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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Doping scandal: Why Sebastian Coe must cut ties with Nike to signal dedication to athletics

November 25, 2015

Lord Coe is facing the biggest challenge of his professional life. Widespread corruption and cover-ups are seemingly being unearthed as he settles into his new role as president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The heat will be cranked up on him further when he faces MPs this month to answer questions on [...]
Arsenal’s November curse is no myth: History suggests Arsene Wenger’s men suffer a rough ride during the month

November 24, 2015

Arsenal began November joint top of the Premier League with Manchester City, a day after swaggering to a 3-0 victory away at Swansea and not much more than a week after beating Bayern Munich to reignite their Champions League hopes. Arsene Wenger's men had picked up five league wins on the bounce, Mesut Ozil was [...]
Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s financial fair play adherence can help transfers and title challenge

November 24, 2015

Arsene Wenger is expecting Arsenal to challenge for the Premier League title next season, citing the club’s adherence with financial fair play (FFP) and increased sponsorship revenue as reasons for optimism. Last year the club agreed the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal in their history with Puma, worth £30m, and had a turnover of [...]
Fifa vice-president Michel Platini to receive lifetime ban from football, claims lawyer

November 24, 2015

Fifa vice-president Michel Platini could be given a lifetime ban from football, according to his lawyer who slammed the measures as "excessive". Platini is currently serving a 90-day suspension alongside Sepp Blatter, while the governing body investigates corruption charges against the pair. The former French international and Fifa boss Sepp Blatter have both denied wrongdoing over a "disloyal" [...]
Tyson Fury on doping: Heavyweight boxer calls for drugs to be “totally legal in sports”

November 24, 2015

Heavyweight world title contender Tyson Fury has said boxing could solve a "big problem" with doping by allowing fighters free rein to take performance-enhancing drugs. Fury, who takes on Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight title in Dusseldorf on Saturday, has claimed he was "all open" for drugs if it created more of a level [...]
Arsenal injuries: Midfield options further depleted as Francis Coquelin and Mikel Arteta injured during West Brom defeat

November 21, 2015

As if a first Premier League defeat in seven games wasn't enough of a blow, Arsenal were left to rue injuries to Francis Coquelin and Mikel Arteta during a 2-1 reversal at West Bromwich Albion that leaves them short of options in midfield. During another bruising encounter with a Tony Pulis side, Joel Campbell staked [...]
Andy Murray finishes 2015 ATP Tour season with the highest prize money earnings and most wins of his career to date

November 21, 2015

Andy Murray once again suffered an early exit from the ATP World Tour Finals last night, a competition in which he has struggled to turn home advantage into success. A 7-6, 6-4 to Stan Wawrinka, on the back of another straight sets defeat to Rafael Nadal, ended Murray's chances of winning the ATP's curtain call [...]
Brussels shuts down public transport as Belgium raises terror threat

November 21, 2015

Brussels has been put into lockdown after the Belgian government raised the terror alert level in the region to its highest level, warning of an "imminent threat". The city's metro system will be closed until Sunday, a number of major public events have been called off and police and military have been deployed to the [...]
Nike share prices jumps as sportswear giant announces $12bn share buyback programme and dividend increase

November 20, 2015

Nike's share price opened five per cent higher on the New York Stock Exchange today after the sportswear titan announced it would be hiking its dividend by 14 per cent. Investors, also cheered by a $12bn (£7.9bn) share buyback programme and a two-for-one stock split, reacted with gusto to the new 32 cents per share [...]
Rangers “big tax case”: Will HMRC now look at other football clubs’ payment structures?

November 20, 2015

Earlier this month the Murray Group – owners of the now liquidated Rangers Football club – lost the third round of its battle with HM Revenue & Customs over whether payments made to an employee benefit trust (EBT), that were intended to benefit the families of players and certain of the club’s senior executives, should [...]

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