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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Maria Sharapova celebrates “one of my happiest days” after drugs ban reduced by nine months

October 4, 2016

Maria Sharapova has had her ban from tennis reduced by nine months at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Russian tennis star said she was enjoying "one of my happiest days" after learning her ban was cut from two years to 15 months, freeing her to compete from April 2017. Sharapova was initially given [...]
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis receives 20 per cent pay rise to £2.6m

October 4, 2016

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis enjoyed a £440,000 increase in his salary last season, despite a trophy-less season for the Gunners. Gazidis' salary increased by 20 per cent to £2.64m, a sum that could make the American the highest paid director in the Premier League. Daniel Levy, chairman of North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur, was the [...]
Manchester United’s £630m squad named the most expensive in football history, costing £90m more than rivals Manchester City

October 4, 2016

Manchester United's current squad is the most expensive in history after a record-breaking summer spending spree took its total cost to €718m (£628m), according to research from the CIES Football Observatory. The academic group based in Switzerland found that no club has ever invested more in its roster than United who ploughed €185m into the team [...]
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says his team came close to perfection in 2-0 victory over Manchester City

October 2, 2016

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes his team came close to perfection as they inflicted Manchester City's first defeat of the season in a vibrant victory at White Hart Lane. Spurs moved to within one point of leaders City at the top of the Premier League thanks to an early Aleksandar Kolarov own goal and a [...]
Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino rebukes corruption allegations: “I have not committed crimes”

October 1, 2016

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has defended his conduct after he was named in an investigation into corruption in football. The Italian was secretly filmed discussing selling a stake in Leeds to undercover reporters from the Telegraph posing as Far East businessman. According to the newspaper, in offering to sell a 20 per cent shareholding in the club, Cellino [...]
Arsenal fans score victory after club ends payments to owner Stan Kroenke’s KSE business

October 1, 2016

Arsenal supporters have scored a victory over owner Stan Kroenke after the club announced they are no longer paying an annual £3m to the American's company. Full details of Arenal's annual accounts for last season, sent to shareholders this week, reveal that the Premier League club did not pay for the "strategic and advisory services" from Kroenke Sports & Entertainment [...]
Arsenal financial accounts: Ivan Gazidis cites Stan Kroenke’s “considerable investment” in transfers as club announces lowest profit of Emirates Stadium era

September 30, 2016

Arsenal say "significant investment" in the club's playing squad is behind slim profit-before-tax of £2.9m last season, a £15.3m drop on a year earlier and the lowest bottom line for over 10 years. Turnover rose to £353.6m from £344.5m a year ago thanks to a runners-up finish in the Premier League and the start of a new [...]
Andrew Luck: Meet the St John’s Wood kid who returns to London this weekend as the NFL’s highest-paid player

September 29, 2016

Thousands of Londoners will gather this weekend to gain a first hand look at the work of a former neighbour who has since left the UK, graduated from Stanford and become the highest paid member of his profession at just 26-years-old. The venue for the exhibition is Wembley, the event is the NFL’s 15th game [...]
Ryder Cup statistics: How Europe and USA compare when it comes to driving, putting, scrambling and experience

September 29, 2016

Can Europe make it four from four Ryder Cups this weekend or can USA harness home advantage to win the famous trophy for just the second time this millennium? To get a more detailed idea of where the cup might be won and lost in Hazeltine, City A.M. analysed how the two 12-man teams have performed this season across [...]
Sam Allardyce says “entrapment has won” after losing England manager’s job

September 28, 2016

Sam Allardyce says "entrapment has won" after losing the England manager's job for advising undercover reporters posing as businessmen on how to circumvent Football Association rules and regulations. The 61-year-old admitted to reporters outside his home that he had made a mistake and put himself in an "unfortunate position" but insists he attended the meeting as a [...]

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