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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Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook has no plan to monetise WhatsApp

October 9, 2014

Mark Zuckerberg has admitted Facebook does not have a plan to monetise WhatsApp, following its $22bn takeover which completed this week. The deal was initially agreed way back in February, yet Facebook has not yet worked out how to make money out of the instant messaging service which currently has 600m users. Currently [...]
UK to send 600 troops to combat Ebola in Sierra Leone

October 9, 2014

The UK will send troops to Sierra Leone next week to help combat the deadly Ebola virus. The total number of military personnel in the country will rise to 750, as 150 were already in place in the country. Following an emergency Cobra meeting, foreign secretary Philip Hammond today said three Navy Merlin [...]
The FA could be moving England out of Wembley

October 8, 2014

Everyone has to fly the nest at some point. England could be moving out of "the home of football" as the FA contemplate taking the national football team on the road. With England's game against San Marino on Thursday expected to attract the lowest attendance for a competitive international since the stadium reopened, [...]
London Wasps: How much will it cost fans to get to the Ricoh Arena?

October 8, 2014

Wasps Rugby Football Club have secured their future for years to come after securing a new home at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry – that’s according to their CEO Nick Eastwood. Having purchased 50 per cent of the 32,000 capacity stadium, Eastwood said Wasps “have finally achieved the security that this club has craved [...]
Bundesliga chief suggests Premier League has “too much money”, says a game abroad wouldn’t be fair to fans

October 8, 2014

The chief executive of the Bundesliga, Christian Seifert, has suggested the Premier League has “too much money” and this is preventing it from long-term development in players and infrastructure. In explaining the links between the Bundesliga’s growth and the triumph of the Germany national team at the World Cup, Seifert pointed to the league's [...]
Twitter sues US government for the right to release surveillance information

October 7, 2014

Twitter is taking on the US government. The social media giant has filed a lawsuit against the FBI and the Department of Justice for restrictions preventing it from revealing the extent of US government surveillance of the site. Twitter argues the prohibitions are “unconstitutional” and deny its users a sufficient level of transparency. [...]
Coca-Cola share price hits 16 year high as US stocks get crushed

October 7, 2014

The Coca-Cola company’s share price has risen to its highest level in 16 years, defying the broader downturn seen in US markets today. Coca-Cola shares rose to a price of $44.11 at around 12:50 in New York, narrowly falling short of the company’s all time high of $44.44 reached on 15 July 1998. [...]
Wonga advert banned for failing to accurately show interest rate on payday loans

October 7, 2014

Yet another Wonga advert has been banned from British screens for failing to show the true cost of borrowing. After a week in which the controversial payday lender reported a 51pc drop in net profit and decided to to write off the debts of 330,000 customers, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has hit Wonga [...]
Former Manchester United chief exec David Gill nominated for Fifa vice-presidency role

October 7, 2014

David Gill, the former chief executive of Manchester United, has been nominated by the FA for a vice-presidency role on Fifa’s executive committee. The FA vice-chairman claims he could be a “driving force” for reform if elected to the committee. In the past Gill has publicly called upon Fifa president Sepp Blatter to step [...]
Barcelona could be booted out of La Liga if Catalonia becomes independent

October 7, 2014

Barcelona could be chucked out of La Liga should Catalonia achieve independence from Spain, the president of the Spanish Football League (LFP) warned today. Javier Tebas insisted that current rules would prevent the 22-time Spanish champions, as well as their Catalonian rivals Espanyol, from entering the league if part of an independent Catalonia. [...]

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