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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Tesco appoints former Dixons Carphone deputy as new chairman

February 17, 2015

Tesco has named John Allan as its next chairman following Richard Broadbent's decision to step down from the role. The beleaguered supermarket has turned to current Dixons Carphone deputy chairman Allan who will step into the role on 1 March. He will pay be paid a fixed salary of £650,000 for three years, inclusive of [...]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn trial: Prosecutor calls for pimping charges to be dropped against former IMF chief

February 17, 2015

A French prosecutor has called for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be acquitted of aggravated pimping charges. Prosecutor Frederic Fevre said “neither the judicial enquiry nor the hearing” had proved that the former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief had provided prostitutes to sex parties. Fevre’s request came the day after two former prostitutes dropped a civil [...]
Arsenal sponsorship contributes to sales growth at Puma

February 16, 2015

Puma's Arsenal sponsorship contributed to increased sales in the financial year 2014, the sporting apparel company revealed in an otherwise disappointing earnings update for the apparel maker. The sponsorship deal, which has seen the sportswear company manufacture the Premier League club's kit for the first time this season, is thought to be worth £30m a [...]
Five Fifty Shades of Grey charts that show how bondage is big business

February 16, 2015

Bondage is clearly big business. Despite some unflinching viciousness from the majority of critics, Fifty Shades of Grey destroyed a number of box office records in its opening weekend. The film was always expected to draw in big crowds. E.L James’ three-part novel sold 100m copies and Odeon sold one ticket of [...]
Greece given until the end of the week to apply for last-ditch bailout extension

February 16, 2015

Greece and the Eurogroup blamed each other for the early break down in crunch talks over the latter’s bailout programme on Monday. Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem indicated that Greece, whose public finances are running dry, now has until the end of the week to ask for a bailout extension or risk being without a [...]
Euro slides after Greece rejects Eurozone’s bailout offer as “unacceptable”

February 16, 2015

Greece has rejected the Eurozone’s “unacceptable” opening bailout offer as talks between finance ministers in Brussels broke down without an agreement on Monday. Negotiations broke up after just four hours as Greece angrily rejected the proposal that it continue with the terms of its current €172bn (£128bn) bailout, triggering the euro to drop [...]
Arsenal injury record: Gunners players have missed more games than Chelsea and Tottenham put together

February 13, 2015

Aaron Ramsey is the latest Arsenal player to find himself back on the treatment table after suffering his third hamstring injury of the season during the Gunners’ 2-1 victory over Leicester earlier this week. It’s a story that’s become all too familiar for Arsenal fans. The team takes a step forward in the league, [...]
Manchester United trim wage bill but Champions League absence costs club £30m

February 12, 2015

The Figures Manchester United’s Champions League absence continued to hit them in the pocket as revenue fell 14 per cent to £105.7m in the second quarter for the three months ended 31 December. That was largely driven by a massive 39 per cent fall in broadcasting revenue from £46.9m to £28.4m. Last [...]
Premier League TV deal: An economics professor on why lowering ticket prices and redistributing the wealth could backfire

February 12, 2015

With £5.14bn heading the Premier League’s way thanks to Sky and BT’s record domestic TV rights deal, public pressure is being placed on the organisation to share the wealth and relinquish the financial burden on match-going fans. The Football Supporters’ Federation has called upon the league to implement a £20 limit on away [...]
World of Warcraft gamers raise £1.25m for Ebola relief efforts thanks to charity pet

February 12, 2015

Who says video games have no effect in the real world? World of Warcraft (WoW) gamers have collectively raised almost $2m (£1.3m) for Ebola relief efforts according to the game’s publisher Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard created an in-game pet called Argi for players to “adopt”, with 100 per cent of the $10 fee [...]

Britain takes first steps on journey to 2040s North of England Olympics bid

Britain takes first steps on journey to 2040s North of England Olympics bid

Why now is the perfect time to visit Cyprus

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