Manchester United slip out of Premier League rich list top two for first time September 4, 2022 Manchester United’s on-field decline has seen them fall out of the top two revenue-generating teams in the Premier League for the first time, according to a new report. United, who were named the world’s richest football club just five years ago, have now slipped behind their traditional rivals Liverpool as well as neighbours Manchester City, [...]
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal: Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils revival gathers pace September 4, 2022 These are still early days for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United but, after claiming the scalp of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday, the signs are looking good. A debut goal to ease the weight of Antony’s £85m price tag and the return to form of Marcus Rashford made Sunday afternoon close to perfect [...]
Premier League clubs splurge record £1.9bn in transfer window September 2, 2022 Premier League clubs spent a record £1.9bn in the recent transfer window, representing 49 per cent of spending among the continent’s top leagues. The English top flight was responsible for 49 per cent of spending in Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues (England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy), and it was 67 per cent higher than the [...]
Trevor Steven: Anticipation is what makes Erling Haaland a goalscoring machine September 1, 2022 I can’t remember anyone beginning life in the Premier League as well as Erling Haaland, who made it back-to-back hat-tricks and nine goals in five games for Manchester City in midweek. Plenty of people will have been waiting for him to fail and burst the hype that has long surrounded him. Instead he has stunned [...]
BT and Warner complete sports streaming mega-deal September 1, 2022 Warner Bros Discovery and BT completed its ambitious 50:50 tie-up this morning, marking a major moment for live sports coverage in the UK. The deal brings together BT Sport and Eurosport UK under roof, which the companies say will eventually merge to make one single brand. BT Sport and Eurosport UK said they will retain [...]
Ed Warner: Andrew Strauss, ECB and What It Takes To Win September 1, 2022 It doesn’t yet look like a camel, but Andrew Strauss’s committee to propel English cricket to the top of the world and keep it there has come up with a discussion document that doesn’t quite resemble a thoroughbred racehorse. Once it’s been through the wringer of consultation with the members of the 18 first class [...]
Private equity influx in rugby will not save entire club game August 31, 2022 It’s no new phenomenon to see sports clubs, which tend to be at the heart of the community they serve, face financial challenges and ultimately go under. But why is this happening in rugby when the sport has benefited from a flurry of private equity investment which is shaping the future of the oval-balled game? [...]
Luke Chadwick interview: Ex-Manchester United star out to change children’s coaching August 25, 2022 When Luke Chadwick joined Manchester United as a shy teenager it was not the culture of excellence so much as the welcoming environment that Sir Alex Ferguson had cultivated which made the biggest impression. United’s legendary manager favoured the personal touch, as Chadwick found before a trial match. “Sir Alex came into the dressing room [...]
Premier League clubs smash record with £1.5bn spend in transfer window August 25, 2022 Premier League football clubs are flexing their financial muscle by smashing spending records in the current transfer window, according to Deloitte. The £1.5bn spent by English top-flight teams is already more than in any previous window, with a week still to go until the 1 September transfer deadline. Clubs are also on track to make [...]
England’s outgoing Commonwealth chief still sees future for Games August 24, 2022 Team England’s outgoing chief executive insists there is a future for the Commonwealth Games despite debate surrounding where a multi-sport tournament rooted in Britain’s former Empire sits in the 21st century. Paul Blanchard is preparing to leave his position at the head of the team who hosted this year’s competition in Birmingham games after seven [...]