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 [...]
England’s striking problem: Lionesses must find killer instinct at Women’s World Cup July 23, 2023 Given all the talk about bonus rows and collective bargaining agreements, England fans could have been forgiven for thinking that any problems with striking in the Lionesses’ camp at this Women’s World Cup would relate to industrial action. Instead, however, it is their toothlessness in front of goal that has emerged as a concern, as [...]
England fans cheer as Lionesses beat Haiti July 22, 2023 England football fans cheered on the Lionesses to victory against Haiti as they made a nervy start to their World Cup campaign. The Lionesses, looking for back-to-back success after winning the Euros last year, edged to a 1-0 win over Haiti in their opening Group D match thanks to a Georgia Stanway penalty. Emily Taylor, [...]
England at the Women’s World Cup: Who are Lionesses playing and when is it on TV? July 20, 2023 Hopes are high for England at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, where the Lionesses are among the most fancied teams. Having won their first major honours at last summer’s European Championship on home soil, Sarina Wiegman’s side now have their sights set on winning a maiden World Cup. Here is all [...]
Ed Warner: I found a solution to cricket’s privilege problem in the South Downs July 20, 2023 Cricket can tackle its elitism problem by supporting initiatives take the sport to new audiences such as disadvantaged kids, says Ed Warner. Back in my investment banking days, I was responsible from across the Atlantic for a US research department. Every time I headed for JFK after a visit to my team of analysts I [...]
Fifa Women’s World Cup already breaking ticket records July 20, 2023 The ninth Women’s World Cup is set to kick-off today in Australia and New Zealand having already set a new record for tickets sales. Organisers have sold 1.4m seats for the tournament, eclipsing the previous benchmark of 1.35m tickets bought at the 2015 edition in Canada. Co-hosts Australia have sold out of regular seats at [...]
England eclipses hosts and holders for Women’s World Cup fever July 18, 2023 Women’s World Cup fever is set to hit hardest in England — ahead of holders the USA and co-hosts Australia, according to a new global fan survey. Awareness of the tournament, which kicks off on Thursday in New Zealand, is highest in England, where 66 per cent of people know about the Women’s World Cup. That [...]
2023 Women’s World Cup: Prize money up three-fold – but Lionesses in bonus row July 18, 2023 The Women’s World Cup may not have kicked off yet but it has already been hailed as a transformative moment in the growth of the game, with prize money increasing more than three-fold and, for the first time, most of it being paid directly to players. But some financial issues, including a bonus row between [...]
2023 Women’s World Cup ads showcase new-found star power of players July 17, 2023 Four years ago, the Women’s World Cup in France was billed as the biggest to date, but despite the hype it was still struggling to be commercially attractive for sponsors and advertisers in its own right. As the Women’s Sport Trust explained “when women’s sport is approached using the same commercial frameworks as men’s sport [...]
Ed Warner: English football might need multi-club question July 13, 2023 Football may be a big industry, but it still operates like a village. Everyone knows everyone else – and their business – and is still prepared to trust their creditworthiness, often in spite of abundant evidence to the contrary. Much like ticks available at the local store or the chalkboard of debt behind the bar [...]