Discovery Communications named as bidder in Premier League auction January 22, 2015 US MEDIA group Discovery Communications has been named as another possible player, along with Sky and BT, eyeing up a bid in the ongoing multi-billion pound auction to screen Premier League football. Last month the Premier League announced it had opened up bidding for seven packages of live broadcasting rights (totalling 168 matches) as well [...]
Obscure wage bill rules blamed for January transfers shortage January 22, 2015 An unexpetedly quiet January transfer window could be the first sign of little-known Premier League cost-control regulations starting to bite, according to industry experts. Despite English top-flight clubs being richer than ever before – all 20 are among the top 40 wealthiest in the world, it emerged this week – they have failed to spend [...]
One out, one stays at Spurs as Kyle Naughton seals Swansea transfer January 22, 2015 FORMER Tottenham full-back Kyle Naughton admitted a desire to secure first-team football underpinned his departure from White Hart Lane after yesterday completing a move to fellow Premier League side Swansea City. The 26-year-old former Sheffield United defender has signed a three-and-a-half year contract at the Liberty Stadium after an undisclosed fee, believed to be in [...]
Bournemouth can pile the misery on Paul Lambert’s Villa January 22, 2015 FOR A team that only secured their Football League status back in the 2008/2009 season with a late winner on the final day of the campaign, Bournemouth’s meteoric rise to the top of the Championship has been a brilliant advertisement of the club’s management. The Cherries have played extraordinary football at times this season, smashing [...]
Newcastle named the 19th richest club in the world – but how much of Mike Ashley’s money goes on transfers? January 22, 2015 Newcastle United are the 19th richest football club on the planet. In an era in which St. James’ Park has become synonymous with fan discontent, that seems tough to believe. Yet according to Deloitte’s Football Money League for the 2013/14 season, the north east club made more cash than European giants such as Roma, [...]
Deloitte Money League: Premier League teams dominate football rich list January 21, 2015 Fresh evidence of English football’s financial supremacy has emerged after research found that all 20 Premier League teams have made it on to a new list of the world’s 40 richest clubs. Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are all in the top 10 of Deloitte’s Football Money League, which ranks clubs by [...]
Date set for legal challenge to FFP by City fans and Bosman lawyer January 21, 2015 Opponents of European football’s financial fair play (FFP) rules have received a boost after a Belgian court set a date to hear a legal challenge to the controversial regulations. The challenge, brought by football agent Daniel Striani and supporters of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, is set to be heard on 26 and 27 February [...]
Deloitte Football Money League: Real Madrid stay top of rich list as English clubs’ influence increases January 21, 2015 Deloitte’s Dan Jones talks Frank Dalleres through the Football Money League. PREMIER LEAGUE SUPREMACY England’s top-flight teams have never been richer. More than £5bn worth of contracts with broadcasters kicked in last season, leading to record revenue for all 20 clubs and an unprecedented global financial dominance. Every single Premier League team makes it [...]
Arsenal still need a defender and Manchester United haven’t spent a penny – is this the most boring January transfer window ever? January 21, 2015 Are we in the middle of the most boring January transfer window ever? Almost three weeks have passed since the window opened on 3 January and it seems as if not much has happened. Arsenal were supposed to need a new defensive midfielder but have since discovered a hidden genius of Francis Coquelin, Manchester United [...]
From City currency trader to football manager: the rise of Mark Warburton January 21, 2015 The City's trading floor is not the archetypal breeding ground for Premier League managers but Brentford’s Mark Warburton stands on the cusp of trailblazing his way to English football’s top-flight and completing a sporting odyssey. Just under half the season remains in one of the most unrelenting and competitive divisions in Europe and Warburton and [...]