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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Eddie Jones: New England head coach rules out overseas-based players rule change and addresses Chris Robshaw captaincy concerns

November 20, 2015

New England head coach Eddie Jones has warned overseas-based English players they will not be offered a return into the national team under his leadership. When outlining his plans for the Red Rose, the Australian backed the RFU's controversial policy of only selecting players contracted to an Aviva Premiership club – a stance called into [...]
Eddie Jones: Why England Rugby’s new head coach could benefit from keeping Stuart Lancaster involved

November 20, 2015

Eddie Jones is the exciting, big name appointment to head coach many England fans were hoping for – but could there still be a role for Stuart Lancaster in the England set up? Heads were always going to roll after England's World Cup results and the level of investment in the team, but we need [...]
Uefa relents: Manchester City escape punishment for fans booing Champions League anthem

November 20, 2015

Manchester City have escaped punishment after Uefa opened disciplinary proceedings into their fans booing the Champions League anthem. A match delegate reported the crowd's hostile response to Uefa for review following their match with Sevilla at the Etihad Stadium last month. Disciplinary proceedings were subsequently opened, triggering much derision and condemnation including from captain Vincent [...]
England’s appointment of Eddie Jones as head coach signals southern hemisphere coaching dominance of world rugby

November 20, 2015

On February 6, 2016 history will be made at Murrayfield – for the first time in history, England's players will be directed by a head coach from abroad. The RFU has appointed Australian Eddie Jones as the man to lead England's recovery from a disastrous World Cup, succumbing to the temptation of sourcing southern hemisphere expertise [...]
Eddie Jones made England’s first foreign head coach with contract worth more than £1.8m

November 20, 2015

Eddie Jones has become England's first foreign head coach after agreeing a four-year deal with the RFU thought to be worth in excess of £1.8m. The Australian, who takes over in December, succeeds Stuart Lancaster who resigned after England's early exit from last month's World Cup. "I hope to build a new team that will [...]
BBC Sport coverage set to shrink following £35m budget cut

November 18, 2015

The BBC could lose rights to major live sports events after announcing a £35m cut to its budget. The public broadcaster admitted it anticipates the decision will "lead to the loss of some existing rights and events". BBC's sports live coverage had already been scaled back this year after it lost the rights to The Open [...]
Race to Dubai prize money: Rory McIlroy will take 2015 earnings to £7.8m with win at DP World Tour Championships

November 18, 2015

If Rory McIlroy triumphs at the DP World Tour Championships in Dubai this weekend he will not only earn £980,000 in prize money but also an additional £1.2m bonus for winning the the Race to Dubai, the European Tour's order of merit. The world No3 is currently in pole position to top the Tour's money [...]
Fifa rejects Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter appeal against 90-day suspension

November 18, 2015

Michel Platini's distant hopes of succeeding Sepp Blatter as Fifa president have been dealt another blow after the pair had appeals against their 90-day suspensions from football rejected. The Uefa boss was suspended along with Blatter while Fifa's Ethics Committee investigates a suspicious £1.3m payment the current Fifa chief made to Platini in 2011. Both [...]
Premier League economic impact: Competition contributed £3.4bn to UK GDP according to EY report

November 18, 2015

Premier League football kicked £6.2bn into the UK economy in a single season, according to a new study from Ernst & Young (EY). In a study commissioned by the league, EY estimate that English football's top tier division contributed £3.4bn to UK GDP in the 2013/14 season, paid £2.4bn in taxes to the Exchequer and [...]
Why Jesse Lingard’s call-up is no surprise: Data shows England’s experience levels steadily on the wane

November 17, 2015

Is England's football team less experienced than ever? Roy Hodgson's current squad includes players such as Dele Alli, Jack Butland and Jesse Lingard, who have only made a handful of Premier League appearances but have been quickly promoted to the international stage. Lingard, for example, has only played five times in the Premier League and [...]

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