Football regulator advertises Head of Legal role that pays ‘less than most newly qualified lawyers’ August 30, 2024 The independent football regulator’s top lawyer will be paid the same as peers just starting out on their legal careers, prompting industry figures to fear the body could be “toothless”. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) posted an advert for the Head of Legal role earlier this week that will pay the successful [...]
Premier League transfer spending down 10 per cent on last summer, study finds August 28, 2024 England’s top clubs have spent €270m (£228m) less on new players than they did in the 2023 close season, according to research compiled by the CIES Football Observatory.
Why rugby league’s Magic Weekend could return to Newcastle in 2025 August 28, 2024 Newcastle United’s Saudi Arabian owners vetoed the club’s proposal to stage rugby league’s Magic Weekend at St James’ Park, but have indicated they may consider hosting the two-day event again next year. Rugby Football League officials would like to return to Newcastle, who have staged Magic Weekend on seven occasions since 2015, after this month’s [...]
Chelsea eye Osimhen and Sancho in explosive end to transfer window August 27, 2024 Chelsea’s deal-making shows no sign of slowing ahead of the transfer deadline after the club made an 11th summer signing and stepped up their interest in striker Victor Osimhen. The Blues’ latest business saw them clinch the signature of young Belgian goalkeeper Mike Penders from Genk for a fee of around £17m. The teenager, who [...]
Rangers takeover: Scottish giants wanted by American investors in £150m deal August 27, 2024 Glasgow Rangers are attracting takeover interest from American investors who value the club at around £150m, with a number of the existing shareholders at Ibrox thought to be open to selling. Former chairmen Dave King and Douglas Park are the biggest shareholders at Rangers with 14 per cent and 12 per cent of the club [...]
Liverpool to shell out £30m for new signing who won’t join until next season August 26, 2024 Liverpool are poised to complete their first signing of the summer transfer window in £30m Georgia goalkeeper Georgi Mamardashvili. Mamardashvili, who starred for his country at Euro 2024 earlier this summer, was on Merseyside on Monday to finalise his move from Valencia. The 23-year-old is set to stay at the Spanish club on loan for [...]
Liverpool and Arsenal dominate football ticket scam league August 22, 2024 Liverpool have been named top of the Premier League for football ticket scams, with fans of the club suffering the most fraud. Reds supporters fell victim to the highest number of ticket scams and also lost the most amount of money to them, according to NatWest. Liverpool fans were conned 76 times and lost close [...]
Ed Warner: The Paralympics is heading for a transgender row in Paris August 22, 2024 A row over the eligibility of Italian transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo looms over the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, showing why para sports must be independent from organisers the IPC. It is increasingly difficult to find footage online of Raygun at Paris 2024. For a brief moment it seemed the Aussie breakdancer who launched a thousand [...]
Why Tottenham Hotspur have been named the best-run football club in England August 22, 2024 Spurs saw off Manchester United, Cambridge United, Brentford and Norwich City to top the Index.
Aston Villa decide against joining Man City in legal challenge to Premier League rules August 21, 2024 Aston Villa are unlikely to follow through with threats from owner Wes Edens to follow Manchester City and mount a legal challenge to the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules. The club’s proposal to increase the three-year rolling loss limit from £105m to £135m was defeated at the Premier League’s annual general meeting in June. [...]