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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Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo transfer to Real Madrid an example of abusive transfer system, argues players’ union Fifpro

October 15, 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo's 2009 move from Real Madrid to Manchester United demonstrates the unfair nature of football's current transfer system, argues players' union Fifpro. United received £80m for Ronaldo, but the smaller clubs where he started his career received a relative pittance in comparison. Fifpro, who have filed a legal complaint against Fifa's current transfer system [...]
Football transfer system unfairly benefits top clubs and fails players argues economist Stefan Szymanski in new Fifpro study

October 15, 2015

Football's transfer system fails all but a handful of elite clubs, a new study from sports economist Stefan Szymanski has found. The study commissioned by world players' union Fifpro concluded that Fifa's transfer system as it currently exists impedes on the free movement of players and fails to achieve its pro-competitive intentions. "The transfer system is [...]
Manchester United legend Gary Neville details post-football business ambitions: Salford City in the Premier League is “the dream”

October 15, 2015

Gary Neville has spoken of his ambition to take Salford City FC from the eighth tier of English football to the Premier League in a discussion about his post-playing business career. Read more: Class of ‘92 buy Salford City The former Manchester United defender, Sky Sports pundit and current England coach has engaged in a number [...]
Price of football in London: Most expensive tickets at Arsenal, cheapest at Charlton and £1 cups of tea at Chelsea

October 15, 2015

The most expensive day out to the football in London this season is found at Arsenal, where a single match ticket can cost up to £97. For a cheaper alternative, cross the river to South-East London, where Charlton Athletic offer the least expensive match-day ticket in the capital for a Football League club, at just £17, [...]
Arsenal AGM: Directors heckled over £3m payment to majority owner Stan Kroenke’s KSE business

October 15, 2015

Arsenal directors pointed to their FA Cup success as justification for paying majority owner Stan Kroenke £6m in fees over the last two years after being heckled at the club's AGM today. Shareholders repeatedly queried why the Gunners had paid the American's company Kroenke Sports Enterprises £3m in 2014 and 2015. Arsenal chairman [...]
Price of football: How London Football League clubs Charlton, Brentford, QPR and Millwall compare with each other

October 14, 2015

The most expensive season tickets at Football League clubs in London are on average almost 50 per cent cheaper than those in the Premier League, according to the BBC's annual price of football study. Charlton Athletic offer the cheapest season ticket in the capital for £175, while Arsenal's £2,013 is the most expensive in London [...]
Price of football: How London Football League clubs Charlton, Brentford, QPR and Millwall compare

October 14, 2015

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Manchester City financial results: Club announce first profit since Sheikh Mansour takeover

October 14, 2015

Manchester City have recorded a profit for the first time since billionaire Sheikh Mansour bought the club in 2008. Last season’s Premier League runners-up yesterday announced a £10.7m profit for the year ending 31 May 2015, compared with a loss of £22.9m the previous year. Read more: Uefa FFP rules that hit Man City were excessive [...]
Arsenal AGM: Three key questions as Arsene Wenger, Ivan Gazidis, Stan Kroenke and Sir Chips Keswick get grilled by shareholders

October 14, 2015

Arsenal's directors will sport their best smiles and lay on the charm as shareholders gather at Emirates Stadium for the club's AGM today. Chief executive Ivan Gazidis, manager Arsene Wenger and majority shareholder Stan Kroenke are expected to be in attendance to proudly present the club's record profits, detail plans for the future and field some [...]
Fifa crisis: Prince Ali warns against delaying presidential election in light of Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini suspensions

October 14, 2015

Fifa presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein has warned Fifa not to delay in electing Sepp Blatter's replacement following "recent instability" at football's governing body. Current incumbent Blatter and Uefa boss Michel Platini were suspended for 90 days by Fifa's Ethics Committee last week, leading to suggestions that Fifa's Executive Committee could postpone February's election. Read [...]

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