". Gazidis, who will receive a grilling from fans at a meeting with the Arsenal Supporters' Trust today, also gave his backing to [...]
England 1, Portugal 0: I’m not prepared to criticise, says Hodgson after Three Lions sign off for Euro 2016 with abject showing June 2, 2016 England boss Roy Hodgson refused to allow any negativity cloud his Euro 2016 preparations despite the Three Lions stuttering to an uninspiring win over 10-man Portugal in their final warm-up clash at Wembley. A largely abject performance was enlivened in the latter stages as defender Chris Smalling notched his first senior international goal. England will [...]
Euro 2016: Travel chaos looms as French pilots call a strike for 11-14 June June 2, 2016 French pilots could be set to throw thousands of football fans' travel plans into chaos, after calling a strike for 11-14 June – coinciding with the start of the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Pilots working for Air France are planning to take industrial action over a pay dispute, according to union Spaf – which represents around [...]
On trial Barcelona star Lionel Messi denies knowledge of tax issues that could land him in jail June 2, 2016 Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi claimed he was unaware of how his financial affairs were handled after taking the stand for the first time in his trial for tax fraud. The world's highest paid footballer and his father Jorge Messi have been accused of defrauding Spain of more than £3m between 2007 and 2009 by using tax havens in [...]
Deloitte football finance: Arsenal kings of the capital as London accounts for over a third of English football’s entire revenue June 2, 2016 London clubs accounted for nearly a third of all revenue raised in English football in the 2014/15 season, despite making up less than 16 per cent of teams. The capital’s 15 clubs in the Premier League and Football League had a combined revenue of £1.3bn, contributing 31 per cent of the £4.1bn revenue generated by [...]
Deloitte football finance: Premier League TV riches could spell better ticket prices for match-going football fans June 2, 2016 Match-going football fans could benefit from the Premier League’s new £8bn broadcast deal next season as clubs freeze ticket prices to keep grounds full and broadcasters happy. Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance found that matchday revenue of £584m accounted for just 18 per cent of the Premier League’s total £3.3bn revenue in the 2014/15 [...]
Deloitte: Premier League summer transfer spend on new players will smash records and easily surpass £1bn June 2, 2016 Premier League clubs are expected to smash transfer records this summer and spend over £1bn in a single window for the first time. Deloitte’s Sports Business Group is predicting Premier League clubs’ expenditure on new players will hit new heights in the forthcoming transfer window, following another season of revenue growth. Collective revenues for the 20 [...]