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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Lionel Messi tax fraud case: Barcelona star cleared of all charges but prosecutors want jail time for father

October 6, 2015

Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi has been cleared of wrongdoing in a tax fraud case by Spanish prosecutors who are now calling for the arrest of his father. Read more: The cost of signing Messi and why it may be too high even for Chelsea Charges against Messi that he had defrauded Spanish authorities of [...]
London business confidence dips amid rising wage costs, interest rates and Eurozone uncertainty

October 6, 2015

London's businesses have reported a dip in confidence from the last quarter as they factor in rising employment costs, interest rate uncertainty and the political fall-out from Eurozone debates. The London Chamber of Commerce will release figures today showing the balance of companies that think the capital’s economic outlook will improve over the next [...]
Rugby World Cup v Football World Cup: Why do the two sports attract such different brands?

October 6, 2015

Risk Everything, All in or Nothing, The Game Before the Game. Sound familiar? This was just some of the powerful, high-energy language used by sponsors of the Fifa World Cup 2014. Leave your families, sell your soul, risk your lives. This language was aggressive, fearless and came from the biggest and most recognized names [...]
Rugby World Cup v Football World Cup: Why do the two sports attract such different brands?

October 6, 2015

Risk Everything, All in or Nothing, The Game Before the Game. Sound familiar? This was just some of the powerful, high-energy language used by sponsors of the Fifa World Cup 2014. Leave your families, sell your soul, risk your lives. This language was aggressive, fearless and came from the biggest and most recognized names [...]
Louis Saha: Football should follow rugby’s lead and introduce TV replays for the benefit of fans, referees and players

October 2, 2015

As always when rugby’s in the news, conversations about its difference to football dominate sporting debate. A key contrast that’s been discussed a lot during the World Cup is the way rugby has widely embraced video technology while football just relies upon goal-line incidents. Why can't football simply re-play video of disputed incidents, then and [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 England v Australia preview: Six stats that could decide this Saturday’s Pool A clash

October 2, 2015

This wasn't part of the plan. Little more than a fortnight into their home World Cup and already England are already playing what is effectively knock-out rugby against Australia. Anything less than a win will realistically obliterate England's hopes of progressing into the World Cup knockout stage, making them the first tournament hosts to fail [...]
Fifa Ballon d’Or 2015: 40pc of all nominations have gone to Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid players

October 2, 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2015 Fifa Ballon d’Or, naming him as the world’s best footballer for the second year in a row. The Portuguese superstar beat competition from Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer to secure the award the accolade he has won twice before. It was a familiar winner in what was in [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: England loss vs Australia could wipe £3bn off stock market by depressing investors’ mood

October 1, 2015

Around £3bn could be wiped off the UK stock market in a single day if England lose their crunch Rugby World Cup game against Australia this Saturday, with investors' outlook depressed by the disappointing result. Read more: Rugby World Cup's economic impact likely to be limited England face Australia at Twickenham knowing that anything less than [...]
Football League says average ticket price is just £14 as fans plan protest for £20 away ticket cap

October 1, 2015

The Football League claims that on average it only cost £14 to buy a ticket across its three divisions last season. It released the findings ahead of a fans' protest against ticket prices planned for this weekend. The average admission price for a Championship game was £15.7, while in League 1 and League 2 it [...]
Johanna Konta prize money earnings surge past £250,000 despite loss to Venus Williams

October 1, 2015

Britain's Johanna Konta lost to Venus Williams at the Wuhan Open today, to bring to an end a remarkable run of form that has helped her earn almost £250,000. The 24-year-old won 21 of her last 22 matches heading into the quarter final clash, banking £220,000 in the process to increase her career earnings by [...]

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