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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Winners of the year 2015: Uber, Lidl and Tony Pidgley and other success stories

December 6, 2015

In 2015 the UK's economy continued to steadily grow and employment reached new highs – it was a good year for business. There will be plenty of champagne corks popping and glasses clinking this Christmas period, and no one has more reason to do so this year than these companies and personalities. Read more: The seven [...]
Manchester City’s reliance on Vincent Kompany exposed by rampant Stoke – City have now failed to keep a clean sheet in seven games without their captain

December 5, 2015

Manchester City were once again left to rue the absence of Vincent Kompany after losing 2-0 at Stoke, a defeat which leaves them vulnerable to being overtaken at the Premier League summit. Two goals from Marko Arnautovic – created by a rampaging Xherdan Shaqiri – inflicted upon City their second defeat in three Premier League [...]
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez “could’ve been killed” by Norwich player

December 5, 2015

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger lambasted Norwich City defender Ryan Bennett for shoving Alexis Sanchez during a 1-1 draw last weekend, arguing his star player "could've been killed". The Gunners will be without Sanchez for their game against Sunderland today, after he was forced off with a hamstring injury during the Norwich fixture. His removal came shortly after an [...]
Fifa crisis: Corruption charges keeps sponsors away

December 5, 2015

Fifa is struggling to attract new sponsors as it battles to repair its image in the wake of numerous corruption scandals. Football's under-fire governing body has 27 slots allocated for potential partners unfilled, having failed to attract a single new sponsor for over two years. Fifa suffered a £67m loss in 2015 as sponsors steered [...]
Countdown to Christmas 2015: Seven losers of the year featuring Sepp Blatter, Ukip and the England rugby team

December 5, 2015

For every glorious sporting triumph, history-making achievement, scientific breakthrough, artistic masterpiece or political triumph achieved in 2015, there has been a fall from grace to go with it. Whether it's an ousted president, collapsed share price or corporate disaster, for this lot, 2016 can't come soon enough. Read more: Beer, burritos and gifs: This was crowdfunding in 2015 [...]
Fifa corruption: Brazil and Argentina football chiefs bribed to pick best players in Copa America

December 4, 2015

The corruption uncovered within the heart of international football has so far been limited to business contracts and tournament voting – yet new charges from US officials suggest its rotten influence could even extend to the action on the pitch. Among the multitude of corruption charges levelled against current and former Fifa executives in the [...]
Chris Froome releases performance and blood data to satisfy Tour de France doubters

December 4, 2015

Chris Froome hopes doubts over his two Tour de France wins can be put to rest after releasing physiological data which suggests his success in recent years can be attributed to weight loss. Three sets of data, from 2007, this year's Tour and independent tests in August have been published in this month's edition of [...]
Tyson Fury v Wladimir Klitschko rematch: New champion will lose IBF heavyweight world title belt if fight goes ahead

December 3, 2015

Tyson Fury looks set to lose one of his heavyweight world titles just days after defeating Wladimir Klitschko to claim the WBA, WBO and IBF belts. A rematch clause negotiated into the contract for the fight has been activated by Klitschko, who lost for the first time in 11 years in a surprise defeat to Fury on [...]
World Cup team expansion: Fifa suggest 40 teams

December 3, 2015

Fifa has proposed expanding the World Cup from 32 teams to 40 today in discussions over reforms at world football's governing body. The expanded tournament could come into effect as soon as 2026 if approved by Fifa's executive committee. It would extend the group stage of the competition by a week to accommodate 32 additional [...]
Fifa arrests: High-ranking officials arrested on suspicion of accepting millions of dollars in bribes

December 3, 2015

Senior Fifa officials have been detained in morning raids on a Zurich hotel, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes. Read more: Sponsors call on Fifa to accept independent oversight US officials targeted current and former high-ranking Fifa directors at the luxury Baur au Lac hotel as part of the Department of Justice's investigation into corruption [...]

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