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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Chelsea and Adidas agree to end partnership six years early

May 11, 2016

Chelsea will pay shirt manufacturer Adidas compensation after agreeing to end their partnership six years early. The Blues, whose kits have been supplied by the German sportswear brand since 2006, are free to look for a new partner from 2017 onwards when their £30m-a-year deal with Adidas finishes. The German sportswear brand has boosted its full-year profit [...]
Most valuable football teams: Arsenal, Chelsea and three other Premier League teams worth over £1bn according to new ranking

May 11, 2016

Five Premier League clubs are now worth over £500m according to a new ranking of the world's most valuable football teams from Forbes magazine. Spanish giants Real Madrid have been named as the most valuable club in the world for the second successive year with an estimated worth of £2.5bn, closely followed by domestic rivals Barcelona [...]
Players Championship 2016 prize money: Richest tournament in golf offers winner more money than ever before

May 11, 2016

The Players Championship may not boast the renown nor history of golf's four Majors, but in purely monetary terms no tournament is bigger. Golf's richest event tees off on Thursday with the sport's largest winner's pay cheque of $1.9m (£1.3m) drawn from its largest prize fund of $10.5m. That marks an increase on Rickie Fowler's [...]
West Ham say goodbye to Upton Park…here’s how six other Premier League teams got on in their stadium farewell

May 10, 2016

West Ham say farewell to the home of 112 years' worth of memories when they take on Manchester United tonight in their final game at Upton Park. Like a number of Premier League clubs before them — and more to come — the Hammers are trading in a traditional four-sided football ground for a modern, state of [...]
Manchester United beaten by Bayern Munich in chase for Portuguese wonderkid

May 10, 2016

Manchester United have been beaten by Bayern Munich to the signing of eighteen-year-old midfielder Renato Sanches. The highly-rated Portuguese teenager has joined the German champions in a €35m (£27.6m) deal from Benfica. Read more: How much is Renato Sanches worth? This investment bank believes it has the definitive answer Sanches, who impressed against his new [...]
David Gold: Taxpayer will profit from “ridiculous” Olympic Stadium thanks to West Ham

May 10, 2016

David Gold has argued that the taxpayer will make a profit on West Ham's move into the £700m Olympic Stadium. The West Ham co-owner rebuked claims that their annual £2.5m rent agreement represented a poor deal for the taxpayer by arguing that the Premier League side have saved the stadium from a future of neglect. [...]
In pictures: Chaos at the Valley as Charlton fans protest against club owner Roland Duchatelet and Burnley players celebrate

May 7, 2016

The Valley became a simultaneous site of protest and celebration on the last Championship game of the season as Charlton fans continued to urge owner Roland Duchatelet to sell the club while Burnley fans cheered a 3-0 win which clinched them the league title. After keeping faith in manager Sean Dyche, Burnley have returned to [...]
Andy Murray v Rafael Nadal: Over £350,000 prize money at stake for winner of Madrid Open semi-final clash

May 7, 2016

Andy Murray can take his earnings for 2016 past the $2m mark (£1.4m) by reaching a second consecutive Madrid Open final. But first the Scot must dispatch clay court master Rafael Nadal in today's semi-final. Should he repeat the feat of last year's final by beating the Spaniard, Murray will then face either Japanese ace Kei [...]
Manchester United must pay £5m to sack Louis van Gaal at the end of the season

May 6, 2016

Manchester United must be prepared to take a £5m hit if they want to sack manager Louis van Gaal this summer. The under-fire coach could earn up to £8m this season if he guides United into the Champions League and beats Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final, according to The Times. Van Gaal is reported [...]
David Haye returns to Dave to keep comeback trail on free-to-air TV

May 6, 2016

David Haye will return to free-to-air channel Dave for his upcoming heavyweight clash against Arnold Gjergjaj on Saturday 21 May. The British boxer's blistering knock-out of Mark De Mori in January was Dave's first ever live sports event and scored the channel its second-highest ratings hit as a peak audience of 3m tuned in. Increasingly British [...]

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