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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From virtual reality to socks to the “Netflix of sports” — these nine companies are changing football through technology and innovation

September 21, 2016

Modern football has become a magnet for cutting-edge technology and innovative ideas. The ever-increasing sums of money sloshing around in the sport have raised the stakes, forcing clubs to seek out the next marginal gain through state of the art software and brilliant minds, as well as providing ample business opportunities for enterprising fans. These [...]
Liverpool named as biggest selling club of the decade in new study — with arch rivals Manchester United 29th

September 20, 2016

Liverpool have been named as football's biggest selling club this decade in a new study of the transfer market since 2010. The Premier League club has taken in more money from selling players than anyone else since 2010, raising €442m (£515.7m) — over £70m more than any other English team. Figures compiled by the CIES Football Observatory, an [...]
Ugo Monye: I know how exhausting the 10 match Lions tour of New Zealand will be for players — but none will turn down the chance to go

September 20, 2016

Former British and Irish Lions tourist Ugo Monye insists the pride will overwhelm the pain for players selected in Warren Gatland’s squad for next summer’s gruelling tour of New Zealand. Leading figures of the club game have warned that the month-long trip will take its toll on players’ bodies and lead to injuries in the [...]
Bradley Wiggins stands by “no needles” comments and says he had “no direct link” to disragaced ex-Team Sky doctor Geert Leinders

September 17, 2016

Bradley Wiggins has distanced himself from disgraced former Team Sky doctor Geert Leinders and stood by comments regarding his use of needle injections, after a leak of his medical records prompted questions of the five time Olympic champion. Details made public by Russian hackers reveal the British cycling star applied for therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and [...]
Anthony Joshua: In boxing it’s so hard, even if I beat someone like Deontay Wilder they’ll say he’s s**t

September 16, 2016

In little more than four years Anthony Joshua has won an Olympic gold medal, turned professional, won 17 out of 17 fights by knock-out and been crowned heavyweight champion of the world. Yet he believes there are still boxing followers who doubt his ability, and may never give him credit even if he mounts a [...]
Rugby union v rugby league on the trading floor: Players swap studs for suits in hour-long trade-off

September 15, 2016

The debate over which rugby code is superior — league or union — was settled on the trading room floor at foreign currency specialists AFEX on Wednesday when current and former union players converted £8.4m worth of trades in an hour while representatives from league offloaded £5.6m. Harlequins legend and former British and Irish Lions star Ugo Monye were amongst the [...]
Davis Cup Great Britain v Argentina semi-final preview: Andy Murray and Co await Juan Del Potro’s await return on hottest streak for 80 years

September 15, 2016

Great Britain take on Argentina in the Davis Cup semi-final this weekend with the momentum of their hottest winning streak for 80 years behind them. The reigning champions can book a second consecutive final in the competition and secure a seventh win on the bounce by seeing off Juan Martin Del Potro and the South [...]
Chris Froome says he has “no issues” with leak of his and Bradley Wiggins’ medical records by Russian hackers

September 15, 2016

Chris Froome has "no issues" with the release of his medical files which have been stolen from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) by Russian hackers. A group of hackers calling themselves the "Fancy Bears" released Wada medical records for reigning Tour de France champion Froome as well as fellow British cycling icon Sir Bradley Wiggins. There is no [...]
BBC v Russia: Russian Embassy clashes with reporter over US athletes’ data leak

September 14, 2016

Don't poke the bear. Especially not on Twitter. And especially not over doping in sport. You won't get away without an argument. The BBC's home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford and the UK's Russian Embassy were engaged in an unlikely and bizarre social media spat over doping in sport that culminated in the latter being accused of [...]
Aleksander Ceferin elected new Uefa president — here’s where he stands on the key issues facing European football

September 14, 2016

Uefa has elected slovenian lawyer Aleksander Ceferin as its new president to replace the disgraced Michel Platini. The 48-year-old will take control of European football's governing body until 2019, after routing rival Michael van Praag by 42 votes to 13 at the election in Athens. Read more: Uefa urged to consider alternative format to liven up low-scoring European [...]

Tottenham Hotspur co-owner Daniel Levy gets gong in New Year Honours list

Tottenham Hotspur co-owner Daniel Levy gets gong in New Year Honours list

London exhibitions 2026: From Tracey Emin to Anish Kapoor

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