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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Remembrance Sunday 2014 in pictures: Queen leads commemorations at the Cenotaph

November 6, 2015

The Queen led the nation in paying its respects to fallen servicemen and women today, 100 years on from the anniversary of the start World War One. At the Cenotaph in central London, the Queen laid a wreath following a two-minute silence in memory of Britain's killed military personnel. Following the Queen's lead, Prince Charles, [...]
Sky Sports to offer extended Premier League highlights on demand next season

November 6, 2015

Sky will offer football fans the chance to catch up with extended highlights of Premier League games throughout the week with a new on demand package. The broadcaster has secured the rights to "near-live extended highlights" from the Premier League to 2019, having already snapped up the live and online categories. Extended highlights of all 212 [...]
Former Charlton Athletic hero Richard Rufus stole £9m through “Ponzi” scheme

November 5, 2015

Former Premier League defender Richard Rufus operated an "appalling" criminal fraud that robbed innocent victims of almost £9m, a judge has ruled. The Charlton Athletic fans' favourite was branded a "rogue" and a "fraudster" by Judge Clive Jones who found him guilty of fraudulently collecting £16m from more than 100 investors and spending £3.4m for his [...]
Adidas share price soars as sportswear giant toasts Manchester United and Kanye West after smashing earnings expectations

November 5, 2015

Adidas' share price rose over eight per cent in morning trading after smashing analysts' expectations for its earnings in the third quarter. The figures Sales at the German sportswear giant accelerated by 17.7 per cent from €4bn (£2.9bn) to €4.8bn, beating analysts' expectations of €4.5bn, while profit jumped 20.1 per cent to €2.3bn. Net earnings grew 20 [...]
The Secret Footballer: Players play badly on purpose to get a manager sacked all the time – here’s why

November 5, 2015

When a football manager is under pressure, he can’t always rely on his squad to give their all to turn it around. In fact, players may even purposefully not perform if they want the manager out. It happens all the time and I've been part of a squad that has done just that. Most [...]
The Secret Footballer: Players play badly on purpose to get a manager sacked all the time – here’s why

November 5, 2015

When a football manager is under pressure, he can’t always rely on his squad to give their all to turn it around. In fact, players may even purposefully not perform if they want the manager out. It happens all the time and I've been part of a squad that has done just that. Most [...]
Arsenal on the verge of Champions League exit – but England’s Uefa coefficient lead over Italy has actually improved

November 5, 2015

Concerns England could lose a Champions League place have been cooled with England's coefficient position now stronger than it was before the competition began. England, along with Spain and Germany, are allocated four Champions League places thanks to their Uefa coefficient ranking. However, Italy – currently with three places in the competition – gained ground [...]
HMRC wins “big tax” case against Rangers

November 4, 2015

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won a judgement ruling that Rangers broke tax rules with its use of Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) between 2001 and 2010. Three judges at the Court of Session in Edinburgh upheld HMRC's second appeal and ruled that under former owner Sir David Murray Rangers used now-outlawed EBTs to pay [...]
Rangers chairman Dave King defends £7.5m annual loss

November 4, 2015

Rangers chairman Dave King insists a £7.5m loss revealed in the club's annual accounts does not reflect improvements made by the consortium that took control in March. The leaders of the Scottish Championship revealed that the company requires "up to £2.5m by way of debt or equity funding" by the end of the season to meet [...]
Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino backs out of deal to sell club to supporters’ group

November 4, 2015

Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has reneged on his intention to sell the club to fans, according to supporters' group Leeds Fans United (LFU). Cellino said he would be happy to sell the Championship club to the group last week but backed out after LFU asked him to confirm an offer of exclusivity in writing. [...]

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