Manchester City and Amazon: Why online video platforms want more sports documentaries November 12, 2017 Sports industry chatter has been dominated in recent times by the ever-looming prospect of tech giants such as Amazon, Facebook or YouTube outbidding traditional broadcasters for live rights and, in doing so, upending the consumption habits of fans. Yet while developments have undoubtedly been made in the digitalisation of live sport, neither Sky nor BT’s [...]
Harry Kane will be fit to face Arsenal in north London derby, insists Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino November 8, 2017 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has allayed fears that the knee injury which has prevented Harry Kane featuring for England during the international break will sideline the striker for the north London derby against Arsenal. Kane is one of three Spurs players to have withdrawn from the England squad for friendlies against Germany tomorrow and Brazil [...]
Manchester City report record revenues of £473.4m but profit drops dramatically November 8, 2017 Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has hailed the Premier League leaders’ financial success after they announced club record revenues of £473.4m. The figure was a 21 per cent increase on 2015-16 but pre-tax profit fell from £19.5m to £0.1m – a drastic reduction that City attributed to a 13-month reporting period as the club [...]
Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo resigns in surprise move November 6, 2017 Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo has stepped down from his position in a surprise move after 10 years with the Premier League club. Emenalo grew in stature to become one of the most influential figures at Stamford Bridge and a part of Blues owner Roman Abramovich’s inner circle, having originally joined Chelsea as a coach [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0: Third-choice goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga excels on debut as Heung-Min Son scores the winning goal November 5, 2017 Tottenham Hotspur 1, Crystal Palace 0 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed Paulo Gazzaniga after his third-choice goalkeeper made a string of key saves on his debut to earn a hard-fought win over struggling Crystal Palace. Heung-Min Son’s second-half goal decided the contest but the performance of Gazzaniga, a summer signing from Southampton, was equally important [...]
Rail lines and car parks: How 325,000 homes could be built on public land to help tackle housing crisis in London and the UK November 2, 2017 Building above rail lines could result in the creation of around 250,000 new homes in London, according to a report out today. Meanwhile, another new piece of research said car parks too are ripe for development, with the potential to build around 400,000 homes on car parks across the UK, 75,000 of which would be [...]
Napoli 2, Manchester City 4: Sergio Aguero breaks City scoring record as they reach Champions League knockout stage November 1, 2017 Napoli 2, Manchester City 4 Striker Sergio Aguero savoured a night to remember after he fired his way into the record books – and Manchester City into the Champions League last 16. Aguero’s 178th goal since joining City – a clinical second-half finish – eclipsed Eric Brook’s 77-year-old tally and saw the Argentina star become [...]
NFL fan? These are London’s 10 best sports bars to watch US sports October 27, 2017 With the NFL and NBA seasons in full flow and the MLB world series reaching its climax, it's time to crack out your best Stars and Stripes garb and head out to an American sports bar. We've rounded up the capital's 10 greatest places to watch US sports – whether it's a bloody brawl on [...]
Claude Puel described as “perfect fit” for Leicester after being appointed Foxes boss October 25, 2017 Former Southampton boss Claude Puel has been billed as the perfect fit for new club Leicester by the club’s vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha after being appointed Foxes manager. Puel has signed a three-year deal at the King Power Stadium and becomes Leicester’s third boss of the calendar year after succeeding Craig Shakespeare, who was sacked last [...]
Premier League abandons talks over plans to give top clubs larger slice of revenue October 24, 2017 Proposals to give a greater share of Premier League revenue to the biggest clubs appear dead in the water after the latest round of talks over the controversial plans was called off. Six clubs – Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham – are believed to want a larger proportion of income generated [...]