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 suggests huge transfer fees prevent clubs from lowering ticket prices

February 5, 2016

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has argued the constant increase in transfer fees prevents football clubs from lowering ticket prices for fans. Despite a forthcoming £5bn Premier League TV deal that will guarantee every Premier League club a minimum of £99m a season, decision makers from each club met in London on Thursday and voted against measures [...]
Rangers say goodbye to Mike Ashley: Club formally gives notice to end relationship with Sports Direct

February 5, 2016

Rangers are looking to bring their tumultuous relationship with Sports Direct to a close by formally giving notice to the Mike Ashley-owned company to end their commercial partnership – yet the two companies could still be tied together until 2023. In a letter to supporters, club chairman Dave King said he had immediately written to Sports Direct [...]
Six Nations 2016 stats preview: Why England facing the three blue teams away does not bode well for Eddie Jones

February 5, 2016

Look away now, Eddie Jones: England have traditionally performed worse in the Six Nations when facing the three blue teams away and Wales and Ireland at home. Every other year the Red Rose travels to Edinburgh, Rome and Glasgow, but despite their two away games coming against the tournament’s two traditionally weaker sides in Scotland [...]
Super Bowl 50: Potential of London NFL franchise discussed with Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke and Manchester United’s Joel Glazer

February 4, 2016

The NFL has held discussions with the American owners of Premier League giants Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as London club Fulham, about plans to set up a London franchise, executives have told City A.M. As owners of both NFL teams and English football clubs, Arsenal’s Stan Kroenke and Manchester United’s Joel Glazer are [...]
Six Nations 2016: Eddie Jones is a brand man who will benefit from Stuart Lancaster’s work, says former England lock Ben Kay

February 4, 2016

England's recent form may not suggest they are about to improve on four consecutive second-place finishes in the Six Nations, but World Cup-winner Ben Kay sees no reason why it cannot click into place this year. Kay believes that before a dismal autumn in which they suffered humiliation as World Cup hosts, England had been [...]
Liverpool fans plan mass Anfield walkout during Sunderland game in protest at £1,029 season tickets

February 4, 2016

Liverpool fans are planning to stage a mass walkout at Anfield this Saturday in protest at new £77 ticket prices. The walkout – the first protest of its kind in the club's history – is being called for the 77th minute of Liverpool's next home match against Sunderland after ticket price increases for next season were unveiled [...]
Top Gear: “Joey from Friends” actor Matt LeBlanc joins as presenter alongside Chris Evans

February 4, 2016

Matt Le Blanc, the actor renowned for playing Friends character Joey Tribbiani, will join Chris Evans as a presenter on a revamped Top Gear. The self-described "car nut" has joined the production of the new show which is set to add other stars to its presenting teams in the coming weeks. Read more: Chris Evans is [...]
Six Nations 2016: Ireland will win according to complex mathematical formula from insurance group QBE

February 4, 2016

Ireland have the best chance of winning this year's Six Nations to claim a record third title in a row, according to a complex mathematical formula devised by insurance firm QBE. Actuaries usually tasked with predicting the impact of catastrophes such as earthquakes and floods have devised a mathematical formula to predict the outcome of [...]
Tyson Fury: World heavyweight champion considers boxing retirement despite £80m offer from Middle East

February 4, 2016

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has revealed he may quit boxing instead of fighting Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch – despite an £80m offer from the Gulf. The pair have agreed to fight again in May or June following Fury's dethroning of Ukrainian Klitschko on points last November. However, no venue for the rematch has yet [...]
How much are Neymar and Gareth Bale worth? Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald believes it has the definitive answer on player values

February 3, 2016

Football clubs have been urged to shut out the noise and defer to statistical analysis sourced from the City, during another high-spending January transfer window. Premier League clubs surpassed £1bn in total transfer spend for the first time in 2015 and invested another £175m last month. With such increasingly huge sums at stake, club owners are [...]

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