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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Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein: Who is the man taking on Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency?

May 29, 2015

Sepp Blatter, the controversial 78-year-old Fifa president, is hoping to win a fifth term in today's election, but must first beat off the competition from a contender 39 years his junior. With Blatter’s reign mired in corruption scandals, contentious World Cup hosting choices and most recently a sensational series of arrests of senior officials, the Jordanian [...]
Fifa 16 to feature women’s teams for the first time

May 28, 2015

Women's teams will feature on the forthcoming Fifa '16 video games – marking the first time women's football has featured in EA Sports' popular franchise. Players will be able to take control of 12 international women's teams, including England, Germany and the USA – all of whom are due to feature at next month's World [...]
Avago share price soars as $37bn Broadcom takeover is confirmed

May 28, 2015

Avago Technologies has sealed a $37bn acquisition of fellow semiconductor company Broadcom to create an industry giant with estimated annual revenues of $15bn. Singapore-based Avago is paying $17bn in cash and $20bn worth of its own shares (making it the largest ever merger of chipmakers) to fund the deal for the US firm which builds [...]
Fifa arrests: Vladimir Putin backs Sepp Blatter and slams US “meddling”

May 28, 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of meddling in affairs beyond its jurisdiction by arresting a number of Fifa officials on charges of bribery and racketeering. In a televised statement, Putin described the arrests as "yet another blatant attempt [by the US] to extend its jurisdiction to other states" and a "clear [...]
How do I get into Oxford or Cambridge? An admissions expert offers preparation advice for students

May 28, 2015

As teens up and down the country shut themselves off from the outside world to revise for GCSE and A Level exams, the most ambitious students will likely have one goal in mind – secure the results needed to get into Oxford or Cambridge. However, winning a place at one of the UK's most [...]
Fifa arrests: Visa threatens to withdraw sponsorship as pressure increases

May 28, 2015

Visa has become the first Fifa sponsor to threaten terminating its support for football's scandal-hit governing body. The financial services giant said "we will reassess our sponsorship" if Fifa does not make immediate changes to its conduct following the arrest of a number of top officials on bribery and racketeering charges brought by the US Department of [...]
Tate & Lyle share price falls as company warns of another difficult year as profit, earnings and sales all fall

May 28, 2015

The figures Tate & Lyle's share price slumped four per cent in early trading after a depressing set of full-year results signalled little turnaround in profits. The FTSE 250-listed group is predicting profits will stay flat next year. admitting that it had endured "very challenging" last 12 months as it continues to restructure its business. In the [...]
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct share price rises after raising profit outlook

May 28, 2015

Sports Direct's share price shot up more than four per cent ahead after upping its profit forecast for its most recent financial year, ahead of its AGM today. The sportswear retailer's employees and major third party suppliers will gather to hear updates on the group's current and future performance, raised its profit and earnings outlook for [...]
Yahoo to face privacy lawsuit on behalf of millions of internet users

May 28, 2015

Yahoo will face a US class action lawsuit alleging wiretapping violations of emails sent to its users from non-Yahoo mail accounts. The lawsuit brought by a group acting on behalf of millions of internet users was given the go-ahead by a Californian judge, who granted the group class action status. Over 1m members who used [...]
Fifa corruption arrests: How the FA, Fifa, Uefa, Arsene Wenger and the football world reacted to US and Swiss investigations

May 27, 2015

The football world was brought to a standstill today after top Fifa officials were arrested by police on corruption charges in an early morning Zurich raid and others were called for questioning over the World Cup bidding process. A US Department of Justice suit indicted 14 people – including Fifa officials – on charges of corruption [...]

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