Tour de France 2017: Team Sky has full support of the media giant despite a tumultuous year June 30, 2017 Team Sky has the full backing of the executives at the media behemoth despite enduring a year plagued by doping allegations, according to a key director at Britain’s most successful cycling team. Sky has dominated professional cycling in recent years, winning four of the last five editions of the Tour de France, which starts on [...]
Trevor Steven: Safe standing can benefit everyone – it’s time to accept it in English football June 27, 2017 One of the most vivid memories from my playing days is of fans packed into the Gwladys Street end at Goodison Park so tightly that only their eyes and the tops of their heads were visible. I can remember similar scenes at Rangers and West Ham. Those atmospheres were electric. While I wouldn’t want to [...]
Europa League prize money: Manchester United triumph more lucrative than their Champions League campaign May 25, 2017 Manchester United pocketed €14.7m (£12.7m) in prize money after winning the Europa League with a 2-0 win over Ajax in the final. The Premier League giants secured the final winner's prize of €6.5m to add to the €8.2m they'd already earned from European football governing body Uefa. Ajax, whose total wage bill is more than [...]
How much is winning the Europa League worth? What Manchester United will make for beating Ajax May 23, 2017 Manchester United stand to pocket €14.7m in prize money should they beat Ajax in tomorrow’s Europa League final. The Premier League giants have so far amassed €8.2m in prize money payments and will be rewarded with a further €6.5m for winning the final by European football governing body Uefa. Should United lose to Ajax, whose [...]
Leicester City owners agree to buy Belgian club OH Leuven as football’s multi-ownership trend grows May 17, 2017 Leicester City have become the latest English team to gain a sister club after owners after King Power completed the purchase of Belgian side Oud-Heverlee Leuven. The Foxes’ Thai owners have signed an agreement to buy the Belgian second division club once due diligence is completed, although it is not clear what future relationship the [...]
Tottenham Hotspur: 27 iconic photos that capture White Hart Lane’s storied history | City A.M. May 13, 2017 Tottenham’s Premier League meeting with Manchester United on Sunday will likely have little bearing on Spurs’ final position this season yet, regardless of the result, this game will linger long in the minds of those present. Even after memories of the action on the pitch fade, the White Hart Lane crowd will take every opportunity [...]
Will the Football League’s iFollow platform usher in a streaming revolution that reaches the Premier League? May 8, 2017 We can now watch Hollywood films without ever having to buy a DVD or go to a cinema, listen to music without owning a single CD, and keep up to date with the news without ever stepping into a newsagent. The advent of smartphones and streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify have revolutionised consumer [...]
Premier League Betting: Tottenham Hotspur will have to wait before ending St Totteringham’s Day curse against Arsenal April 28, 2017 The final day of last season still sends shivers down the spines of Tottenham fans. Needing just a point to finish above Arsenal for the first time in 21 years, Spurs were beaten 5-1 by already relegated Newcastle – allowing Gunners fans to celebrate ‘St Totteringham’s Day’ for yet another year. Since 1995, Spurs have [...]
Joey Barton betting ban: Football Association has forced me into retirement with “harsh” 18-month suspension April 26, 2017 Former England midfielder Joey Barton has accused the Football Association (FA) of unfairly forcing him into premature retirement by banning him for 18 months for betting offences. The 34-year-old, who rejoined Burnley in January, has been suspended from all football activity until late 2018, by which team he will be 36, and fined £30,000. Barton [...]
Three reasons why Amazon’s $50m deal with the NFL is the most significant moment yet for sport’s live streaming revolution April 6, 2017 We read news on our phones, binge-watch TV shows on our laptop and stream our music from the internet. Live sport on TV is yet to be disrupted in a similar manner, but Amazon’s $50m deal to live stream 10 Thursday night NFL games — a significant increase on the $10m Twitter paid for the [...]