By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Why did David de Gea’s Manchester United to Real Madrid move collapse? Sports lawyers explain

September 1, 2015

Manchester United and Real Madrid are arguing over the formalities of the failed transfer of goalkeeper David de Gea. Surely formalities are just that? The transfer window has been a reality here since Fifa's insistence on limiting the timing of transfers back in the 2002-03 season. Under Article 6 of FIFA’s Regulations on the [...]
Ashton Kutcher is eSports’ latest high profile investor with Unikrn tie-up

September 1, 2015

Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher has become the latest high-profile figure to jump on the eSports bandwagon after joining an investment round for Unikrn. Read more: American billionaire Mark Cuban invests in eSports firm Unikrn Kutcher, who has previously invested in successful tech start-ups such as Foursquare, Skype and Uber, has joined billionaire buddy Mark Cuban as [...]
City of London police investigating fake Rugby World Cup tickets

September 1, 2015

City of London police are investigating the production and sale of counterfeit Rugby World Cup tickets with a number of fans being ripped off by scam sites. Read more: Second hand Rugby World Cup tickets available online…for up to £1,1770 Rugby World Cup organisers, England Rugby and the City of London Police are working together [...]
Google teams up with French drugmaker Sanofi to improve diabetes treatment

August 31, 2015

Google will team up with French drugmaker Sanofi SA to create new digital technologies that aim to improve diabetes treatment. Read more: Google and Novartis join forces to develop contact lens for diabetics Google Life Sciences – soon to become its own business under Google's Alphabet holding company – will collaborate with Sanofi explore how diabetes [...]
Cannabis firm Tweed Marijuana makes profit for first time

August 31, 2015

Canadian marijuana company Tweed Marijuana is riding high after posting its first profitable quarter and agreeing a friendly merger with Bedrocan Cannabis Corporation. The figures The Ontario-based parent company of medicinal marijuana producers announced revenue of $1.7m (£1.1m) in the three months to 30 June – a 39 per cent quarterly increase – which helped [...]
Ashley Madison says over 80,000 women sign up in a week

August 31, 2015

Extramarital affair site Ashley Madison insists "hundreds of thousands" of new users have signed up in the last week – including 87,596 women – despite the massive leak of users' data earlier this month. Read more: Ashley Madison chief exec steps down Hackers released details of 37m users of the infidelity dating platform yet the [...]
Manchester United and Manchester City account for over a third of all Premier League transfer spend

August 31, 2015

Manchester will be the source of a third of all Premier League transfer expenditure so far this summer, following the record-breaking deals struck for Kevin de Bruyne and Anthony Martial by City and United respectively. Read more: Van Gaal's Manchester United spending soars past £200m mark Over £247m will have been spent by the two [...]
Including peer-to-peer lending in the new innovative finance Isa will provide boost for millions of Brits

August 26, 2015

Something momentous has happened to the UK peer-to-peer lending industry, as the government finally confirmed its plans to introduce a new type of Isa covering peer-to-peer loans. This boost for the sector comes a decade after my company Zopa pioneered the concept back in 2005. Read more: Peer-to-peer lending isn’t shadow banking – it’s now [...]
Ashes 2015: England must complete biggest form reversal for two decades to beat Australia

August 25, 2015

If England are to upset the odds and win back the Ashes this year, they will have to achieve the biggest reversal in form mustered by either side in almost two decades. Read more: Ashes Betting preview Since the nightmare whitewash in Australia 18 months ago, a 3-1 defeat of India last summer is England’s [...]
US PGA Championship 2015 prize money: How much can Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth win at Whistling Straits?

August 14, 2015

The winner's of this year's US PGA Championship is in line for a $1.8m (£1.2m) pay day – the largest prize in golf this year. Read more: McIlroy knows he's ready for showdown with rival Jordan Spieth World number one Rory McIlroy is back for business and ready to defend his title, after missing out [...]

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