Celtic get green light for safe standing June 9, 2015 CELTIC are set to become the first Scottish club to introduce a safe-standing area. The Scottish Premier League champions have been granted permission to install so-called rail seating for up to 2,600 spectators in time for the 2016-17 season. Standing areas are still illegal in England, despite their popularity in Europe.
QPR’s Charlie Austin the most likely player in Europe to be transferred this summer says new study June 9, 2015 Charlie Austin leaving Queens Park Rangers is the "most likely" move to happen this summer transfer window, according to a new study. The CIES Football Observatory, an academic group based in Switzerland, has created an econometric algorithm that looks at the variables involved in over 1,500 transfers since 2009 to determine the most likely moves [...]
BT dismisses Sky claims with Champions League launch and big name signings June 9, 2015 BT has launched its Champions League coverage, pouring cold water on the attempts of its main rival, Sky, to diminish the significance of winning the exclusive rights to European football. Sky has being trying to play down its loss of the rights to show Europe's premier club competition ever since its destination was announced more than a [...]
BT Sport’s Champions League coverage to feature Steven Gerrard and Gary Lineker and cost additional £5 June 9, 2015 Before jetting off to Hollywood to play for LA Galaxy, Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard will join Gary Lineker in the BT Sport studio as a pundit for its Champions League coverage. Harry Redknapp, Glenn Hoddle and Howard Webb will also join the channel's team for its biggest season of football to date. BT will broadcast [...]
Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling is the world’s sixth most valuable player and fourth most likely to be sold this transfer window says new study June 9, 2015 Liverpool's Raheem Sterling has been named as the sixth most valuable player in the world in a new study that also ranks him the fourth most-likely top European player to be transferred this summer. The young winger is ranked the most valuable under 21-year-old player in world football and worth more than Luis Suarez, Diego [...]
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is worth more than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, new study reveals June 8, 2015 Chelsea's Eden Hazard is the second most valuable footballer in the world, according to a new study. Hazard is now more valuable than Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Sergio Aguero with a valuation ranging between €135.4m (£152.1m) and €148.9m, say CIES Football Observatory, an academic research group based in Switzerland. Hazard, this season named [...]
Arsenal brand value fails to keep up with rivals’ growth due to Premier League and Champions League failures June 8, 2015 The value of Arsenal's brand is being held back by missteps in the Premier League and Champions League, as Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham all enjoyed greater brand growth last season than the FA Cup holders. Read more: Arsenal Champions League place under threat from Juventus resurgence Arsenal's brand has been valued at $703m [...]
Former Arsenal star Sol Campbell to stand for election as Conservative London Mayor candidate June 8, 2015 Former England captain Sol Campbell will stand as a candidate in next year's London mayoral election. Read more: Sol Campbell joins Tories in battle against Labour's mansion tax The retired Premier League defender, who starred for London giants Arsenal and Tottenham, is hoping to win the Conservative nomination and will appear at a party hustings next month. [...]
Brand Finance Football 50 2015: $1bn Manchester United top league as most valuable brand in world football June 7, 2015 Manchester United have reclaimed their status as the club with the most valuable brand in world football despite a second consecutive turbulent season bereft of silverware. Record-breaking commercial deals and the looming windfall from the Premier League’s next broadcast rights contract have lifted United back to the top of Brand Finance’s Football 50 list, published [...]
Watford hire Spanish coach June 5, 2015 WATFORD have confirmed the appointment of Europa League-winning former Atletico Madrid manager Quique Sanchez Flores following their promotion to the Premier League. Sanchez Flores, who has also coached Benfica, Getafe and Valencia, succeeds Slavisa Jokanovic, who could not agree a new contract with the club he led into the top flight. The 50-year-old’s playing days [...]