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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Copa America: The reasons behind Qatar’s involvement in South America and what the future holds

June 20, 2019

There is something odd about the Copa America this summer. In among the usual suspects – hosts Brazil, holders Chile, 15-time winners Uruguay – sits a jarringly incongruous name: Qatar. The surprise winners of this year’s Asian Cup have travelled 12,000km to play in Group B alongside Colombia, Paraguay and Lionel Messi’s Argentina, who they [...]
England could do with loosening the handbrake in Women’s World Cup clash with Japan

June 18, 2019

If England’s 3-0 victory over Japan to clinch the SheBelieves Cup in March was the perfect statement of intent for one of the Women’s World Cup favourites then it’s the sort that Phil Neville’s team could do with repeating when the teams meet again on Wednesday. Because while the Lionesses have taken maximum points from [...]
Sport debate: Is Frank Lampard the right man to replace Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea?

June 17, 2019

Chelsea are expected to choose Frank Lampard as their next manager following the departure of Maurizio Sarri. But is the club’s all-time record goalscorer the right man to replace the Italian? Two of our writers wade into the debate. YES: Frank Dalleres Talk of Chelsea calling on Frank Lampard to return as manager just one [...]
Football’s coming home to the City for the Square Mile’s unofficial club, the Honourable Artillery Company FC

June 16, 2019

You could be forgiven for not realising it, but the City of London has its own football club which dates back to the 1800s and is among the leading lights of the amateur game. One reason you might have missed it is because red tape has seen them exiled from the Square Mile for two [...]
Diego Maradona biopic a strikingly candid antidote to airbrushed world of modern football

June 13, 2019

“Peace,” says a young Diego Maradona when asked, five minutes into Asif Kapadia’s candid new film about the troubled Argentinian genius, what he is hoping for from his impending transfer from Barcelona to Napoli. There is precious little of that in his seven tumultuous years in the fervent southern Italian city, which form the basis [...]
England make winning start on road to Women’s World Cup final in Lyon as Nikita Parris stars in Nice

June 9, 2019

England expected. As one of the favourites to win the most anticipated and high-profile Women’s World Cup to date, and with a trophy already under their belts this year from the SheBelieves Cup, the stakes were high for their opening match of the tournament against Scotland. England delivered. First-half goals by winger Nikita Parris, from [...]
Pickford plays the hero and Alexander-Arnold stars as Three Lions claim third place at Nations League

June 9, 2019

It took 120 minutes of goalless play followed by a penalty shoot-out that went to sudden death but in the end England claimed the victory over Switzerland that they more than merited and third place in the Nations League. Just as in Thursday’s semi-final defeat by Holland, VAR denied England a win in regular time [...]
Momentum with England at Nations League

June 6, 2019

Hopes are high for England at the inaugural Nations League as they prepare for their semi-final against Holland in Porto on Thursday. In part that is down to the success of Premier League clubs in Europe this season, even if that effort was helped by a multitude of other nationalities. There is a sense of [...]
England looking to build on club success at last

June 5, 2019

While Premier League clubs running amok in Europe this season may have lifted spirits among his squad, it has caused a headache for England manager Gareth Southgate. The problem is largely logistical, with the late arrival of Liverpool and Tottenham players to the training camp this week following their Champions League final exertions disrupting preparations [...]
Stevenage FC launch share offering as they seek £1.2m boost to promotion ambitions

June 3, 2019

For clubs scrambling to scale the ultra-competitive English football pyramid it can pay to go against the grain. Ambitious Stevenage FC are doing just that with an innovative equity offering designed to give them a leg up into League One and, later, the Championship. Chairman and majority owner Phil Wallace hopes to raise £1.2m by [...]

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