Government commit to football regulation in Queen’s Speech May 10, 2022 Today’s Queen’s Speech confirmed the government’s intention to introduce an independent football regulator in a bid to stabilise footballing finances. The speech – written by the Government but read by Prince Charles on behalf of the Queen – included the regulation plans among its priorities for this parliamentary term. The football regulator will be designed [...]
Manchester City win race to sign hot property Erling Haaland for knockdown £64m May 10, 2022 Manchester City have won the race to sign one of world football’s hottest properties, Norway striker Erling Haaland, according to widespread reports. Haaland was also wanted by Real Madrid after scoring 85 goals in 88 games for German club Borussia Dortmund but has opted to move to England this summer. City are expected to pay [...]
Marco Silva, attacking football and learning from Brentford: Why Fulham can stay up this time May 9, 2022 For the fifth year in a row Fulham are preparing to change divisions but there is a sense that, this time, it is different. The Championship concluded on Saturday without any anxiety over securing a play-off place, nor the gloom of relegation from the top flight. As winners of the second tier, Fulham were already [...]
Tottenham Hotspur fans urged to stop mocking Liverpool jobless with ‘Sign on’ chant May 9, 2022 A Tottenham Hotspur fans’ group has called on fans to stop singing a song that mocks historic poverty on Merseyside. The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust spoke out after some Spurs fans taunted the Liverpool faithful with the chant at Anfield on Saturday. “Singing about the opposition has long been a feature of English football, and [...]
Manchester City answer critics and take big step towards title with Newcastle thrashing May 8, 2022 Four days after they stumbled in Madrid, Manchester City dusted themselves down and took a major stride towards retaining the Premier League title with the type of comprehensive home victory that has become their trademark. Sunday’s 5-0 victory over Newcastle United put City three points clear of title rivals Liverpool at the top of the [...]
Premier League talking points: Everton win nudges Leeds into relegation zone May 8, 2022 If Everton escape their first relegation for more than 70 years, they may well look back on this weekend, and a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester, as the turning point. Goals from Vitaliy Mykolenko and Mason Holgate earned the Toffees back-to-back victories for the first time since September and lifted them out of the [...]
Manchester City were stupefied in Madrid. They need to find the smelling salts and fast May 5, 2022 Of all the astonishing facets of Real Madrid’s latest Champions League miracle this week, perhaps the eeriest was what it did to Manchester City’s players in the second leg of their semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu. Under Pep Guardiola, City have become one of the most meticulously orchestrated teams on the planet. They have swept [...]
Liverpool part-owner RedBird Capital Partners makes approach to buy AC Milan – reports May 5, 2022 RedBird Capital Partners, the US investment firm with a minority stake in Liverpool’s owners, is interested in buying AC Milan, according to reports. RedBird has approached AC Milan’s owners, US hedge fund Elliott Management, about a possible deal for the Italian football club, reports Mark Kleinman for Sky News. Bahrain’s Investcorp had been expected to [...]
Ed Warner: The metaverse, Web3 and what it means for football club valuations May 5, 2022 In this week’s column, Ed Warner delves into the metaverse’s possible ramifications for the business of sport and considers the latest twists in the Chelsea sale saga. It was the shoes that put me in my place. Queuing to enter the SportsPro Live jamboree at The Oval last week, I scanned the footwear of my [...]
Chelsea facing administration unless Roman Abramovich drops plans to call in £1.5bn debt May 4, 2022 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will likely have to drop plans to call in his £1.5bn loan to the club or see it go into administration. Abramovich is reported to have scrapped an apparent previous commitment to write off the debt as part of the sale of the club. The sanctioned Russian oligarch is not allowed [...]