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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Don’t worry about City’s pursuit, Mourinho tells buoyant Chelsea

December 2, 2014

CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho insists his team should revel in their early-season dominance rather than worry about being pursued by defending Premier League champions Manchester City. City trimmed Chelsea’s top-flight lead to six points at the weekend and could cut it even further tonight when they visit Sunderland and the Blues host Tottenham. “What do [...]
Froome shrugs off Tour doubts

December 2, 2014

BRITAIN’S Chris Froome has confirmed the Tour de France is his main goal for 2015 and dismissed previous reservations that the difficulty of the route could scupper his bid to win it for a second time. Froome had hinted he might forgo cycling’s biggest event and instead target the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. [...]
Premier League: Allardyce revels in comeback as Hammers soar

December 2, 2014

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 WEST HAM UNITED 2 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce hailed his team’s fightback after they kept up their pursuit of the Champions League places with a dogged victory at West Brom. Defender Craig Dawson looked to have set up only the Baggies’ second home win of the season when he ended [...]
United maintain surge in form as Rangers and Palace woes deepen

December 2, 2014

MANCHESTER United survived a scare to overcome Stoke City and maintain their place in the Premier League’s top four on a largely difficult night for London clubs. Goals from midfielders Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata earned United a 2-1 win – their fourth victory in succession – despite Steven Nzonzi briefly equalising. They had to [...]
Mourinho takes aim at financial fair play rules

December 1, 2014

CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has launched an attack on European football’s financial fair play (FFP) rules, blaming them for handicapping the Blues in the transfer market. Mourinho’s men have shown few signs of inferiority in a blistering start to the season that has seen them race six points clear in the Premier League and win [...]
Leeds owner to fight league ban

December 1, 2014

LEEDS United owner Massimo Cellino has vowed to resist demands to sell the club after he was disqualified by the Football League. League chiefs yesterday ruled that he had failed its owners’ and directors’ test in relation to a tax-evasion case in his native Italy. Cellino successfully appealed his disqualification over the same case earlier [...]
Monk: We’ll sell Bony but only for sky-high fee

December 1, 2014

SWANSEA manager Garry Monk has warned Wilfried Bony’s suitors that it would take an “astronomical” offer for them to consider selling the Ivory Coast striker. Bony, 25, has six goals in his last eight games for the Welsh outfit, and 31 in 63 in total since his £12m transfer from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem in [...]
Henry finishes Red Bulls stint

December 1, 2014

FORMER Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry is weighing up his options after announcing the end of his four-and-a-half-year spell with the New York Red Bulls. The 37-year-old scored 51 goals in 122 games for the Major League Soccer side, helping them to win the 2013 Supporters’ Shield for the team that accrues the most [...]
Three charged over Tottenham Europa League pitch invasions

December 1, 2014

THREE men have been charged in relation to the pitch invasions that caused Tottenham’s Europa League fixture against Partizan Belgrade to be halted last week. Players were shepherded off the pitch shortly before half-time and the match suspended for around 10 minutes after a third breach of security at White Hart Lane during Thursday’s contest. [...]
Attwood happy for England to be called boring

November 30, 2014

ENGLAND lock Dave Attwood has dismissed criticism of Saturday’s defeat of Australia, insisting they are happy to sacrifice entertaining, expansive rugby in favour of results. Two tries by No8 Ben Morgan and 16 points from the boot of fly-half George Ford helped the hosts to a pragmatic if unspectacular 26-17 victory over the Wallabies. They [...]

Why Fifa World Cup players are drowning in commercial red tape

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