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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Goldman Sachs president: Britain remaining in Europe is “best for all of us”

January 24, 2015

Gary Cohn, president of Goldman Sachs, has urged Britain to stay in the EU in order for London to maintain its status as a “great financial capital of the world”. The president of the US investment bank has argued that a Brexit could be bad news for the city as financial firms want to [...]
Adrian Chiles dropped as ITV football presenter despite £500,000 a year contract

January 23, 2015

ITV has ditched Adrian Chiles as its lead football host, even though he signed a contract with the broadcaster worth £1m last summer. Chiles will be replaced by BBC Radio 5 Live’s Mark Pougatch, who will kick-off by presenting the Champions League meeting of Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain next month. According to reports, [...]
Adidas share price jumps after sportswear giant sells Rockport unit for £167m

January 23, 2015

Adidas shares climbed by four per cent on Friday after the sportswear giant revealed it was selling its Rockport unit for $250m (£167m). The German company’s stock was up by over four per cent as investors responded to better-than-expected sales figures for 2014. Sales were up two per cent in 2014 to €14.8bn, [...]
Fifa could lose up to £50m as three sponsors sever ties

January 23, 2015

Three sponsors of Fifa during the 2014 World Cup have decided against renewing their contracts with football’s under-fire governing body. Castrol, Continental Tyres and Johnson & Johnson have followed the lead of Sony and Emirates in cutting ties with the organisation by not renewing their deals. As “second tier” World Cup sponsors, each [...]
Martin Odegaard: Is Madrid’s £2.5m 16-year-old a future legend or the next Freddy Adu?

January 22, 2015

With one or two exceptions aside, Real Madrid are most commonly known for buying superstars rather than making them. Yet the European champions made headlines today not through the purchase of another household name for another record-breaking fee, but instead with the signing of 16-year-old Martin Odegaard for £2.5m. The Norwegian prodigy’s [...]
Newcastle named the 19th richest club in the world – but how much of Mike Ashley’s money goes on transfers?

January 22, 2015

Newcastle United are the 19th richest football club on the planet. In an era in which St. James’ Park has become synonymous with fan discontent, that seems tough to believe. Yet according to Deloitte’s Football Money League for the 2013/14 season, the north east club made more cash than European giants such as Roma, [...]
BT Sport to treat US sports fans to 5,000 hours of ESPN content

January 22, 2015

Team spirit is alive at BT Sport and ESPN. The two sport TV channels have signed a new seven-year agreement which will deepen their existing relationship. US based ESPN will provide BT Sport with up to 5,000 hours of programming per year for UK fans of global sports to enjoy, including coverage of the [...]
Arsenal still need a defender and Manchester United haven’t spent a penny – is this the most boring January transfer window ever?

January 21, 2015

Are we in the middle of the most boring January transfer window ever? Almost three weeks have passed since the window opened on 3 January and it seems as if not much has happened. Arsenal were supposed to need a new defensive midfielder but have since discovered a hidden genius of Francis Coquelin, Manchester United [...]
Netflix share price soars as streaming service plots global expansion

January 21, 2015

Shares in Netflix opened 18.9 per cent higher on Wednesday, as investors sounded their resounding approval of strong quarterly results. The video-streaming service revealed fourth quarter earnings yesterday that smashed analysts’ expectations at $83.4m (£55.2m), or $1.35 per share – a 72 per cent increase on earnings of $35m for the same period last [...]
Sports Direct share price tumbles after Mike Ashley sells three per cent stake

January 21, 2015

Sports Direct shares have fallen over five per cent in this morning's trading after Goldman Sachs revealed yesterday that it was selling a 2.57 per cent stake on behalf of company founder Mike Ashley. Ashley’s holding in the UK’s biggest sports retailer has been cut down to 55 per cent following the placing of 15.4m [...]

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