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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Financial Fair Play: English clubs in spotlight as Uefa acknowledges concerns over super-rich elite

October 7, 2015

Europe's biggest clubs, many of them English, could face new restrictions designed to curb their increasing financial might, according to governing body Uefa. Uefa's senior benchmarking manager Perry Sefton said the organisation's latest annual report on the game's financial landscape showed there were now "15 to 16 truly global clubs, five or six them in [...]
Sepp Blatter facing $100m lawsuit from Fifa presidential hopeful Chung Mong-Joon

October 7, 2015

Fifa presidential hopeful Chung Mong-Joon has vowed to sue incumbent Sepp Blatter for more than $100m, accusing him of embezzling funds from football's world governing body. The South Korean argues that Blatter has cost Fifa huge sums by refusing to divulge his salary even to members of the scandal-hit organisation's executive committee (ExCo). Chung also [...]
Euro 2016: Injured Wayne Rooney could miss England’s bid to complete qualifiers with 100 per cent record

October 6, 2015

England manager Roy Hodgson fears he could be without captain Wayne Rooney for the Euro 2016 qualifying double-header against Estonia and Lithuania. Rooney’s fellow striker Danny Ings and midfielder Jonjo Shelvey also sat out training yesterday and are doubts for the fixtures, while defender John Stones has been ruled out altogether. Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: England full-back Mike Brown says Michael Hooper ban is too late

October 6, 2015

England full-back Mike Brown insists that Australia flanker Michael Hooper’s suspension for a foul on him in last week’s pivotal World Cup defeat at Twickenham has come too late. Hooper escaped with only conceding a penalty during the Wallabies’ 33-13 win, which condemned England to a group stage exit, but was cited for the crunching charge [...]
Fabio Capello: Chelsea slump is down to Jose Mourinho’s habit of ruining his players

October 6, 2015

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is paying the price for habitually “ruining” his players in the first 18 months of his tenure, according to former England coach Fabio Capello. Blues chiefs this week took the unusual step of issuing a public vote of confidence in Mourinho, who has led the team to just eight points from [...]
Jurgen Klopp can restore Liverpool to the top four but a Premier League title challenge is beyond him with this squad

October 6, 2015

I was a little surprised by Liverpool’s decision to sack Brendan Rodgers but, as the dust begins to settle and the club prepare to appoint his replacement, he can harbour few complaints. None of the numbers show his reign in a very flattering light. Yes, he had to contend with the unavoidable loss of start [...]
Ryder Cup 2016 should be goal for rising star Thorbjorn Olesen

October 6, 2015

It was two years ago at the Seve Trophy in Paris that I recall being impressed by a young Danish player who helped Continental Europe narrowly beat the Great Britain and Ireland team that I was captaining. Thorbjorn Olesen, then 23, was athletic and had a good swing, as well as something in the way [...]
Chelsea give Jose Mourinho vote of confidence – but won’t hand manager extra cash for January transfer spree

October 5, 2015

Chelsea have publicly backed under-fire manager Jose Mourinho to turn around their troubled start to the season but have warned that he will have to do so without a spending spree in January. Mourinho has found his future scrutinised just months after leading the Blues to the Premier League title, having begun their defence by [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: England chief Ian Ritchie rules out “knee-jerk” sacking of under-fire coach Stuart Lancaster following Australia defeat

October 4, 2015

England will take their time before deciding whether to end Stuart Lancaster’s reign as head coach five years earlier than planned, says Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Ian Ritchie. Ritchie, who appointed Lancaster in one of his first major decisions after moving from the All England Lawn Tennis Club, said the RFU’s response would [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: England coach Stuart Lancaster accepts blame for tournament humiliation but isn’t ready to quit

October 4, 2015

Crestfallen head coach Stuart Lancaster admits he should carry the can for England’s World Cup humiliation but insists he will not quit before next week’s Pool A swansong against Uruguay. Lancaster has a contract until 2020 but Saturday’s 33-13 defeat by Australia, which made England the first World Cup hosts to fail to make it [...]

Platitudes in women’s sport are empty, patronising and offensive

Platitudes in women’s sport are empty, patronising and offensive

Fogo de Chao nominated for Best Casual Dining Toast award

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