By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Matt Hardy is the City AM Deputy Sports Editor with a specialism in the business of sport. He covers the likes of rugby, cricket, sporting investment and venture capital funds; while also being across golf, cricket, and the politics of sport.

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NBA’s LA Lakers to sell majority stake to Chelsea co-owner in £7.5bn deal

June 19, 2025

The Buss family are selling a majority stake in the LA Lakers in a deal that could value the NBA franchise at £7.45bn. Owned by the same family since 1979, the LA Lakers are one of sports most iconic teams in world sport with the likes of LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [...]
Juan Mata joins Mercury 13 women’s football investment group

June 18, 2025

World Cup-winning former Spain, Manchester United and Chelsea star Juan Mata has become a key investor in women’s football investment group Mercury 13. The female-led group, which owns FC Como Women, has previously pledged to spend $100m on buying stakes in teams in each of the major leagues in Europe. Mata, now with Western Sydney [...]
Chelsea investors Ares buys stake in Mbappe SailGP team

June 18, 2025

Chelsea, McLaren Racing and Miami Dolphins investor Ares Management has joined Kylian Mbappe in buying into the French SailGP team. The US firm’s minority stake will see the sailing team become entirely privately owned, and follows recent celebrity investments in the series from the likes of Anne Hathaway (Italy) and Ryan Reynolds (Australia). Ares Management [...]
Fifa defends ticket sales as only 3,500 attend Club World Cup match

June 18, 2025

Fifa has defended their ticket sales process after just 3,412 fans attended a Club World Cup match this week. Fewer than 3,500 fans attended the match in Orlando between South Korean side Ulsan HD and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. It comes after fewer 23,000 fans watched Chelsea take on MLS side Los Angeles FC [...]
Muse Capital: The rise and rise of women-led multi-team ownership groups

June 18, 2025

With more and more women-led investment groups in sport, City AM sat down with Muse Capital to discuss SailGP and changing tides. A recent phenomenon among the plethora of sports deals recently has been the involvement of celebrity capital. Whether that be Tom Brady at Birmingham City, Serena Williams with Toronto Tempo or the late [...]
London Mayor ready for London Olympics bid after Brit backing

June 18, 2025

The Mayor of London says he stands ready to help form a bid for the 2040 Olympic Games after City AM polling revealed widespread support for the plans. Over half of Brits back London challenging the likes of Saudi Arabia to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Britain for a fourth time. The exclusive [...]
Tories: Labour desperate to use bookies tax to bail out Rachel Reeves

June 17, 2025

Shadow sport and gambling minister Louie French has ripped into the Government over its plans for gambling taxes so soon after a sector white paper, describing them as a threat to bookies and horseracing. The Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup said Labour were “desperate” to find “easy tax rises to bail out Rachel [...]
Premiership Rugby final scores record UK TV figures

June 17, 2025

The Premiership Rugby final between Bath and Leicester Tigers was the most watched edition in history, it was revealed on Tuesday. Bath’s 23-21 victory at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham last Saturday, a win that ended a 28-year wait to win the English top flight, was watched by a record 973,000 people across TNT Sports and [...]
Worcester Warriors announce Morgan as front-of-shirt sponsor

June 17, 2025

British car brand Morgan will be the title sponsor for Worcester Warriors as the club embarks on a new chapter in rugby’s second tier. The Warriors went into administration and were kicked out of the Premiership, but will compete in the newly rebranded Champ Rugby from September. And the century-old Malvern-based Morgan Motor Company will [...]
Women’s football to reach 800m fans by 2030

June 17, 2025

Women’s football is set to have a fanbase of 800m fans by the end of the decade, according to new research. A Nielsen Sports and PepsiCo report claims the global women’s fanbase is projected to grow by 38 per cent, from 500m fans to over 800m fans by 2030. The move would push women’s football [...]

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