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Ed Warner: Lionesses bonus row will rear its head again after Women’s World Cup August 17, 2023 Ed Warner on why the FA could face a public broadside from the Lionesses after the Women’s World Cup, this week’s World Athletics Championships in Hungary and Team GB’s selection policy. Within 24 hours of winning the Davis Cup for the first time in almost eight decades, Andy Murray and his Great Britain team captain [...]
Australia v England: 2023 Women’s World Cup sees major rise in female gamblers August 16, 2023 As England take on Australia in the Women’s World Cup semi-final this morning, new gambling data reveals that more women are betting on football. Bookmakers Ladbrokes and Coral report that 21 per cent of bets on England’s group stage games were made by women, up from 13 per cent at the last Women’s World Cup [...]
Could new EU laws see Manchester City and Newcastle face a state aid complaint? August 15, 2023 A complaint to the European Commission against Paris Saint-Germain for allegedly receiving state aid and distorting the market has raised the prospect of Manchester City and Newcastle United being next in the firing line. Football is accustomed to firebrand Spanish chief Javier Tebas taking shots at Paris Saint-Germain but his latest challenge to the French [...]
Chelsea smash British transfer record AGAIN by signing £115m Moises Caicedo August 14, 2023 Chelsea have smashed the British transfer record for the second time in a year by shelling out £115m for Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo. The Blues saw off competition from Liverpool for the 21-year-old, who becomes the 20th permanent signing since their takeover by Todd Boehly’s consortium last summer. And the west Londoners could [...]
LIV Golf Bedminster: Cameron Smith eyes £14m prize after win puts him top of league August 14, 2023 Cameron Smith has set his sights on being crowned LIV Golf League individual champion after claiming his second win of the season at Bedminster on Sunday. The Australian romped to a seven-shot victory that lifted him to the top of the standings – and in pole position for an $18m (£14m) champion’s bonus – with [...]
Dorking on the rise: Wanderers boss on investing in Championship dream August 14, 2023 The National League has long been the gateway to English football’s professional divisions and has recently been at the centre of an international portrayal of the beautiful game. Wrexham’s promotion from the division – which this season spans Fylde to Southend, Gateshead to Eastleigh – was documented in a series commissioned by their celebrity owners [...]
Manchester United fans renew calls for Glazers to sell – or come clean August 14, 2023 Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, have been urged to stop dragging their heels over a sale of the club – or explain why they have not struck a deal yet. It is almost nine months since the Glazers announced they would entertain offers for the 20-time English champions but the Americans remain in situ, [...]
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe transfer dashed after U-turn over Paris Saint-Germain future August 13, 2023 Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain have reached agreement for him to stay at the club this season, in a move that appears to rule out a summer transfer to Real Madrid. Mbappe has been reintegrated into the PSG first team after peace talks over the weekend resolved a stand-off between the French champions and their [...]
Tottenham could face Premier League quiz after Joe Lewis insider trading arrest July 26, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur could face questions from the Premier League and Uefa after former owner Joe Lewis was arrested in the US on more than a dozen insider trading charges. The Bahamas-based British billionaire, 86, is due to appear in court on Wednesday after being charged with 16 counts of securities fraud and three counts of [...]
Bloomsbury Football: Why Nike and Kier Starmer love London ‘coaching for all’ charity July 26, 2023 Bloomsbury Football founder and CEO Charlie Hyman on the London-focused charity’s rapid rise, attracting support from Nike and Kier Starmer, and their plans for further expansion. Charlie Hyman was still a schoolboy when he got his first taste of football coaching, collecting cones for his younger brother’s team in a local park. “I thought I [...]