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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QPR’s Charlie Austin the most likely player in Europe to be transferred this summer says new study

June 9, 2015

Charlie Austin leaving Queens Park Rangers is the "most likely" move to happen this summer transfer window, according to a new study. The CIES Football Observatory, an academic group based in Switzerland, has created an econometric algorithm that looks at the variables involved in over 1,500 transfers since 2009 to determine the most likely moves [...]
Barcelona forecast €600m income from treble-winning season

June 9, 2015

Barcelona expect the income from their treble-winning season to reach €600m (£440.3m), president Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed today. In a press conference, Bartomeu heralded the club's head coach Luis Enrique's triumphs in La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in his first year in the role and announced he would be extending [...]
Celtic given permission to create 2,600 capacity safe standing section

June 9, 2015

Celtic will install a standing area for fans at Celtic Park after Glasgow city council approved the club's plans for a rail seating system. Up to 2,600 supporters will be able to stand in the area which the club say could be installed for the start of the 2016/17 season. Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell [...]
BT Sport’s Champions League coverage to feature Steven Gerrard and Gary Lineker and cost additional £5

June 9, 2015

Before jetting off to Hollywood to play for LA Galaxy, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard will join Gary Lineker in the BT Sport studio as a pundit for its Champions League coverage. Harry Redknapp, Glenn Hoddle and Howard Webb will also join the channel's team for its biggest season of football to date. BT will broadcast [...]
Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling is the world’s sixth most valuable player and fourth most likely to be sold this transfer window says new study

June 9, 2015

Liverpool's Raheem Sterling has been named as the sixth most valuable player in the world in a new study that also ranks him the fourth most-likely top European player to be transferred this summer. The young winger is ranked the most valuable under 21-year-old player in world football and worth more than Luis Suarez, Diego [...]
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is worth more than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, new study reveals

June 8, 2015

Chelsea's Eden Hazard is the second most valuable footballer in the world, according to a new study. Hazard is now more valuable than Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Sergio Aguero with a valuation ranging between €135.4m (£152.1m) and €148.9m, say CIES Football Observatory, an academic research group based in Switzerland. Hazard, this season named [...]
Arsenal brand value fails to keep up with rivals’ growth due to Premier League and Champions League failures

June 8, 2015

The value of Arsenal's brand is being held back by missteps in the Premier League and Champions League, as Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham all enjoyed greater brand growth last season than the FA Cup holders. Read more: Arsenal Champions League place under threat from Juventus resurgence Arsenal's brand has been valued at $703m [...]
Former Arsenal star Sol Campbell to stand for election as Conservative London Mayor candidate

June 8, 2015

Former England captain Sol Campbell will stand as a candidate in next year's London mayoral election. Read more: Sol Campbell joins Tories in battle against Labour's mansion tax The retired Premier League defender, who starred for London giants Arsenal and Tottenham, is hoping to win the Conservative nomination and will appear at a party hustings next month. [...]
Fifa film United Passions flops as it takes just $607 at US box office

June 8, 2015

After arrests, resignations and allegations, Fifa's hellish fortnight got even worse this weekend with a box office bomb. United Passions, the Fifa-financed film which tells the story of the governing body and the World Cup, made a measly $607 on its opening weekend in the US – a pathetic return that looks even worse in [...]
Juventus share price falls as Italian giants suffer Champions League heartbreak at hands of Barcelona

June 8, 2015

As if enough tears hadn't been shed in Turin already this weekend, Juventus' share price took a tumble as the market opened for the first time since their 3-1 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League final. Read more: Juventus share price rises after Real Madrid victory seals Champions League final place Shares in the Italian [...]

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