Potters Bar Town cashing in after gambling on free season tickets February 25, 2015 Scholars’ chairman Mark Martyn talks to Ross McLean about a scheme which is shaping club’s future A MANTRA of something for nothing is not normally associated with football chairmen but in the case of Potters Bar Town FC such a mindset is fuelling the club’s pathway to a financially stable future. Set against the backdrop of [...]
Fifa refuses clubs World Cup compensation February 25, 2015 WORLD governing body Fifa has stoked its row with European clubs over switching the Qatar 2022 World Cup from summer to winter, insisting they will not be compensated for disruption to their schedules. Confirming that 23 December was the likely date for the final and that the tournament would be reduced in duration from 32 [...]
Sky Sports wins US Major League Soccer TV broadcast rights February 24, 2015 Sky Sports will today announce it has added exclusive TV broadcast rights of live US Major League Soccer (MLS) in the UK, from March. The four-year deal to show at least two games a week comes as Sky prepares to swallow its huge £4.2bn bid to hold on to an improved package of Premier League football [...]
The Oscars are over, but popular culture is still a driving force behind inequality February 24, 2015 The Oscars have come and gone for another year. Winning an Academy Award is very often the basis for either making a fortune or turning an existing one into mega riches. Jack Nicholson has an estimated net worth of over $400m, and stars like Tom Hanks and Robert De Niro are not far behind. Even [...]
Leagues hit back as winter in Qatar moves closer February 24, 2015 LEADING European clubs have united in condemnation after governing body Fifa moved a step closer to moving the Qatar 2022 World Cup from its traditional summer slot to winter. A Fifa task-force set up to examine the contentious issue yesterday recommended the tournament be held from late November to late December. It could mean a [...]
Chelsea appalled at FA despite reduction in Matic suspension February 24, 2015 CHELSEA last night slammed the Football Association’s regulatory commission despite its decision to reduce Nemanja Matic’s suspension from three games to two. Blues chiefs had appealed against midfielder Matic’s automatic three-game suspension for pushing Burnley’s Ashley Barnes in Saturday’s Premier League, in the hope of freeing the Serb to play in Sunday’s Capital One Cup [...]
Qatar 2022: Premier League and Europe’s top clubs criticise winter World Cup February 24, 2015 Europe’s football elite have slammed Fifa proposals to hold the Qatar 2022 World Cup in November and December. The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), which represents Europe’s top domestic competitions, says a winter World Cup will “perturb and cause great damage to the normal running of the European domestic competitions”. [...]
Premier League shirt sponsorship revenues rise 36 per cent thanks to bumper Manchester United deal February 24, 2015 It’s not only bumper TV deals that are sending Premier League clubs’ revenues soaring ahead of their European counterparts – shirt sponsorships are also rising faster than ever. A new report from sports intelligence firm Repucom reveals that across Europe’s top six leagues' annual income from shirt sponsorships rose 20 per cent, by [...]
London Welsh desperate to avoid completing rugby’s worst season February 23, 2015 They’ve lost every game of this campaign and their gym is in a tent, but Ross McLean found Exiles on surprisingly chipper form IT MAY be tough at the top but that is nothing compared to the burden weighing heavily on London Welsh as the Exiles run the ominous gauntlet of being dubbed the worst [...]
Pellegrini: City can make history and defeat Barca without Toure February 23, 2015 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists his reinvigorated team can upset the odds and beat Barcelona in the Champions League tonight despite the absence of inspirational midfielder Yaya Toure. City have suffered without Toure, failing to win five of six games while he was on Africa Cup of Nations duty last month. They scored just [...]