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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Cristiano Ronaldo wants to own ‘several football clubs’

February 5, 2025

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to take his prolific streak into the boardroom when he retires from playing football by owning a multi-club network. Ronaldo shows no sign of hanging up his boots as he turns 40 today, with the forward still breaking goalscoring records for Portugal and Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. But the [...]
Rocket Padel banks on ‘tenfold’ growth ahead of London expansion

February 5, 2025

Britain’s booming number of padel players can grow tenfold because the country has the “perfect ingredients”, says the founder of Rocket Padel as the operator prepares to open a new club in Beckton, east London. The new site, due to open in April, will be the Scandinavian brand’s seventh club worldwide and its fourth in [...]
Man City splurge drives third biggest Premier League January spend

February 4, 2025

Manchester City’s record £180m outlay saw Premier League clubs rack up their third biggest January transfer window spend ever. English top-flight clubs spent a total of £370m during the winter transfer window, which closed on Monday night after a flurry of late activity. The biggest deal saw struggling champions Manchester City make Spanish midfielder Nico [...]
Lucknow Super Giants owner wins £100m race for Manchester Originals

February 3, 2025

RPSG Group, the owner of Indian Premier League team Lucknow Super Giants, has won the race to buy into Manchester Originals in a deal valuing the Hundred franchise at £100m. The conglomerate, chaired by Sanjiv Goenka, has agreed to pay around £50m for the England and Wales Cricket Board’s 49 per cent stake in the [...]
Eyeball.Club: The AI scouting platform shaking up the January transfer window

February 3, 2025

The January transfer window has underlined the importance of finding football’s next big thing earlier, and AI scouting platform Eyeball.Club is built for that, says founder Benjamin Balkin. Manchester United’s £30m signing of Danish left-back Patrick Dorgu, 20, wasn’t just one of the biggest deals of the January transfer window. It also distilled one of [...]
Banker Rowland launches Britain’s most lucrative padel tournament

February 3, 2025

Redwood Bank founder Jonathan Rowland’s R3 Sport is launching Britain’s most lucrative padel tournament in association with Bullpadel, one of the game’s leading brands. The R3 Bullpadel Cup will consist of up to six events taking place across the country from April this year and culminating in the Cup Finals in December. It is understood [...]
US bidders for British basketball league aren’t another 777, says federation

January 30, 2025

The chair of the British Basketball Federation (BBF) has dismissed fears of another 777 Partners over plans to hand control of its league to more US investors. The BBF had to strip the 777-owned British Basketball League (BBL) of its licence last year after the Miami-based fund ran out of money, leaving clubs facing extinction. [...]
Mumbai Indians IPL owning Ambanis win race for Oval Invincibles

January 30, 2025

Oval Invincibles have become the first Hundred franchise to see a 49 per cent stake sold, with Indian family the Ambanis the winning bidders. The 49 per cent stake in the Oval-based London team will value the franchise at £123m, according to the Telegraph, with Sky News’ Mark Kleinman reporting the Ambanis fended off bids [...]
Why the Champions League playoff round draw is a load of balls

January 30, 2025

If you thought the new format for the tournament was needlessly long and convoluted, wait until you hear about the Champions League knockout stage draw. Actually, make that draws. Because despite many elements of the draw being pre-determined by the final table of the league phase, Uefa will be conducting three separate draws to finalise [...]
2026 World Cup: Visa backlog could keep teams and fans locked out of US

January 30, 2025

US officials have raised concerns that visa backlogs may prevent overseas football fans and even teams from attending the men’s 2026 World Cup. Wait times for interviews for business and tourism visas exceed 330 days at 18 US embassies and consulates, the LA Times reported. With tickets for the World Cup not expected to go [...]

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