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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Kyran Bracken: RFU review into England Rugby World Cup shambles an embarrassing whitewash – but whole northern hemisphere needs to do some soul searching

November 4, 2015

Northern hemisphere rugby has a lot to worry about because on the basis of this World Cup the Six Nations appears to be a long way off the Rugby Championship. The brilliant final between Australia and New Zealand wasn’t just settled by penalties or drop goals but also included five tries from two of [...]
Leeds fans must stump up £30m to buy club from owner Massimo Cellino

November 3, 2015

A Leeds United supporters' group has been told to stump up £30m for a majority stake in the club from owner Massimo Cellino. Last week Leeds Fans United (LFU) reached an agreement in principle with their team's Italian owner to purchase around 75 per cent of the club. Cellino has since set his price at [...]
Twickenham to stage at least three NFL games from 2016

November 3, 2015

Twickenham will share NFL hosting duties with Wembley and Tottenham after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) secured a three-year deal to host at least three games at the home of England rugby starting next year. Wembley has already committed to hosting at least two games a season until 2020 and Tottenham will stage at least [...]
How the All Blacks win: New Zealand Rugby chief Steve Tew on how the World Cup champions sustain a winning culture and what other businesses can learn from their success

November 3, 2015

By now you’ll have heard all the accolades and statistics: The first team to successfully defend a Rugby World Cup, the first nation to win the tournament three times and a historical win ratio over 75 per cent. Not only are New Zealand’s All Blacks one of sport’s most successful dynasties – there are very few [...]
Fifa crisis: UBS has “received inquiries” over accounts linked to football’s governing body

November 3, 2015

UBS is the latest bank to reveal it has been approached by law enforcement authorities investigating Fifa corruption. The paper trail from football's under-fire governing body has led Swiss investigators to a number of "suspicious" transactions at various banks while US authorities have questioned HSBC, Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse amongst others. British banks Standard Chartered, [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 final New Zealand v Australia preview: Five stats that could decide the All Blacks’ showdown with the Wallabies

October 30, 2015

It's been billed as the dream final: Antipodean neighbours New Zealand and Australia, the two best teams in the world, duking it out over 80 minutes for the Rugby World Cup. It's the No1 ranked side in the world and reigning world champions up against this year's resurgent Rugby Championship winner for the chance to [...]
Rugby World Cup final 2015: What the All Blacks approach to leadership, identity and teamwork can teach businesses

October 30, 2015

On Saturday, New Zealand will look to become the first team in history to win successive Rugby World Cups when they take on Australia in the final at Twickenham. Since winning the last World Cup four years ago, the All Blacks have lost just three times and boast an incredible 92 per cent winning ratio. [...]
Rugby World Cup final 2015 New Zealand v Australia: How much will each player be paid for a win?

October 29, 2015

Money is unlikely to be much of a motivating factor for players in a Rugby World Cup final – and that’s just as well for Australians because it’s the New Zealand players who have most to gain in financial terms from their performance at Twickenham. As well as the opportunity to write their names in [...]
Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet sells Standard Liege

October 29, 2015

Charlton Athletic owner Roland Duchatelet has sold Belgian Club Standard Liege, but insists he wants to continue working in football. Read more: Charlton's Joe Gomez joins Liverpool The multi-millionaire Belgian, who added Charlton to his network of European football clubs last January, called a sudden press conference this morning to announce he had sold Standard [...]
Roland Duchatelet’s project at Charlton is failing – and the appointment of Karel Fraeye will only alienate fans further

October 29, 2015

A decade ago, Charlton Athletic were English football's first point of reference for what a medium-sized club could achieve if run sensibly. They were the fourth best-performing side in 2005 in London, finishing behind only Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham. Since then there have been a litany of failures, misjudgements and relegations but now, under the [...]

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