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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Tom Willis makes mockery of England omission as Saracens bludgeon Bulls

December 8, 2024

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall urged England to take note after No8 Tom Willis burnished his growing reputation with a man-of-the-match display in Saturday’s 27-5 Investec Champions Cup win over the Bulls. Willis was surprisingly omitted from Steve Borthwick’s 36-man England squad for last month’s Autumn Nations Series but made a mockery of that [...]
‘One or two errors’: Ratcliffe comments shed light on Ashworth departure

December 8, 2024

Manchester United are searching for a new sporting director after splitting from Dan Ashworth, the man who was supposed to be a key architect of the team’s revival. United waited for almost half a year to prise Ashworth from his contract at Newcastle United but have dispensed with him midway through his first full season. [...]
Top footballers spend 87 per cent of time working, study finds

December 6, 2024

Fresh concerns have been raised about player burnout ahead of next year’s Club World Cup after a new study found that top professional footballers typically spend 80 per cent of their time working. Drawing on data that it compiled for global players’ union Fifpro, independent consultancy Football Benchmark says that, for some individuals, the number [...]
Dazn scores exclusive global broadcast deal for Fifa Club World Cup

December 4, 2024

Fifa has confirmed that its relaunched Club World Cup will be broadcast for free around the world on Dazn, the dedicated sports streaming platform. The 32-team tournament will take place in its new form for the first time next summer in the US, where Chelsea and Manchester City will be England’s representatives. Dazn said the [...]
Formula 1 confirms it will lose star’s home race after 2026

December 4, 2024

Zandvoort’s return to the calendar in 2021 coincided with Verstappen beginning his run of four consecutive drivers’ titles.
Fans group vows to fight plans to scrap football’s 3pm blackout

December 3, 2024

The Football Supporters’ Association will resist moves to scrap the 3pm blackout that prevents Saturday afternoon matches being broadcast live in the UK. Following reports that senior figures in the game believe it could be ditched when the next round of TV deals end in 2029, the FSA warned that doing so risked harming clubs [...]
Why Brentford ticket news has shamed Ratcliffe and Manchester United

December 3, 2024

Brentford have cast Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s price increases at Manchester United in an even less flattering light by slashing the cost of away tickets for young fans to just £10. The Premier League club’s pledge not only affects junior Brentford fans attending their away games but also under-18s making the trip to west London to [...]
Reading crisis goes on after former chairman’s takeover bid is rejected

December 3, 2024

Former Reading chairman Roger Smee says he is “sad” that his takeover bid to prise the club from unpopular owner Dai Yongge has been rejected. City AM revealed last month that the 76-year-old property tycoon, who also played for Reading in the 1960s and 1970s, was putting together a rescue package. Smee also expressed his [...]
Arsenal v Man Utd tops bill in intriguing FA Cup third round draw

December 2, 2024

Holders Manchester United will travel to Arsenal in the FA Cup third round after the draw threw up a series of eye-catching ties. The plum match will be a repeat of the Premier League fixture between the two historic rivals due to take place in north London on Wednesday. Tottenham Hotspur face a trip to [...]
FIA under fire amid safety fears over handling of chaotic Qatar Grand Prix

December 2, 2024

Formula 1’s embattled governing body the FIA has come in for further criticism for the race stewards’ handling of an incident that led to Lando Norris receiving a 10-second stop-go penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. Norris was sanctioned for ignoring yellow flags after the wing mirror of Williams’ Alex Albon fell off [...]

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