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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Champions League: Is the rise of the superclubs becoming a problem?

September 8, 2026

Eight clubs in this year’s Champions League have a massive financial advantage over the rest but, with TV and commercial revenue increasing, should Uefa be worried? The Champions League kicks off in earnest this evening with a low-key fixture between AEK Athens and Austrian side LASK, the kind that, for most neutrals, could only be [...]
Belgian FA ‘cannot back’ Infantino amid World Cup and Balogun ‘transparency’ concerns

September 7, 2026

Belgium’s FA has vowed to oppose Gianni Infantino’s bid for re-election as Fifa president, in part because it remains unhappy at the handling of the Folarin Balogun incident. Infantino confirmed at the weekend that he intends to stand again in March despite a furious backlash to his now-abandoned plans to partially privatise the World Cup. [...]
Virgin Atlantic ends British Airways grip on Team GB partnership

September 4, 2026

Virgin Atlantic has been named the official airline of Team GB for the LA 2028 Olympics, ending British Airways’ 20-year hold on the partnership. The deal will see Sir Richard Branson’s carrier transport athletes and staff from Team GB and ParalympicsGB to and from the Games in less than two years’ time. Virgin Atlantic Holidays [...]
Dazn National League row: Club in ‘poodles’ rant as owner calls for end to broadcast deal

September 4, 2026

Dazn is facing a major backlash after Boreham Wood FC’s owner urged fans to boycott the sports streamer and called on National League bosses to end their media rights deal. Danny Hunter blamed Dazn for schedule changes that he called “a complete joke” and “utter nonsense” which treated clubs and their players as “poodles” and [...]
London snubbed as Formula 1 announces return of F1 Live show at new venue

September 4, 2026

Formula 1 will repeat the F1 Live event that debuted in London last year with an expanded format and a new host city: Milan. F1 Live Milan will comprise a three-day fan festival and F1 The Show, a one-off stage event featuring all 11 teams as well as live music and entertainment. It will take [...]
Strauss becomes first dedicated Champions League referee sponsor

September 4, 2026

Champions League referees will sport sleeve patches advertising workwear brand Strauss after the German company became Uefa’s first ever refereeing sponsor. The three-year deal, announced today, will take effect when the competition’s league phase, involving Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United, begins next week. The Strauss partnership also covers the Women’s Champions [...]
Just Eat slashes sponsorship team as it axes £40m Champions League deal a year early

September 4, 2026

Just Eat’s premature exit from its £40m-a-year Champions League partnership has coincided with the takeaway platform gutting its sponsorship department, City AM has learned. European football chiefs have been forced to bring forward the start of a partnership with Hyundai in place of Just Eat after it opted to terminate its Champions League deal a [...]
Nike becomes London City Lionesses sponsor as well as kit partner in world record deal

September 3, 2026

Nike has extended its partnership with London City Lionesses to become the Women’s Super League club’s front-of-shirt sponsor as well as kit maker for a world record fee of over £3m. The sponsorship is described as a multi-year deal and comes as Nike has also extended its kit contract with London City until 2032. The [...]
Good Good CEO departs after defiant response to ‘misogynistic’ Callaway ad storm

September 3, 2026

Good Good’s CEO and co-founder has left the US golf brand just days after a defiant social media post over an ad the company made for Callaway that drew accusations of misogyny. Callaway sacked Good Good last week over the ad, which depicted a man pushing over a woman and was accused of making light [...]
Fifa World Cup ticket ‘misbehaviour’ warning to MPs over UK’s Sporting Events Bill

September 3, 2026

Fifa has been accused of “misbehaviour” in its World Cup ticketing by resellers, who warn that such practice could become rife in the UK if a bill up for debate in Parliament today is passed. The Sporting Events Bill was drawn up to make it easier for the UK to host one-off events such as [...]

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