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 [...]
Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane admits he wanted to kill some of Ireland’s players after friendly defeat June 1, 2016 Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane was at his uncompromising best when he claimed that he wanted to “kill” a number of his side’s players after their defeat to Belarus on Tuesday. Their 2-1 reverse in Cork was only the second defeat Martin O’Neill’s outfit have suffered in 14 matches, although it was hardly the [...]
England boss Roy Hodgson claims squad selection is clear hint Three Lions will go on attack at Euro 2016 June 1, 2016 England boss Roy Hodgson admits the composition of his squad is a clear indication that the Three Lions will go on the attack at the European Championship in France, which starts next week. Hodgson has selected five strikers in his 23-man party for the tournament, including teenage Manchester United frontman Marcus Rashford, who made the cut [...]
No plans to sell West Ham United says Jacqueline Gold, daughter of chairman David Gold June 1, 2016 West Ham chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan have no plans to sell the club, insists Gold's daughter Jacqueline. Speaking on the City A.M. Unregulated podcast, the multimillionaire founder of Ann Summers said the pair would welcome investment into the club as it moves into the Olympic Stadium next year but were not ready to [...]
England Euro 2016 squad: Danny Drinkwater is unlucky to miss out but Leicester man is no match for Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere May 31, 2016 Danny Drinkwater played a colossal 3,032 minutes for title winning Leicester City this season, acting as a vital cog in the wheel of sport's greatest underdog story. Jack Wilshere, on the other hand, featured in just 142 minutes for Arsenal as a calf injury ruled him out for the entirety of the season and left [...]
England manager Roy Hodgson reveals attacking hand and lack of conservatism in confirming Euro 2016 squad May 31, 2016 England boss Roy Hodgson appeared to throw caution to the wind after shunning any temptation to opt for conservatism when confirming his 23-man squad for Euro 2016. As expected, teenage Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford completed his meteoric rise, having only made his first-team Old Trafford debut in February, by making the cut in a [...]
Learning your tournament fate can be a weird process — Roy Hodgson has made the wrong call with Danny Drinkwater May 31, 2016 I feel for the players who have been left out of England boss Roy Hodgson’s final Euro 2016 squad. There isn’t any way to dress it up, it must be hugely devastating and extremely demoralising. Fortunately, I always made the cut when in that situation but I remember being there on the last day with then [...]