Manchester City answer critics and take big step towards title with Newcastle thrashing May 8, 2022 Four days after they stumbled in Madrid, Manchester City dusted themselves down and took a major stride towards retaining the Premier League title with the type of comprehensive home victory that has become their trademark. Sunday’s 5-0 victory over Newcastle United put City three points clear of title rivals Liverpool at the top of the [...]
Premier League talking points: Everton win nudges Leeds into relegation zone May 8, 2022 If Everton escape their first relegation for more than 70 years, they may well look back on this weekend, and a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester, as the turning point. Goals from Vitaliy Mykolenko and Mason Holgate earned the Toffees back-to-back victories for the first time since September and lifted them out of the [...]
Chelsea agrees terms of £4.5bn takeover bid led by Todd Boehly May 7, 2022 Chelsea has agreed to the terms of a £4.25bn takeover bid from a consortium of investors led by US billionaire Todd Boehly.
Sergio Perez interview: Miami GP, ambitions for the future and investing May 6, 2022 This weekend’s Miami Grand Prix will be the first of the season to be held in the Western Hemisphere and Red Bull’s Mexican maestro Sergio Perez cannot wait to be nearer to his homeland. “I think it is great being able to be closer to home,” Perez told City A.M. “I‘m really happy to be [...]
Manchester City were stupefied in Madrid. They need to find the smelling salts and fast May 5, 2022 Of all the astonishing facets of Real Madrid’s latest Champions League miracle this week, perhaps the eeriest was what it did to Manchester City’s players in the second leg of their semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu. Under Pep Guardiola, City have become one of the most meticulously orchestrated teams on the planet. They have swept [...]
Liverpool part-owner RedBird Capital Partners makes approach to buy AC Milan – reports May 5, 2022 RedBird Capital Partners, the US investment firm with a minority stake in Liverpool’s owners, is interested in buying AC Milan, according to reports. RedBird has approached AC Milan’s owners, US hedge fund Elliott Management, about a possible deal for the Italian football club, reports Mark Kleinman for Sky News. Bahrain’s Investcorp had been expected to [...]
Ed Warner: The metaverse, Web3 and what it means for football club valuations May 5, 2022 In this week’s column, Ed Warner delves into the metaverse’s possible ramifications for the business of sport and considers the latest twists in the Chelsea sale saga. It was the shoes that put me in my place. Queuing to enter the SportsPro Live jamboree at The Oval last week, I scanned the footwear of my [...]
Chelsea facing administration unless Roman Abramovich drops plans to call in £1.5bn debt May 4, 2022 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will likely have to drop plans to call in his £1.5bn loan to the club or see it go into administration. Abramovich is reported to have scrapped an apparent previous commitment to write off the debt as part of the sale of the club. The sanctioned Russian oligarch is not allowed [...]
Crypto firm with links to Rangers and Hibernian ceases trading May 4, 2022 A crypto company which partnered with the Rangers and Hibernian football teams has confirmed its crypto token will case trading after a price collapsed.
Revealed: From Ronaldo’s £12m to Lukaku’s £8m, here is how much the Premier League’s best-paid stars stump up in UK tax May 4, 2022 While some might consider Premier League footballers to be overpaid prima donnas, they make contributions that would make the average taxpayer’s eyes water. New research shared with City A.M. today reveals how much tax is paid by the League’s biggest stars. The highest paid footballer in The Premier League is Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo. [...]