Arsenal top of the pile in London for brand value, according to Brand Finance’s Football 50 list June 6, 2016 Arsenal top the charts when it comes to the club with the most valuable brand in London, according to Brand Finance’s Football 50 list, published today. A familiar plot line to their campaign failed to prevent Arsenal boasting a 22 per cent increase in brand value to $858m (£593m) compared to the 2015 ranking, while [...]
$1bn Manchester United remain top of Brand Finance’s Football 50 list June 6, 2016 Manchester United have retained their status as the club with the most valuable brand in world football despite failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League and a campaign which culminated in the axing of manager Louis van Gaal. A first FA Cup success in more than a decade and forecasts of continuing revenue increases [...]
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard rules out summer move to Paris Saint-Germain and commits himself to Stamford Bridge future June 5, 2016 ross mclean @rossmcleanRMAC Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard has committed himself to be club after ruling out a summer move to French champions Paris Saint-Germain. Hazard, who will captain Belgium at Euro 2016 in the absence of injured defender Vincent Kompany, endured a difficult campaign last season after being crowned PFA Player of the Year in [...]
Arsenal chase early summer spending spree with £20m Jamie Vardy targeted as latest pre-Euro 2016 signing June 4, 2016 Arsenal will rack up the second-largest summer transfer window outlay in their history should they activate Jamie Vardy's release clause, thought to be worth £20m. The Gunners are in talks with Leicester over the transfer of Vardy and want to complete the deal before the striker travels to France for Euro 2016 with the England squad. Should they complete [...]
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 [...]