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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Fifa elections 2016 candidates: Everything you need to know about Sheikh Salman, Gianni Infantino, Prince Ali, Tokyo Sexwale and Jerome Champagne

February 23, 2016

Now the disgraced Sepp Blatter has finally been given the boot, Fifa will elect its first new president since 1998 next week with five candidates in the running for football's top job. The diverse ballot list features a former anti-apartheid campaigner, two members of gulf state royal families, a former French diplomat and a bilingual [...]
Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu wants Europe’s biggest clubs to be given wildcard entry into the Champions League

February 23, 2016

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has backed the idea of the Champions League offering wildcard entries to elite European clubs who fail to qualify for the competition. Members of the European Club Association (ECA), the representative group of the continent's biggest clubs, tabled the idea of offering wildcards as a way of ensuring well-supported teams [...]
Former Manchester United man signs huge Adidas sponsorship deal worth £31m over 10 years

February 23, 2016

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is set to sign a 10-year sponsorship deal with Adidas worth an eye-watering £31m, after spending years resisting being tied down to a particular sportswear brand. The Juventus star has so far not been affiliated to any one brand and has been happy to sport an assortment of different [...]
Fifa election: Vast majority of fans “have no confidence” in scandal-ridden governing body but would prefer Gianni Infantino over Prince Ali or Sheikh Salman as new president

February 23, 2016

Less than a quarter of football fans retain any confidence in Fifa, according to a new poll conducted ahead of this week's vote to elect Sepp Blatter's successor as president. In a poll of over 25,000 fans from 28 countries, 69 per cent said they did not have confidence in Fifa, 12 per cent were [...]
Fifa election 2016 candidate Prince Ali’s lawyers attempt to suspend Friday’s vote with request to CAS

February 23, 2016

Lawyers representing Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a candidate in Friday's election for Fifa president, are attempting to have the vote suspended. The Jordanian prince's lawyers have submitted an official request to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to suspend the election after his request for transparent voting booths was rejected by Fifa. Prince [...]
Jose Mourinho has the Manchester United job, suggests Inter Milan director

February 20, 2016

Jose Mourinho is joining Manchester United, so says Inter Milan director Bedy Moratti. The former Inter manager was in Italy this week, sparking speculation he could be heading for a move back to the club he won the treble with in 2010. But Moratti, sister of former president and Mourinho employer Massimo, dismissed the possibility [...]
Liverpool hoping for £90m Anfield main stand sponsorship from Chinese firms

February 20, 2016

Liverpool are looking to the cash-rich Chinese market for a potential buyer of the naming rights to Anfield's new main stand, valued up to £9m a season by the Reds. The club's chief commercial officer Billy Hogan has reportedly travelled to China to meet firms interested in having their branding on the expanded main stand, which [...]
Sepp Blatter: You cannot buy a World Cup and I have committed nothing criminal, says former Fifa boss

February 20, 2016

Disgraced former Fifa president Sepp Blatter has insisted "you cannot buy a World Cup" and claimed the controversial vote to award the 2018 and 2022 tournaments to Russia and Qatar was not fixed. Fifa will elect its new president on Friday after Blatter, along with former Uefa president Michel Platini, was banned from football for [...]
Anthony Joshua: Charles Martin’s IBF heavyweight belt “belongs to me”

February 20, 2016

Not many boxers get offered a world title fight just over two years into their professional career – and even fewer would feel ready to take one so early. But Anthony Joshua is a cut above most boxers and when the opportunity to fight unbeaten American Charles Martin for his IBF heavyweight belt arised, he didn’t [...]
Yahoo share price bumps as Marissa Mayer says from will spin off Alibaba stake

February 19, 2016

Yahoo is once again looking to spin off its stake in Alibaba – less than three months after suspending plans to sell its holdings the Chinese ecommerce giant. The flailing tech firm has hired Wall Street banks Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to advise a new "Strategic Review Committee" who will explore a potential sale [...]

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