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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Fernando Alonso could reignite fierce rivalry with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, team chiefs confirm

December 6, 2016

Mercedes could be set to reignite one of motorsport’s most combustible rivalries after team bosses admitted that McLaren’s Fernando Alonso is on their shortlist to replace departing world champion Nico Rosberg. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes’ other driver, and Alonso endured such a fraught relationship while team-mates at McLaren in 2007 that the Spaniard quit the Woking-based [...]
Bournemouth 4, Liverpool 3: Nathan Ake hits stoppage-time winner as Cherries pop Reds’ bubble

December 4, 2016

Bournemouth 4, Liverpool 3 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp blasted his players after their Premier League title aspirations suffered a significant setback in a dramatic collapse at resurgent Bournemouth on Sunday. The Reds were 3-1 up with 15 minutes to go through goals from Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Emre Can but the Cherries rallied, with Ryan [...]
Lewis Hamilton to learn new team-mate this month as Mercedes hurry to hire replacement for world champion Nico Rosberg

December 4, 2016

Mercedes expect to hire a replacement for Nico Rosberg before the end of the month as the team comes to terms with the newly-crowned world champion’s shock decision to quit the sport. Rosberg, 31, announced his retirement on Friday, just five days after winning the Formula One drivers’ title for the first time – an [...]
Arsenal 0, Southampton 2: Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand dump Gunners out of EFL Cup

November 30, 2016

Arsenal 0, Southampton 2 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger defended his decision to make 10 changes after the Gunners crashed out of the EFL Cup at home to Southampton for the second time in three seasons on Wednesday night. First-half goals from Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand ended Arsenal's 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions and sent [...]
Gareth Southgate wants to instil the England team with “a winning mentality”

November 30, 2016

England's new manager Gareth Southgate has identified instilling a winning mentality in the team as his top priority, after his appointment was confirmed by the Football Association today. Southgate also revealed that he intends to employ the same high-pressing style that he used in the friendly against Spain earlier this month – a performance that won plaudits and [...]
Gareth Southgate confirmed as England manager on three-and-a-half-year contract worth £6m

November 30, 2016

The Football Association has confirmed the appointment of Gareth Southgate as England manager on a full-time basis following a spell as interim coach. Southgate and the FA agreed a contract believed to be worth around £1.5m a year plus bonuses until summer 2020, with a break option after the 2018 World Cup should he fail [...]
Football Association chiefs admit it is in crisis following child sex abuse allegations but defend decision not to launch full-scale independent inquiry

November 29, 2016

Football Association chiefs have defended their handling of revelations of wide-ranging child abuse in the English game. Chairman Greg Clarke conceded that the scandal had plunged the FA into the biggest crisis he could remember but insisted that the governing body had “acted very quickly” to launch an internal investigation. Clarke added that the FA [...]
Brazil declares three days of mourning for 75 victims of plane crash that wiped out football team on way to cup final in Colombia

November 29, 2016

Brazil has declared a period of mourning for the victims of a plane crash that all but wiped out football team Chapecoense on the eve of the biggest game in their history. All but six of the 81 people on the flight, which was transporting Chapecoense players and staff to a match with Medellin team [...]
West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis ordered to pay Crystal Palace £3.8m in damages after losing High Court fight over his 2014 exit

November 28, 2016

West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has been ordered to pay £3.8m in damages to former club Crystal Palace after losing a High Court fight over his acrimonious departure two years ago. The payment – thought to be one of the largest demanded from a manager to a club in English football – was upheld [...]
Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 1: Arsene Wenger patient over Alexis Sanchez contract stand-off after Chilean’s brace reignites Gunners

November 27, 2016

Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 1 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits the club has work to do to tie Alexis Sanchez to a new contract after the livewire forward underlined his value with two goals to sink Bournemouth. Theo Walcott scored the other, with Callum Wilson replying for the visitors with a penalty, as the Gunners ended a [...]

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