Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s financial fair play adherence can help transfers and title challenge November 24, 2015 Arsene Wenger is expecting Arsenal to challenge for the Premier League title next season, citing the club’s adherence with financial fair play (FFP) and increased sponsorship revenue as reasons for optimism. Last year the club agreed the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal in their history with Puma, worth £30m, and had a turnover of [...]
Jermain Defoe sinks Crystal Palace as Sunderland punish Scott Dann error to end wait for an away win November 23, 2015 Result: Crystal Palace 0, Sunderland 1 Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew refused to blame Scott Dann after the defender’s late blunder allowed Jermain Defoe to snatch Sunderland’s first away win of the season at Selhurst Park on Monday night. Dann, the hero last time out as Palace won at Liverpool, hesitated as he attempted to shepherd [...]
Chelsea ease Financial Fair Play fears after revealing £23.1m loss for Premier League title-winning season November 23, 2015 Chelsea insist they remain compliant with European Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules after revealing that they made a loss of £23.1m last season, despite winning the Premier League. The figure represents a swing of more than £40m from the previous year’s £18.4m profit and came despite the second highest annual turnover figure in the club’s [...]
Mauricio Pochettino eyes top four finish after Harry Kane fires Tottenham back into Champions League contention November 22, 2015 Tottenham Hotspur 4, West Ham 1 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino could not hide his pride after Spurs blew away West Ham to move to within two points of the Premier League’s top four and north London rivals Arsenal on Sunday. England striker Harry Kane’s brace, plus goals from defenders Toby Alderweireld and Kyle Walker lit up [...]
Arsenal injuries: Midfield options further depleted as Francis Coquelin and Mikel Arteta injured during West Brom defeat November 21, 2015 As if a first Premier League defeat in seven games wasn't enough of a blow, Arsenal were left to rue injuries to Francis Coquelin and Mikel Arteta during a 2-1 reversal at West Bromwich Albion that leaves them short of options in midfield. During another bruising encounter with a Tony Pulis side, Joel Campbell staked [...]
What got us talking this week – including the Paris attacks reaction, Black Friday, the Autumn Statement, Cross Boris in Crossrail revelations, Adele’s new album and Eddie Jones November 20, 2015 It was a week where Boris Johnson found a tunnel under his house, we heard petrol could dip under £1 a litre and we asked how financially literate you are. Paris attacks – the reaction While the market's immediate reaction was subdued, the emotional outpouring following the Paris attacks has been palpable – in France, Europe and [...]
Premier League clubs to play La Marseillaise before this weekend’s games in tribute to victims of Paris terror attacks November 19, 2015 La Marseillaise is to be played before all of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures as a tribute to the 129 people killed in last week’s terrorist attacks on Paris. England football chiefs were praised for encouraging all 70,000 supporters to join in the French national anthem before Tuesday’s poignant friendly between England and Les Bleus [...]
BBC Sport coverage set to shrink following £35m budget cut November 18, 2015 The BBC could lose rights to major live sports events after announcing a £35m cut to its budget. The public broadcaster admitted it anticipates the decision will "lead to the loss of some existing rights and events". BBC's sports live coverage had already been scaled back this year after it lost the rights to The Open [...]
Premier League economic impact: Competition contributed £3.4bn to UK GDP according to EY report November 18, 2015 Premier League football kicked £6.2bn into the UK economy in a single season, according to a new study from Ernst & Young (EY). In a study commissioned by the league, EY estimate that English football's top tier division contributed £3.4bn to UK GDP in the 2013/14 season, paid £2.4bn in taxes to the Exchequer and [...]
Why it’s time for Ofcom to red card the rising cost of watching live football on TV November 17, 2015 The ever-increasing cost of watching Premier League matches on live TV is hitting fans where it hurts. UK fans pay at least twice as much to watch half the games as fans in Europe. In Germany, France, Spain and Italy, all their live games are available to watch at a much lower cost than in [...]