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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Uefa FFP rules: Why Arsenal and Liverpool are “losers” while Manchester City and Chelsea are “winners” of proposed reforms

May 19, 2015

"I think we’ll ease things", said Uefa president Michel Platini on the governing body's notorious financial fair play (FFP) rules yesterday. With Uefa's executive committee set to meet this June, insiders suggest FFP rules are about to be altered to allow clubs to make bigger losses in the pursuit of success. What would such measures [...]
Ukip spokesman Patrick O’Flynn resigns

May 19, 2015

Patrick O'Flynn has resigned as Ukip's economics spokesman and apologised for describing Nigel Farage as "snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive". The MEP was caught in the middle of Ukip's inter-party disputes following the general election, but has since backtracked on his criticism of Farage, describing the former leader as his "political hero". However, O'Flynn also described [...]
Adam Smith to be replaced by artist on £20 note

May 19, 2015

Economist Adam Smith will be replaced by a historic figure from the visual arts on the new £20 note to be released next year. The Bank of England (BoE) will invite the public to nominate candidates on who should adorn the new bank note, via its website until the deadline of 19 July. In particular, [...]
David Cameron’s former adviser Steve Hilton: Bank bosses should be paid the same as top civil servants

May 19, 2015

David Cameron's former director of strategy has argued that the bosses of some large banks should be paid the same as top civil service employees. Steve Hilton, now based in Silicon Valley since stepping down from the role in 2012, claims that banks that require bailing out should be considered part of the public sector. [...]
Financial challengers Zopa and Metro Bank join forces to bring peer-to-peer lending and high street banking together

May 19, 2015

Peer-to-peer lender Zopa has teamed up with challenger bank Metro Bank to lend funds through the latter's marketplace. The deal marks the first of its kind in the UK as Metro Bank, already lending funds to Zopa's consumer borrowers, recognises peer-to-peer (P2P) lending as a new asset class. Zopa's chief executive Giles Andrews described it [...]
Entertainment One share price rises as Peppa Pig helps profit grow despite film struggles

May 19, 2015

The figures Entertainment One's share price jumped by two per cent in early trading as the group delivered a 13 per cent rise in full year profit before tax to £44m as sales of pre-school Peppa Pig properties hit $1bn (£640m) worldwide. Revenue at the group fell by five per cent from £823m to £785.8m – [...]
Mike Ashley is unlikely to sell Newcastle even if they’re relegated – a sports business professor explains

May 18, 2015

Relegation to the Championship could be a blessing in disguise for Newcastle United fans should their team lose and Hull City win this Sunday, former chairman Freddy Shepherd has said – because it could be what finally forces the deeply unpopular Mike Ashley to hand over the club to anyone who'll take it. Read more: Newcastle [...]
Qatar accused of being a “slave state” as pressure campaign on Fifa sponsors is launched

May 18, 2015

Qatar has been accused of being a "slave state" at the launch of a campaign from international workers unions, pressure groups and the sportswear company Skins demanding Fifa's sponsors challenge human rights abuses at World Cup construction sites in the gulf state. Figures from Skins, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the UK's Trade Union [...]
Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs: First trailer for Danny Boyle biopic unveiled

May 18, 2015

The first trailer for British director Danny Boyle's biopic of Steve Jobs has landed, with Michael Fassbender appearing in Jobs' trademark black turtleneck. Read more: Steve Jobs was an amazing businessman – but Einstein’s the genius behind the iPod Steve Jobs, the second feature film on the Apple founder's life, is written by Aaron Sorkin, the Academy-award [...]
Rail strike hangs in the balance as union and network bosses meet at Acas

May 18, 2015

Union leaders and Network Rail bosses will meet for showdown talks today in a bid to avert major disruption for travellers across the country this bank holiday weekend. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union is planning a 24-hour walk out from 5pm on Monday May 25 and a 48-hour ban on overtime as many bank [...]

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