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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Jol: Spurs tried to sell £5m Bale

October 12, 2014

TOTTENHAM tried to offload Gareth Bale to Hamburg for just £5m five years before the Wales winger’s sale to Real Madrid fetched a world record £86m, says ex-Spurs boss Martin Jol. Jol, who took Bale to Tottenham from Southampton, wanted to take up the offer to sign him for the German club during the 2008-09 [...]
How did they fare? England player ratings

October 12, 2014

Joe Hart 6 Only one save to make and from the tamest of long-range shots. Looked nervy when kicking Calum Chambers 5 Two good crosses but touch was clumsy at times and could do with keeping his cool Phil Jagielka 6 Anonymity as much a testament to Estonia’s lack of ambition as his display. An [...]
Rosberg blunder shunts Hamilton closer to glory

October 12, 2014

CHAMPIONSHIP hopeful Nico Rosberg rued a costly mistake after team-mate and rival Lewis Hamilton edged closer to clinching his second world title with victory at the Russia Grand Prix yesterday. Rosberg’s desperation to overtake Hamilton backfired on the first lap when the German, having passed the Englishman, locked his front wheels and ran off the [...]
Chelsea stunned as City thwart title bid and Liverpool pounce

October 12, 2014

CHELSEA suffered heartbreak on a dramatic final day of the Women’s Super League yesterday when their defeat at Manchester City allowed Liverpool to snatch the title. The Blues began the day top of the table but lost 2-1 at Manchester City, while defending champions Liverpool beat Bristol 3-0 to make up the three-point gap and [...]
Euro 2016 Qualifier: Roy satisfied as Rooney edges closer to record

October 9, 2014

ENGLAND 5 SAN MARINO 0 SATISFIED England manager Roy Hodgson played down the importance of breaking goalscoring records last night after his team maintained their 100 per cent start to Euro 2016 qualifying with the most perfunctory of thrashings. Almost two years to the day since Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck netted in a 5-0 [...]
Club chiefs bemoan concept of Premier League matches abroad

October 9, 2014

EUROPEAN football chiefs have poured cold water on talk of Premier League matches being played overseas, insisting they are unlikely to drop their opposition to the plan. Clubs are believed to be re-examining the proposals and could take regular-season fixtures to major international cities such as Hong Kong and New York as soon as the [...]
Schwarzer rues Qatar World Cup

October 9, 2014

EXASPERATED Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has launched a scathing attack on governing body Fifa over its decision to give Qatar the 2022 World Cup and its refusal to publish a report into the bid process. Schwarzer, who has 109 international caps, said he had played international matches for Australia in Qatar’s stifling summer heat and [...]
Easier Euro draw for champions

October 9, 2014

PREMIER League title winners will be guaranteed an easier draw in the Champions League from next season under a shake-up set to be rubber-stamped by European governing body Uefa. The champions of Europe’s top seven leagues – England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Russia and Portugal – plus the competition’s holders will make up the top [...]
Coventry switch to turn Wasps into fat cats

October 8, 2014

WASPS chiefs insist their controversial move to Coventry will make them the richest club in English rugby and help them realise their dream of returning to the pinnacle of the European game. The Premiership side plan to relocate in December after Coventry councillors this week approved their bid to take over the running of the [...]
Overseas Premier League games are certainty, says Swansea chief

October 8, 2014

SWANSEA chairman Huw Jenkins has claimed that Premier League clubs could be playing competitive matches abroad within a year, as debate over the controversial idea was reignited yesterday. Fans’ groups reiterated their opposition and German league bosses raised doubts about the proposal, which was first raised in 2008 and then promptly shelved amid widespread outcry. [...]

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