Interim Chelsea manager Bruno Saltor: I must take blame for Graham Potter sacking April 3, 2023 Chelsea caretaker manager Bruno Saltor admits he and the players must take their share of the blame for the club’s decision to sack Graham Potter. Potter was dismissed by the Blues on Sunday night, just seven months after arriving from Brighton and Hove Albion with Spaniard Bruno among his backroom staff. The former defender has [...]
How do you value a football club? Why luxury brands may hold the secret April 3, 2023 It is a question playing on the minds of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Manchester United’s other suitors. The Glazers have already come up with their own answer, while Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital had to grapple with it before buying Chelsea last year. How exactly do you value a [...]
Graham Potter’s time as Chelsea manager left more questions than answers April 3, 2023 And so Graham Potter joins the graveyard of former Chelsea managers. At the current rate, it will soon be rivalling Brompton Cemetery, next to Stamford Bridge, for inhabitants. His main legacy: bringing the term “glow-up” to a wider audience. As for his epitaph, it’s unlikely to be complimentary. To some, the former Brighton, Swansea and [...]
Potter SACKED by Chelsea after just 206 days in charge at Stamford Bridge April 2, 2023 Graham Potter became the 12th Premier League manager of the season to be sacked after Chelsea axed the 47-year-old just hours after Leicester City dismissed Brendan Rodgers. Potter survived just 206 days at Stamford Bridge having joined the club from Brighton, replacing Thomas Tuchel, on a five-year deal reportedly worth £60m. His side lost 2-0 [...]
Newcastle United jump Manchester United into third in Premier League April 2, 2023 Newcastle United avenged February’s Carabao Cup loss to Manchester United yesterday with a 2-0 win over the same opposition in a result which saw the Magpies move up to third in the Premier League table. Two second-half goals from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson meant Newcastle jumped Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United into third from [...]
Leicester sack Rodgers as Foxes look to avoid Premier League relegation April 2, 2023 Leicester City have parted ways with manager Brendan Rodgers as the foxes look to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Leicester’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace yesterday at Selhurst Park left Leicester City 19th in the Premier League table. Rodgers is the 11th manager to be sacked in the Premier League this season. ‘Rodgers departs [...]
Premier League to ban potential owners on human rights grounds March 30, 2023 The Premier League has announced tougher rules for anyone looking to buy one of its clubs, including incorporating human rights in its new owner’s and directors’ test (OADT). English top-flight clubs unanimously approved the changes, which will take effect immediately, at a shareholders’ meeting today. Potential owners could now be banned from purchasing clubs if [...]
How Premier League clubs may have avoided paying £250m in tax March 30, 2023 Premier League clubs may have avoided paying up to £250m in tax, experts have warned. The Tax Policy Associates say that the 20 top flight clubs could have cost a quarter of a billion in lost tax between 2019 and 2021, and £470m since 2015. The group says in their report that: “Football clubs at [...]
Manchester City owner Mansour bin Zayed named UAE vice president March 30, 2023 The owner of Manchester City, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been named vice president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The move comes amid a number of major political appointments by Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the nation. Sheikh Mohamed also named Kahled bin Mohamed as Crown Prince of Abu [...]
Spurs: Fifa ban club’s managing director of football Fabio Paratici March 29, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur’s search for a new manager has been plunged into uncertainty after the club’s managing director of football, Fabio Paratici, was handed a worldwide ban. Fifa confirmed on Wednesday that it had agreed to a request from Italian football chiefs to extend globally a 30-month domestic ban issued to Paratici in January. Paratici was [...]