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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England Six Nations pay revealed: Players to share £600,000 bonus payment for winning grand slam

February 10, 2016

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) could face a pay-out of over £2m to England players if they win a grand slam for the first time in over a decade. According to figures revealed by The Times, England's elite player squad contracts guarantee a player a match fee of £7,322 and a weekly training fee of £1,061. Read [...]
London World Athletics Championships 2017: Sally Bolton becomes third board member to leave organising committee in less than a week

February 9, 2016

The managing director of the 2017 world athletics championships has left the organising committee, becoming the third board member to leave in less than a week. Sally Bolton, who joined the committee in 2014, follows deputy chair Heather Hancock and audit committee chair Martin Stewart in walking away from organising the event. Read more: 2017 World Championships [...]
Everton takeover: American investors John Jay Moores and Charles Noell near £200m deal

February 9, 2016

Everton could soon become the latest Premier League club with foreign ownership following reported progress in takeover talks with American investors. John Jay Moores, the owner of Major League Baseball franchise the San Diego Padres, and businessman Charles Noell are reportedly nearing a £200m takeover of the Merseyside club following a six weeks period of [...]
New Premier League logo unveiled for 2016/17 season

February 9, 2016

The Premier League has unveiled a "new visual identity" from next season featuring the most notable change to its logo since the league's inception in 1992. Working in tandem with UK firms DesignStudio and Robin Brand Consultants, the league's first major rebrand in around 10 years will be comprised of five colours – purple, sky [...]
Rangers shareholder Kieran Prior urges chairman Dave King to fight Mike Ashley over Sports Direct retail deal

February 6, 2016

Rangers shareholder Kieran Prior, a former Goldman Sachs trader with a reported IQ of 234, has urged club chairman Dave King to continue his legal battle with Mike Ashley's Sports Direct. Prior believes King should seek to terminate the Rangers Retail joint venture with Sports Direct in court as soon as possible, should the FTSE [...]
Super Bowl 50: Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins on throwing a Super Bowl party, Peyton Manning, contract talks and growth of the NFL in the UK

February 6, 2016

We take it you'll be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday – even in spite of the disappointment of losing in the playoffs? "I’ll be watching. I’ve watched all the playoff games and I’ll definitely be watching Super Bowl. I’ve watched it every year I’ve played. In America, it’s hard to not watch the Super [...]
Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp to miss Sunderland game at Anfield with suspected appendicitis

February 6, 2016

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be missing from the dugout this Saturday, after suffering from a suspected bout of appendicitis. First team duties for the visit of Sunderland to Anfield on Saturday afternoon will be taken over by Klopp's assistants Zelkjo Buvac, Peter Krawietz, Pepijn Lijnders and John Achterberg. Liverpool have been one of the most [...]
In 2016, the global ambitions of the NFL and NBA are an example for every sports organisation to follow

February 6, 2016

In the $100bn (£68.7bn) global sports industry, teams must think of themselves as technology companies as well as traditional sports businesses. In a competitive, borderless marketplace, the success and growth of individual sports teams is increasingly dependent on them being able to build an international community of fans. Successful sports teams now operate like a [...]
Fans’ fury prompts Arsenal to back down on Barcelona surcharge for season ticket holders

February 6, 2016

Arsenal has backed down on plans to include a surcharge in their 2016-17 season tickets following a furious response from fans. Some Emirates Stadium season ticket holders reacted angrily after receiving an email on Thursday evening informing them they would face an additional cost of up to £30 on next season's renewal prices if they chose [...]
Six Nations 2016: England v Scotland to be live streamed in space for astronaut Tim Peake

February 5, 2016

The BBC is making broadcasting history by live-streaming the Scotland v England Six Nations clash in space. In what is a first both for the broadcaster and the sport, Eddie Jones' fortunes in his first game as England coach will be beamed into the International Space Station for British astronaut Tim Peake. Read more: Look away [...]

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