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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Everton backer Usmanov has assets frozen by EU over Putin links

March 1, 2022

Everton backer Alisher Usmanov has had his assets frozen by the European Union on the grounds that he is close to Russian president Vladimir Putin. Usmanov’s company USM Holdings sponsors Everton’s training ground and has bought the naming rights to the Premier League club’s yet-to-be constructed stadium. The billionaire is also a close associate of [...]
Uefa terminates £100m Gazprom sponsorship as sport shuts out Russia

February 28, 2022

European football’s governing body Uefa has confirmed the termination of its long-standing sponsorship deal with Russian state energy company Gazprom. The move came as Uefa banned Russian teams from its international and club competition following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. “Uefa has today decided to end its partnership with Gazprom across all competitions,” it said. [...]
Fifa, Uefa and IOC heed calls to ban Russia from international sport

February 28, 2022

Russia faces an indefinite period of exile from international sport after major bodies including the International Olympic Committee, Fifa and Uefa bowed to calls to ban the country. The IOC said Russian teams and athletes should not be allowed to compete in international competitions, even under a neutral flag, as a result of the country’s [...]
PM Boris Johnson calls on Fifa to expel Russia from World Cup

February 28, 2022

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has added his voice to calls for football chiefs Fifa to expel Russia from this year’s men’s World Cup. Fifa announced a range of sanctions against Russia on Sunday, including ordering them to play home games on neutral ground and under the banner of the Football Union of Russia. But the [...]
Poland and Sweden pile pressure on Fifa to expel Russia from World Cup

February 28, 2022

Poland’s football association has criticised Fifa for allowing Russia to carry on competing at international level, calling the stance “totally unacceptable”. On Sunday Fifa issued a list of sanctions against Russia following the state’s invasion of Ukraine, including that they must compete as the Football Union of Russia on neutral territory and without an anthem [...]
Curse of Kepa returns to haunt Chelsea in Carabao Cup final defeat

February 27, 2022

Future Chelsea managers could be forgiven for keeping Kepa Arrizabalaga well away from Carabao Cup finals. In 2019, the Spanish stopper refused to be substituted and could not prevent the Blues losing to Manchester City on penalties. Today at Wembley he was sent on solely for the shootout after a 0-0 draw, only to let [...]
Chelsea facing calls to clarify Roman Abramovich role

February 27, 2022

Chelsea are facing calls to publicly clarify Roman Abramovich’s role after he said he had handed the club’s “stewardship and care” to trustees of its charitable foundation. Ministers have been urged to seize billionaire Abramovich’s assets on the basis of his links to the Russian state in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. [...]
Carabao Cup has enough fizz to make business sense despite what its critics say

February 25, 2022

The Carabao Cup, which concludes on Sunday when Chelsea play Liverpool at Wembley, is perennially fending off calls for its demise and remains the butt of many a joke. Its future beyond 2024 remains uncertain, when an expanded Champions League is set to tighten the squeeze on English football’s secondary domestic cup competition. And it [...]
Uefa calls meeting to move Champions League final from Russia

February 24, 2022

European football’s governing body Uefa has called an extraordinary meeting for tomorrow morning when it is expected to strip Russia of the Champions League final. St Petersburg had been due to stage the biggest game in club football on 28 May but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week has seen pressure on Uefa to move [...]
Britain’s most successful Olympian Jason Kenny retires

February 24, 2022

Britain’s most successful Olympian Jason Kenny has retired from track cycling to become a coach. Kenny, 33, won seven gold medals and two silvers at four Olympic Games during an era of unparalleled dominance for British cyclists. He is taking up the role of national sprint coach as Team GB prepares for the Paris 2024 [...]

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