By: Frank Dalleres

Sports Editor Frank Dalleres is Sports Editor of City AM. He has almost two decades' experience covering the business of sport and has reported from Olympic Games and major international football, rugby union, tennis and golf competitions, both at home and abroad. Get in touch with stories and tip-offs and follow him on X at @frankdalleres

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Architect of Premier League calls for it to be cut to 18 teams

September 29, 2024

The Premier League should be trimmed to just 18 teams in order to tackle the player workload row dividing the game, says former chief David Dein. Europe’s 20-team domestic leagues are coming under increasing pressure to slim down as clubs juggle additional European games and the imminent expanded Club World Cup. France’s Ligue 1 joined [...]
Unbeaten Knibb and Van Riel boost world title bids at Ibiza T100

September 29, 2024

Taylor Knibb and Marten Van Riel threw down the gauntlet to their triathlon world championship rivals by making it two wins from two starts in the Ibiza T100 at the weekend. Olympic silver medallist Knibb impressed with a commanding victory over a stacked field in the women’s race after Belgian Van Riel out-sprinted London winner [...]
Stacked field facing British title hopeful Lee at Ibiza T100 Triathlon

September 27, 2024

There is also a stacked field in the women's race, which also takes place on Saturday.
Three charts which show why Manchester United want a new stadium

September 27, 2024

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has made renovating Old Trafford or building a brand new stadium one of his top priorities since investing in Manchester United. Ratcliffe wants the club’s home to be a modern, 100,000-seater stadium and has assembled a task force that includes Lord Coe and Gary Neville to shape the plans. The project is [...]
Premier League fantasy football partner Sorare charged by Gambling Commission

September 26, 2024

Cryptocurrency based fantasy football game Sorare, an official Premier League partner, has been ordered to appear in court next week on the charge of providing unlicensed gambling facilities to British consumers. The charges have been brought by the Gambling Commission, which first opened an investigation into Sorare in October 2021, and could lead to unlimited [...]
Exclusive: Dazn strengthens Saudi Arabia ties with 6 Kings Slam deal

September 25, 2024

The deal is a sign of the growing relationship between the London-headquartered sports streaming service and the kingdom.
Fund-racing: London Marathon runners smash world record for charity

September 25, 2024

Five months on from the race the final total has been confirmed, dwarfing the previous record of £66.4m.
New look Europa League explained: How does it work and is it still on Thursdays?

September 24, 2024

The Champions League revamp may have taken all of the headlines but the Europa League also has a new format, which Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers will sample for the first time this week. Roma, Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Ajax, Lyon, Porto, Eintracht Frankfurt and Galatasaray have also reached the competition’s league phase which, [...]
Arsenal manager Arteta hits back at Man City ‘dark arts’ accusations

September 24, 2024

Mikel Arteta has rejected Manchester City’s suggestions that his Arsenal team employ football’s “dark arts” and says their injury list proves it. City players John Stones and Bernardo Silva accused Arsenal of gamesmanship after their fiery 2-2 draw on Sunday, in which several of Arteta’s men required medical treatment. As 10-man Arsenal were defending a [...]
‘It’s been chaos, but good chaos’: Building Britain’s new basketball league in weeks

September 23, 2024

Super League Basketball interim chair and majority owner of the Sheffield Sharks Vaughn Millette on his baptism of fire, challenging the rest of Europe and the demise of 777 and the London Lions. The last few months have, Vaughn Millette admits, been “a wild ride”. Until mid-July, the American was merely an interested spectator of [...]

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