British basketball at war: How can BBF and SLB bloody battle be resolved? Sport Business British basketball is no stranger to turmoil but even by its warped standards the raging civil war between SLB clubs and governing body the BBF is extraordinary. At its heart is a power struggle for the right to run the domestic league. But it also involves claims of dishonesty, mission creep, vindictiveness and outright illegality [...]
Ait-Nouri joins Man City as club splurge ahead of Club World Cup Sport Business Man City’s rebuild is set to cost another £65m with Pep Guardiola’s side completing one of two hopeful new signings ahead of the Club World Cup. The Manchester club last week confirmed the signing of Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan for £46.3m but on Monday landed Algeria international Rayan Ait-Nouri (£31m) from Wolves. [...]
Club World Cup cash row: Seattle Sounders take fight to MLS Sport Business A cash row has broken out over this month’s Fifa Club World Cup, with Major League Soccer’s player union backing protests led by the Seattle Sounders. Sounders players wore T-shirts bearing the slogan “Club World Cash Grab” before their fixture against Minnesota United on Sunday to show their discontent with the proportion of prize money [...]
Plans to build UK’s largest arena in London revealed by Co-op Live owner May 14, 2025 The live entertainment giant which co-owns the UK’s largest indoor arena, Co-op Live, is looking at building up to two new venues in London at a cost of around £1.5bn. Speaking to City AM, Oak View Group (OVG) chief executive Tim Leiweke revealed plans for up to two arenas are currently being considered with the [...]
Guardiola calls on Man City faithful in race for Champions League April 21, 2025 Pep Guardiola has called on the Manchester City faithful to come out in force on Tuesday as his club look to take a step towards Champions League qualification at the Etihad. The Spaniard’s side have been poor this year, having won the previous four Premier League titles, but remain in the table’s top six. They [...]
Chelsea spend £60m on agents’ fees in year, Premier League hits £400m April 14, 2025 Chelsea has spent £60m on agents’ fees since February last year, the Football Association has revealed. The Blues are nearly £10m clear of Manchester City (£52m) and £27m clear of Manchester United in third. The 20 Premier League clubs, in total, spent a whopping £409m on agents between 2 February 2024 and 3 February 2025 [...]
Chelsea and Manchester City fans face ban from Club World Cup April 2, 2025 Chelsea and Manchester City fans who have received football banning orders will be banned from travelling to the US this summer for the Club World Cup. Supporters who have previously committed “thuggish behaviour” – including violence, disorder, pitch invasions, use of pyrotechnics and online hate crime linked to football – will be required to surrender [...]
Premier League gets extra transfer window for Club World Cup March 27, 2025 Premier League teams will have two transfer windows this summer to allow those playing in the Club World Cup to make last-minute signings. The first summer transfer window will be open from 1 June to 10 June, four days before Fifa’s new 32-team competition is due to kick off in the US. The transfer window [...]
Manchester City and Chelsea can pick up £97m Club World Cup prize March 26, 2025 Manchester City or Chelsea will pick up £97m if they win the expanded Club World Cup this summer in the United States. Fifa confirmed that it would hand the winners $125m of the $1bn prize pot on Wednesday as part of a move to make the competition attractive to clubs. Around $500m of the prize [...]
Man City owner City Football Group close in on £1bn combined losses March 11, 2025 Manchester City owners the City Football Group’s combined total losses are nearing £1bn after they registered a £122.2million pre-tax loss in the 2023-24 season. City Football Group, which counts the Premier League champions as its star asset, was founded in 2013 and is majority owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Silver Lake [...]