Yaya Toure at the double as Manchester City sound title warning August 11, 2015 Bullish Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany insisted that his side have a point to prove this season after starting their campaign with a crushing defeat of West Brom last night. Read more: English clubs have spent over £20m on agents' fees this summer Kompany sealed City’s victory, which immediately fired Manuel Pellegrini’s charges to [...]
These five charts show how Berkeley Group’s Tony Pidgley’s £23.2m salary compares to Wayne Rooney, Martin Sorrell – and you August 10, 2015 Tony Pidgley, founder and boss of Berkeley Group, got a £23.2m payout as the UK housebuilder’s profits soared. A total of £42m in bonuses were paid out to five top executives at Berkeley last year, to kick off payouts totalling up to £500m in the next six years, following a 42 per cent surge in [...]
Chelsea agree £20m Baba Rahman transfer and appeal Thibaut Courtois red card August 10, 2015 Chelsea are expected to solve their left-back conundrum this week by signing Ghana international Baba Rahman from German side Augsburg. The Premier League champions are believed to have agreed an initial fee of £14m for the 21-year-old, plus around £6m in potential add-ons. Rahman replaces Filipe Luis, who rejoined Atletico Madrid earlier this summer, and [...]
West Ham chairman David Gold said potential transfer target Joey Barton “should seek help” in 2013 August 10, 2015 West Ham are reportedly in advanced talks to sign Joey Barton on a free transfer – a surprising move considering chairman David Gold once claimed the midfielder "should seek help". Right more: Slaven Bilic exonerated – gambling with Europe right call says West Ham boss Barton could become the Hammers' sixth signing of the summer if [...]
Chelsea agree £20m Rahman deal and appeal Courtois red card August 10, 2015 Chelsea are expected to solve their left-back conundrum this week by signing Ghana international Baba Rahman from German side Augsburg. The Premier League champions are believed to have agreed an initial fee of £14m for the 21-year-old, plus around £6m in potential add-ons. Rahman replaces Filipe Luis, who rejoined Atletico Madrid earlier this summer, and [...]
Can Arsenal still be champions? Only one other club has lost their first game and won the Premier League August 10, 2015 If Arsenal are to win this season's Premier League they will become just the second club to do so after losing their first game of the season. Read more: Don’t blame Petr Cech for Arsenal loss, says Arsene Wenger The ballooning hype surrounding Arsenal's title credentials was suddenly burst yesterday after an impressive West Ham [...]
Super Evil Megacorp raises $26m to fund global expansion of Vainglory video game August 10, 2015 Super Evil Megacorp has commanded $26m (£16.8m) of investment to fund its plans of world domination. Read more: eSports introduces random drug testing to combat doping in professional video gaming But alas, it's not a dastardly group of comic book villains: Super Evil Megacorp is a video game publisher with its sights set on ruling the [...]
Why sport hits business for six at data analytics August 9, 2015 Professional sport has been transformed by real-time data analytics. Fans, coaches and even players themselves are now using statistics to enrich their experience, or to gain some kind of advantage over the competition. Unsurprisingly, it’s football (the biggest and most popular sport in the world) that is pioneering the use of data. Gary Neville’s detailed [...]
Don’t blame Petr Cech for Arsenal loss, says Arsene Wenger August 9, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refused to point the finger at Petr Cech despite the goalkeeper enduring a debut to forget as his side suffered a shock home defeat to West Ham yesterday. Read more: Exonerated Bilic – gambling with Europe right call Cech was at fault for Cheikhou Kouyate’s headed opener and then out [...]
Slaven Bilic exonerated: Gambling with Europe right call says West Ham boss August 9, 2015 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic insisted his side’s stunning victory over Arsenal yesterday vindicated his decision to play a weakened side in their Europa League defeat in midweek. Read more: Bilic bullish as Hammers eliminated from Europa League Victory over Arsenal, their first at Emirates Stadium since 2007, came just three days after [...]