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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English clubs spend over £20m on agents’ fees – £7m more than any of the other “big five” European leagues

August 11, 2015

English football clubs have spent more on agents' fees this summer than those elsewhere in Europe. Read more: Every Premier League signing in one graph Agents representing players in England have received over £20m from "intermediary commissions", according to data compiled by Fifa's Transfer Matching System (TMS). Between 1 June – when English clubs were first [...]
West Ham chairman David Gold said potential transfer target Joey Barton “should seek help” in 2013

August 10, 2015

West Ham are reportedly in advanced talks to sign Joey Barton on a free transfer – a surprising move considering chairman David Gold once claimed the midfielder "should seek help". Right more: Slaven Bilic exonerated – gambling with Europe right call says West Ham boss Barton could become the Hammers' sixth signing of the summer if [...]
Can Arsenal still be champions? Only one other club has lost their first game and won the Premier League

August 10, 2015

If Arsenal are to win this season's Premier League they will become just the second club to do so after losing their first game of the season. Read more: Don’t blame Petr Cech for Arsenal loss, says Arsene Wenger The ballooning hype surrounding Arsenal's title credentials was suddenly burst yesterday after an impressive West Ham [...]
Super Evil Megacorp raises $26m to fund global expansion of Vainglory video game

August 10, 2015

Super Evil Megacorp has commanded $26m (£16.8m) of investment to fund its plans of world domination. Read more: eSports introduces random drug testing to combat doping in professional video gaming But alas, it's not a dastardly group of comic book villains: Super Evil Megacorp is a video game publisher with its sights set on ruling the [...]
Carphone Warehouse cyber attack leaves 2.4m customers at risk of data breach

August 10, 2015

Up to 2.4m Carphone Warehouse customers may have had personal details accessed by hackers in a massive cyber attack. Read more: Carphone hikes dividends as it smashes forecasts The retailer said that encrypted credit card details of up to 90,000 customers may have been part of data taken on 5 August. The IT systems division of [...]
Gatwick named worst offender for flight delays of moe than three hours

August 9, 2015

Delayed airline passengers could be missing out on millions of pounds in compensation, according to an investigation from watchdog Which?. Read more: Decline in Brits abroad as holiday makers opt to stay home this summer From June 2014 to May 2015 more than 9,000 flights in the UK were delayed for three hours or more with [...]
Ashes 2015: England’s Stuart Broad pockets £2,500 prize money as player of the match

August 8, 2015

England regained the Ashes in spectacular fashion on the third morning of the fourth Test at Trent Bridge, earning a £12,000 bonus in the process. Read more: Broad joy as he destroys Australia’s Ashes hope In just 39 minutes, the hosts took the three second innings wickets they needed to secure an insurmountable 3-1 lead in [...]
All Blacks’ Dan Carter becomes first rugby union player to reach 1,500 points in loss to Australia

August 8, 2015

Dan Carter made history today by becoming the first player in Test rugby history to score over 1,500 points, but couldn't prevent New Zealand succumbing to their first loss to Australia since before the last World Cup. Read more: Nine incredible All Blacks stats The Kiwi star scored nine points from three penalties in his final [...]
Decline in Brits abroad as holidaymakers opt to stay home this summer

August 8, 2015

The UK economy is recovering and consumer confidence is increasing – but not enough to encourage the majority of people to holiday abroad this summer. Read more: Why taking a holiday is vital to productivity Less than half of people in the UK will travel to other countries this year, a reduction on the 56 per [...]
Forget Arsenal and Chelsea, it’s Newcastle United who begin season with biggest net spend in the Premier League

August 7, 2015

Forget Manchester City's record-breaking signing of Raheem Sterling, disregard Liverpool's big-bucks Benteke buy. It's Newcastle United who have built up the largest transfer ahead of the new Premier League season. Read more: £13m Aleksandar Mitrovic deal takes Newcastle summer transfer spend to highest level of Mike Ashley era Newcastle have a net spend (transfer expenditure minus [...]

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