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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Europe’s top football clubs back new spending cap in place of financial fair play

March 28, 2022

The influential European Club Association (ECA) has backed the proposed scrapping of football’s controversial financial fair play (FFP) rules in favour of a new cost-control system based on a soft spending cap. Uefa’s planned shake-up is the biggest change to the financial regulation of European club competitions such as the Champions League and Europa League [...]
Canada reach World Cup for first time in 36 years: ‘We can become a powerhouse’

March 28, 2022

Canada “can be a powerhouse” in men’s football, says their English coach, after they qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. The team assured themselves of a place at this winter’s tournament in Qatar with a 4-0 win over Jamaica on Sunday night in Toronto. Canada’s women are Olympic champions and [...]
Chelsea bankers reject bids from Saudi Media Group and Woody Johnson

March 24, 2022

The sale of Chelsea took a major step towards conclusion today when a number of bidders, including Saudi Media Group and Woody Johnson, were reportedly rejected. US bank the Raine Group, hired to sell the club by sanction-hit owner Roman Abramovich, contacted a number of unsuccessful bidders as it whittled down would-be buyers. Saudi Media [...]
PM Boris Johnson dents UK and Ireland bid by suggesting Ukraine should host Euro 2028

March 24, 2022

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appeared to undermine the UK and Ireland’s bid for Euro 2028 by suggesting Ukraine be named hosts. Johnson also joined a chorus of criticism of Russia, who only declared their interest in staging the championship hours before the deadline on Wednesday. “The idea of Russia holding any football tournament or [...]
Ashleigh Barty hints at career in new sport following shock retirement from tennis

March 24, 2022

Women’s tennis No1 Ashleigh Barty has hinted she could take up another sport professionally following her shock retirement. Barty, 25, played cricket to a high level during a previous break from tennis, competing in the Women’s Big Bash. She is said to have a single-figure golf handicap and has also been linked with a move [...]
Chelsea handed £30m cash boost and permission to sell tickets as government relaxes licence

March 23, 2022

Chelsea have been handed a £30m boost from the government and given permission to sell some tickets again. The strict licence that the Premier League club has been operating under since owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned was relaxed slightly today. It means Chelsea can receive up to £30m from their parent company “in respect of [...]
Arsenal set goal of selling out 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium for women’s game

March 23, 2022

Arsenal’s new commercial chief Juliet Slot believes their women’s team can attract sell-out crowds to the 60,000-capacity Emirates Stadium as the club embarks on a wider push behind the Women’s Super League leaders. Arsenal Women switch big games from Boreham Wood FC to Emirates Stadium to allow for bigger attendances and are due to play [...]
Russia labelled ‘trolling infants’ over plans to scupper UK and Ireland Euro 2028 bid

March 23, 2022

Russia’s football association has confirmed that it hopes to scupper the UK and Ireland’s bid to host Euro 2028 with a rival proposal. The move drew immediate and fierce condemnation, with MPs accusing Russia and the Russian Football Union (RFU) of behaving like “trolling infants”. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland’s [...]
European football to scrap Financial Fair Play for new spending rules

March 23, 2022

European football’s governing body Uefa is set to ditch its controversial Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in favour of new cost-control regulations that will limit clubs’ spending to a proportion of revenue. Teams will only be allowed to spend 70 per cent of their income on transfers and wages under the new rules, which will [...]
UK and Ireland set to be confirmed as hosts of Euro 2028 today

March 23, 2022

The UK and Ireland are today expected to be effectively confirmed as joint hosts of Euro 2028 after no other bidders came forward. Russia and Turkey had been in the running but the war in Ukraine caused the former to drop out and the latter lacked the support to rival the UK and Ireland. The [...]

Sport media rights value defies worries to hit record $66m in 2026

Sport media rights value defies worries to hit record $66m in 2026

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