By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Matt is the Deputy Sports Editor covering sport, the business of sport and the politics of sport. He covers the likes of football, rugby, cricket, Formula 1, golf and tennis.

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Harlequins’ Sarah Bonar on Big Game 15: ‘Women’s rugby actually marketable now’

December 28, 2023

Club rugby at the home of the sport, Twickenham Stadium, is nothing new to the men’s Premiership with regular fixtures and finals played at the iconic arena every season. But this weekend’s clash between Harlequins’ women and reigning Premiership Women’s Rugby champions Gloucester-Hartpury is the third in what is hoped to be an annual fixture [...]
The big fat sports quiz of 2023: April to June

December 26, 2023

Here at City A.M we love a quiz. And this year our sports trivia competition is so fun we have divided it into four sections, one for each quarter of the year. This is for the second quarter of 2023. We saw the French Open spring a surprise and La Rochelle won the Champions Cup. [...]
Borthwick must look overseas for next crop of England rugby players

December 25, 2023

If you stood on an English beach in the south east and looked over the Channel, towards France, you may be able to see the faint outline of Jack Willis or Henry Arundell charging around a sports stadium. Because a huge number of England’s top rugby talent have migrated overseas and into the Top14, beyond [...]
The big fat sports quiz of 2023: January to March

December 24, 2023

Here at City A.M we love a quiz. And this year our sports trivia competition is so fun we have divided it into four sections, one for each quarter of the year. This is for the first quarter of 2023. We saw the Premier League continue, the return of LIV Golf and the Six Nations. [...]
European Super League: Arsenal issue muted response but Ancelotti backs plans

December 22, 2023

The European Super League attempted a soft launch of a new format yesterday having won a landmark ruling at the European Court of Justice with Arsenal issuing a muted response to the announcement. The move will see a number of clubs partake in a European competition that has been marketed as above any domestic league. [...]
ECJ ruling on Super League ‘opens door’ to Gulf and US private equity

December 21, 2023

This week’s ruling on the European Super League by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) opens the door to economic and political opportunity from Gulf states and the US, according to a top geopolitics professor. The judgment deemed some of the rules used by Uefa and Fifa to block the creation of the European Super [...]
European Super League: Brexit means UK doesn’t need to follow ECJ ruling

December 21, 2023

On Thursday the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on a case relating to Uefa, Fifa and the European Super League (ESL). The judgment stated that rules used to prevent the breakaway were unlawful and anti competition. City A.M. have spoken to a number of lawyers who have offered their reaction to the ECJ judgment. [...]
Real Madrid repost Super League company’s victory call after ECJ verdict

December 21, 2023

Real Madrid, one of the remaining clubs backing the European Super League, have today reposted tweets from company behind the ESL. It comes after Uefa and Fifa were slapped down by the European Court of Justice in a ruling on Thursday that deemed their rules which prohibited breakaway leagues unlawful. A22 Sports, the company behind [...]
UEFA: ECJ ruling does not validate European Super League

December 21, 2023

Europe’s footballing governing body Uefa today retaliated against a ECJ which deemed rules relating to breakaway leagues as unlawful. the prospects of a future European Super League seemed to be boosted this morning after judges said UEFA rules blocking the formation of such a competition were contrary to EU law. The European Court of Justice [...]
Lowry backs LIV Golf defector Rahm to feature in 2025 Ryder Cup

December 20, 2023

Shane Lowry has insisted the door is open for Jon Rahm to join Team Europe if it meant them retaining the Ryder Cup despite the Spaniard defecting to the LIV Golf league. World No3 Rahm became the latest big name to join the breakaway tour, which is backed by Saudi Arabia and their sovereign Public [...]

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