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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Dan Ashworth: FA hand former Man Utd director lifeline with new role

May 14, 2025

The Football Association has confirmed that it has re-hired Dan Ashworth, five months after he was sacked as Manchester United sporting director by Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Ashworth, who was previously the FA’s director of elite development and then technical director between 2013 and 2019, has taken up the newly created role of chief football officer. [...]
Hollie Davidson: Scottish ref gets historic European rugby nod

May 14, 2025

Scottish official Hollie Davidson is set to become the first woman to referee a European club rugby final after being appointed for the Challenge Cup showdown between Bath and Lyon. Davidson, who has experience of officiating at the men’s Six Nations and Rugby Championship, will take charge of the match at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on [...]
Everton Women to inherit Goodison Park next season

May 13, 2025

Goodison Park is to become the home of Everton Women after the men’s team relocates to its new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock this summer. It follows a review by Everton’s owners, The Friedkin Group, into what to do with the stadium, which has been the club’s home for more than 130 years. The 39,000-capacity venue [...]
Manchester United swap trophy parade for BBQ if they win Europa League

May 13, 2025

Manchester United are not planning a trophy parade if they win the Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur next week. The club, run by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, could put some gloss on a difficult season by beating Spurs and claiming a Champions League place on 21 May in Bilbao. But even if they [...]
Aces split: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic end coaching deal

May 13, 2025

Andy Murray will not aid Novak Djokovic’s bid to win an eighth Wimbledon title after the former tennis rivals ended their coaching arrangement. Murray began working with Djokovic in November, just months after ending his own illustrious career at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and was in his corner as the Serb reached the Australian Open [...]
London Lions CEO Lenz Balan: ‘I’ve made mistakes. I’m doing all I can to give back’

May 13, 2025

It would have been little surprise if last summer proved the last that British basketball heard of Lenz Balan and the London Lions. CEO Balan was a vice-president at former owner 777 Partners, whose now notorious collapse led to the club falling into administration and the league going bust almost a year ago and, for [...]
Defend it like Beckham: Inter Miami owner bites back at MLS rivals’ taunts

May 12, 2025

Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham has accused Minnesota United of a lack of respect for mocking his superstar team on social media after beating them at the weekend. Beckham clapped back at two Instagram posts by Minnesota following their 4-1 win over Inter Miami, who boast Lionel Messi and a host of other former Barcelona [...]
Fifa and football agents brace for ‘hugely significant’ day in war over fees

May 11, 2025

The long-running conflict between Fifa and football agents over rules which seek to cap their commission payments will move a step closer to conclusion in the next few days. Football’s world governing body has, perhaps inevitably, received a huge backlash from agents who have sought to challenge their legality – and succeeded in having some [...]
Europa League final: Tottenham and Man United fans face price gouging

May 10, 2025

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United fans keen to attend the Europa League final later this month face eye-watering flight, match ticket and hotel costs. All remaining seats on direct return flights from London or Manchester to Bilbao, where the final will take place on 21 May, now cost more than £1,000. Regular tickets for the [...]
John Textor’s $2bn Eagle Football Holdings IPO filing ‘imminent’

May 9, 2025

Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor is understood to be close to confirming a filing with the SEC for an IPO in his multi-club group, Eagle Football Holdings. Textor has been gearing up for the IPO in Eagle Football as part of a $1.1bn debt and equity recapitalisation, and announced in November that he had raised [...]

Government is set to deal major blow to Big Tech’s moves into sports rights

Government is set to deal major blow to Big Tech’s moves into sports rights

Procter & Gamble axes relationship with Kremlin propaganda channel

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