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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Manchester City: This graph shows how £49m Raheem Sterling deal compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing

July 14, 2015

Since Sheikh Mansour decided to shower his billions on Manchester City the club have attracted many of football's most renowned and desired players; Premier League winners, Champions League winners and even World Cup winners have all arrived at Eastlands yet Raheem Sterling – with less than 150 professional appearances to his name – is the [...]
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras faces backlash to proposed bailout package as civil servants’ union calls for 24-hour strike

July 14, 2015

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras hailed the "message of democracy" his country had sent in reaching a bailout agreement with its creditors, but already it's become clear not everyone back home shares his view. Just as he touched down in Athens to round up the votes needed to pass required reforms into law, Greece's civil [...]
Louis van Gaal takes his Manchester United spending past £200m mark following Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin signings

July 13, 2015

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has hailed the signings of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin after taking his spending spree past the £200m mark. Read more: Midfield duo set to sign for United United paid close to a combined £40m in transfer fees to Bayern Munich for World Cup winner Schweinsteiger, 30, and [...]
New TfL Tube strike set for 5 August 2015: Businesses predicted to lose millions if second walk out over Night Tube service goes ahead

July 13, 2015

Businesses are expected to lose millions of pounds over another 24-hour strike called by London's tube drivers today. Read more: Second strike to disrupt London over Night Tube John Allan, national chairman for the Federation of Small Businesses, described the Aslef union's decision to walkout at 21:30pm on 5 August as "another blow to businesses". The [...]
Jeroen Dijsselbloem reappointed as Eurogroup head

July 13, 2015

Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has been reappointed as the head of the Eurogroup for another 2.5 years. Read more: Tsipras – "Greece will continue to fight" Dijsselbloem faced competition from Spanish finance minister Luis de Guindos, but in a statement the European Council said: "The decision was unanimously supported by all Eurogroup members." The Eurogroup, [...]
Greece offered Eurozone exit as alternative to bailout as Eurogroup talks continue late into the night

July 12, 2015

Greece has been told it could make a temporary exit from the Eurozone if it fails to come to an agreement with its creditors in last-ditch tonight. Read more: Eurozone leaders assemble European leaders are once again locked in late night negotiations, after taking a second break for bilateral talks, as Greek looks to secure the much-needed [...]
Wimbledon men’s singles final 2015 prize money: Novak Djokovic wins richest ever final over Roger Federer

July 12, 2015

Novak Djokovic has made £1.88m after beating Roger Federer in the richest Wimbledon final ever. Read more: Andy Murray is third-highest earning man at Wimbledon The Serb seized the third Wimbledon title of his career, winning 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-3 in a final featuring two titans who are also the sport's biggest ever earners. [...]
Lewis Hamilton turned away from Wimbledon final for not wearing a jacket and tie

July 12, 2015

Lewis Hamilton was refused entry to Wimbledon's Royal Box today for breaching the dress code. Read more: Djokovic wins richest ever final over Federer The reigning Formula 1 world champion was invited by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to the men's singles final but failed to turn up with the necessary jacket [...]
QPR set to make £9m as Manchester City agree £49m deal with Liverpool for Raheem Sterling

July 12, 2015

Queens Park Rangers are set to pocket almost £9m as a result of Raheem Sterling's mega-money switch from Liverpool to Manchester City. Read more: Sterling named most valuable young player in Europe City and Liverpool have agreed a £49m deal for the young forward with £44m paid upfront and a further £5m based on appearances. Sterling [...]
China introduces new rules for brokerages to combat stock market rout

July 12, 2015

China's regulator for securities has issued new rules for brokerage firms as part of its attempt to stabilise markets following a spate of sell-offs that wiped trillions of dollars worth of value from Chinese equities. Read more: How China has tried to calm stock market chaos The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has instructed brokerages to [...]

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