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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PFA boss Molango hints at footballer strike if Fifa competition expansion persists

September 29, 2026

Footballers could take “radical” steps such as strike action as a result of Fifa’s expansion of the World Cup and Club World Cup, players union boss Maheta Molango has warned. Molango added that players felt deceived by Fifa president Gianni Infantino presenting an increase in teams and games as “football uniting the world” when there [...]
Manchester City should be kicked out of Premier League, says LaLiga’s Tebas

September 29, 2026

Spanish football league chief Javier Tebas has called for Manchester City to be expelled from the Premier League after being found guilty of mass financial rule breaches. City are expected to appeal before sanctions can be issued by the independent commission that found them guilty of 114 of the 115 charges relating to the period [...]
Nike, Adidas and Puma put historic differences aside to target tariffs and inactivity crisis

September 29, 2026

The sporting goods industry is no stranger to bitter rivalries, from the family split that spawned Adidas and Puma to the former’s decades-long battle for supremacy with Nike. Now, however, those brands and others have united to lobby policymakers worldwide for lower tariffs as part of a joined-up approach which they say will tackle rising [...]
Manchester City could be sued by players for lost earnings over 115 charges guilty verdict

September 28, 2026

The ramifications of Manchester City’s mass guilty verdict in the 115 charges case could extend to being sued for compensation by players from rival teams, say leading sports lawyers. City are facing a devastating fallout after being found guilty, pending an appeal, of all but one of the charges of breaching financial rules over a [...]
Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Spurs could claim damages from Manchester City

September 25, 2026

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur could claim damages from Manchester City after they were found guilty of 114 counts of breaching Premier League rules. All four clubs formally retained the option to bring a claim against Manchester City back in 2024, when an independent commission hearing into 115 charges was in progress, in [...]
Manchester City face huge sanction after being found guilty of 114 charges

September 25, 2026

Manchester City are facing a huge sanction after being found guilty of all but one of the 115 charges of breaching financial regulations brought by the Premier League. The charges relate to disguised owner contributions, off-book payments to staff and non-cooperation and cover the period 2009 to 2018, when the club won three Premier League [...]
Sheffield Wednesday bidder James Bord set to buy former French champions for €1

September 25, 2026

Former Sheffield Wednesday bidder and poker professional James Bord is set to acquire another fallen giant of European football after agreeing a deal to buy Girondins de Bordeaux. Bord, whose Park Bench investment vehicle already owns Scottish second-tier side Dunfermline Athletic, is set to take control of Bordeaux from Gerard Lopez for the nominal sum [...]
Premier League sets 100-day ultimatum for Fifa governance reform

September 25, 2026

Football’s four most powerful leagues have joined forces to call for Fifa to commit to reform, regardless of whether Gianni Infantino remains president. The Premier League and its counterparts in Germany, Spain and Italy – the Bundesliga, LaLiga and Serie A – want whoever wins next year’s presidential election to “convene an independently chaired Governance [...]
Sadiq Khan ready to discuss ‘any credible proposal’ from West Ham for London Stadium

September 24, 2026

Mayor Sadiq Khan has invited a bid from West Ham United to buy the London Stadium, saying he “would consider any credible proposal” to offload the publicly subsidised venue. Lord Khan also talked up “recent improvements” in relations between the East London club and the GLA-owned stadium operator – an apparent nod to the growing [...]
Defiant Fifa president Infantino tells critics: I’ve never been more determined

September 24, 2026

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has underlined his determination to stay in power, insisting he has “never been more determined and committed”. Infantino continues to face calls to quit over his now-aborted plan to sell stakes in Fifa’s World Cup business to private investors, including the extended family of Donald Trump. He addressed demands for reform [...]

Fifa’s disciplinary rules have changed: What clubs, players and agents need to know now

Fifa’s disciplinary rules have changed: What clubs, players and agents need to know now

Ian McKellen flirts with Ncuti Gatwa in delightful Frank and Percy film – review

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