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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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger tells Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham to forget about loaning his players

February 19, 2016

Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal's rivals at the top of the Premier League they can forget about taking any of his players on loan. The Arsenal boss admitted he blocked a loan move for right-back Mathieu Debuchy to Manchester United last month, and suggested he would never lend one of his players to a direct [...]
US inflation rate continues to climb easing Fed fears over interest rate hike

February 19, 2016

US inflation continued to climb in January to a rate of 1.4 per cent, beating analysts' expectations. The rise will abate fears that the Federal Reserve increased rates prematurely in December ahead of a period of market volatility and weak economic data. Read more: US inflation rate climbs to highest since 2014 Consumer prices increased [...]
Manny Pacquiao “accepts” Nike’s decision to cancel his sponsorship – but reaffirms views on homosexuality

February 19, 2016

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao says he accepts Nike's decision to drop him from their sponsored athletes roster, but has repeated the criticism of homosexuality which cost him the endorsement. Nike moved swiftly to cancel their sponsorship of the welterweight fighter this week, describing his comments that gay people were "worse than animals" as "abhorrent". Yet [...]
Manchester United players face wage cut as Midtjylland loss dents Champions League qualification hopes

February 19, 2016

Manchester United's squad could face a 25 per cent wage cut if they fail to turn around their stuttering form and qualify for the Champions League. Louis Van Gaal's side crashed to a 2-1 defeat to Danish champions FC Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday night and are six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo paid over €1m for a single day’s sponsorship work by Saudi Arabian firm

February 19, 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo was named as the best-paid footballer in the world last year and leaked documents have shed light on just how he makes his fortune with lucrative off the pitch endorsements. The Real Madrid superstar appears to have been received over €1m from a Saudi Arabian telecom company for just a single day's work [...]
Heavyweight Anthony Joshua joins Andy Murray, Saul Alvarez and Steph Curry at Under Armour after signing three-year deal

February 18, 2016

British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with US sportswear brand Under Armour. Joshua, who is set for his first world title fight against American Charles Martin in April, joins a roster of athletes that also includes fellow countryman Andy Murray and American football icon Tom Brady. But it is the [...]
Millwall chief executive says club has “gone into extra time” with fight against Lewisham council over land around the Den

February 18, 2016

Millwall will continue to fight Lewisham council over its regeneration plans for land surrounding its stadium in South Bermondsey, after a decision on its sale was deferred. The League One club claimed its survival was under threat by the Labour-led council's plans to use a compulsory purchase order to take land currently on lease to [...]
Fifa is poised to elect Sepp Blatter’s replacement, but don’t hold your breath for real reform

February 18, 2016

Ever since the long arm of the FBI swept into Zurich’s plush hotels to arrest high-ranking Fifa officials nine months ago, the house has come crashing down on Sepp Blatter and many of his cronies. With president Blatter and Michel Platini, his counterpart at European confederation Uefa, all but banished from the game after Fifa’s [...]
Leicester City’s owner will be able to sell club for more than 10 times what he paid for it if Foxes win the Premier League

February 18, 2016

A debt-laden, second tier club who had never won the top-flight title may have not appeared to be the most failsafe investment when Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha bought Leicester City for £39m in 2010. But if the Foxes, who have provided the story of the season so far with an unlikely charge to the top of the [...]
Ezequiel Lavezzi to become one of the highest paid players in the world after swapping PSG for Hebei China Fortune

February 17, 2016

For Argentina forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, Hebei China Fortune certainly live up to their name. The Chinese Super League club have made the former Paris Saint-Germain man one of the highest paid players in world football after handing him a two-year contract worth £400,000-a-week. Lavezzi, 30, joins former Premier League players Stephane M'Bia, Gervinho and Gael Kakuta at [...]

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