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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Manchester City 6, Manchester United 3: Haaland and Foden hit hat-tricks in rout

October 2, 2022

Manchester City may not have the title wrapped up – they may not even be top of the Premier League yet – but on the evidence of this rout of Manchester United it’s a fait accompli. That is not to diminish leaders Arsenal’s impressive start to the season, continued in a deserved win over Tottenham [...]
Harlequins stars Lend An Ear for portraits to support new mental health campaign

September 29, 2022

Harlequins stars have posed for a series of intimate portraits in support of a new mental health campaign, Lend An Ear. Players and coaches from the London rugby club’s men’s, women’s, academy and wheelchair teams sat for a series of images which focus on their sometimes gnarled ears to promote better listening skills. England internationals [...]
Record crowds show women’s football is ready for bigger stadia, says WSL chair

September 28, 2022

Women’s football is ready to move to bigger stadia as it redoubles efforts to become profitable, says Women’s Super League chair Dawn Airey, after the sport saw a series of record-breaking crowds. Last week’s new WSL high of 47,000 spectators for Arsenal’s north London derby with Tottenham Hotspur followed the Women’s Euro 2021 final attracting [...]
What the data says: Who should be in England’s World Cup starting XI on form?

September 27, 2022

We now know the tactics that Gareth Southgate wants to use at the World Cup – so who should be in England’s starting XI based on current form? To answer that question, City A.M. enlisted the help of Delphlyx, the data-driven platform for analysing, comparing and valuing footballers. England’s system “As we saw against Germany [...]
Saka and Bellingham in, Maguire on thin ice: What Gareth Southgate learned from England’s last games before the World Cup

September 27, 2022

Gareth Southgate was keen to emphasise that England had “learnt a huge amount” from their final Nations League matches – their last action before the World Cup in Qatar later this year. After a mostly turgid display in Milan last Friday led to a 1-0 defeat against Italy, England restored some confidence with a 3-3 [...]
Is running the new golf? Why TCS has become title sponsor of the London Marathon

September 27, 2022

For four decades the London Marathon has had a consumer-facing brand as its title sponsor, from Gillette and Mars in the 1980s to the more recent Flora and Virgin Money. But that will change on Sunday, the first race of its rebranding as the TCS London Marathon as part of a six-year contract with the [...]
Knives out for Gareth Southgate as England prepare to face Germany in Nations League

September 25, 2022

It is little more than a year since Wembley cheered England on in a major final but when the team return to the stadium on Monday for a Nations League match against Germany there is every chance that Gareth Southgate’s men will be booed. The knives are out for Southgate after England stumbled into a [...]
Jude Bellingham and the midfield problem England must solve before the World Cup

September 23, 2022

Avoiding relegation to the second tier of the Nations League may be the obvious target for England in their matches with Italy, tonight, and Germany, on Monday, but Gareth Southgate could be forgiven for having other priorities. Less than two months out from the World Cup, the Three Lions manager faces a midfield conundrum that, [...]
Ronaldo signing pushes Manchester United to record financial loss of £115.5m

September 22, 2022

Manchester United suffered their worst ever financial loss last year despite revenues rallying as supporters returned to stadiums following the pandemic. United made a loss of £115.5m for the year ending June 2022, a further deterioration on the previous season’s record £92.2m loss. Revenue increased 18 per cent to £583.2m thanks to the return of [...]
Staging Hockey World Cup at Tottenham Hotspur will ‘sustain the sport for years’

September 21, 2022

England Hockey is pinning its hopes of hosting the men’s World Cup in 2026 on staging matches in bigger venues than the sport usually visits, such as the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The 62,000-capacity ground has been earmarked to host finals weekend if the joint bid from England and Wales is selected in early November. “This [...]

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