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 [...]
The Premier League will have no sponsor for a season after failing to find £60m backer June 5, 2015 The Premier League will be without a title sponsor for a season after it parts ways with current backer Barclays next year. Read more: Fifa sponsors celebrate Sepp Blatter resignation The competition reportedly wants to be known simply as "The Premier League", replicating the "clean" brand image seen in American sports such as the NFL [...]
Buyers lured as clubs post record profits June 3, 2015 ENGLAND’S leading football clubs have become the subject of increased interest from potential buyers after entering what industry experts believe is a new era of profit-making. Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, which advises parties looking to acquire and sell teams, said it had noticed the market warming to Premier League sides in response to unprecedented financial [...]
Newcastle receive more TV money than every club outside top four except Liverpool June 3, 2015 Despite a wretched season that saw Newcastle only secure survival on the last day season, the Mike Ashley-owned club received more money from Premier League TV fees than every single club outside the top four and Liverpool. Read more: How much of Mike Ashley's money goes on Newcastle transfers? Newcastle received £16.2m in "facility fees" (the [...]
Rangers’ finances “more positive” but club must increase season ticket sales and focus on youth June 2, 2015 Rangers' miserable 6-1 reversal to Motherwell on Sunday means the Glasgow giants have failed to win promotion for first time since the new Rangers company re-started life in the third division in 2012, and will play outside of the Scottish Premier League for at least another season. Read more: Four things you need to know from [...]
Fifa presidency betting odds: Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein favourite to replace Sepp Blatter June 2, 2015 After Sepp Blatter sensationally resigned from football's governing body this afternoon, one question remains: who will replace him? Read more: Here's everything you need to know about Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein Not surprisingly, Paddy Power has Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, the only credible challenger to Blatter in the recent election, at 7/4, as one of [...]
Rangers’ finances “more positive” but club must increase season ticket sales and focus on youth June 2, 2015 Rangers' miserable 6-1 reversal to Motherwell on Sunday means the Glasgow giants have failed to win promotion for first time since the new Rangers company re-started life in the third division in 2012, and will be kept out of the Scottish Premier League for at least another season. Read more: Four things you need to know [...]