NFL season begins: Why American Football could be bigger than rugby in the UK September 8, 2014 While the Premier League takes a break this weekend, another "football" league has got underway. Across the pond, the National Football League (NFL), the flagship American Football league whose teams beat even the Premier League in terms of revenue, has kicked off a new season. With its return will follow a growing legion of devoted UK fans [...]
City AM awards: Business of the Year nominees announced September 7, 2014 I have great pleasure in introducing the first of our shortlists for the annual City A.M. awards. As ever, the awards have attracted nominations from all sorts of diverse businesses and people who have done great things during the course of the past year, a year of recovery in the UK. We have taken on [...]
And the nominees are… September 7, 2014 TOMORROW: ACCOUNTANCY FIRM OF THE YEAR ALDI The German discounter has taken the British high street by storm. Aldi now has a 4.6 per cent share of the UK market, up more than one third in a year due to consumers choosing its quality and low prices over the more established retailers. It has even [...]
Queens Park Rangers’ £6bn west London revamp to create homes, jobs and a new stadium September 3, 2014 A vast area of west London looks set to undergo a massive regeneration programme that could see 24,000 homes being built and 55,000 new jobs created. Hundreds of acres of brownfield around Old Oak Common, near the site of Wormwood Scrubs prison, could be transformed as a result. The £6.2bn plan is being spearheaded by [...]
Goal king back to stoke Palace September 3, 2014 FORMER England striker Andrew Johnson aims to help establish Crystal Palace as a Premier League force after returning to Selhurst Park for a second stint yesterday. The 33-year-old, who scored 85 goals in 160 games for the Eagles between 2002 and 2006, has signed a short-term deal which will tie him to the club until [...]
Arsenal’s English core: Gunners have three times as many England players as Chelsea, but who is the most represented club in Roy Hodgson’s squad? September 3, 2014 After Arsenal’s deadline day dash to sign Danny Welbeck from Manchester United for £16m, Arsene Wenger’s squad now has a strong domestic core running through it. Just under nine years ago Wenger named the first ever 16 man Premier League squad not to feature an Englishman, yet he could now feasibly pick six English [...]
England squads now reliant on top-flight benches, admits Roy September 2, 2014 ENGLAND boss Roy Hodgson believes the selection of players who predominantly feature as substitutes for their club is an inevitable consequence of the Premier League’s exponential growth. The four uncapped players set to make their Three Lions debuts in tonight’s friendly with Norway at Wembley has been reduced to three with injury to Newcastle midfielder [...]
Rooney sees Falcao deal as huge statement September 2, 2014 MANCHESTER United skipper Wayne Rooney prefers to focus on the impact deadline day capture Radamel Falcao might have in returning the club to former glories rather than contemplate how it affects his own status. The Red Devils shelled out £20m to secure the services of the Colombia marksman on a year-long loan from Monaco as [...]
Premier League net spend: Which club makes the most money? September 2, 2014 The Premier League’s net spend of £438m in this summer’s transfer window is a new record, as clubs splashed the cash like never before. In total clubs spent a massive £889m on new players and earned £451m through player sales. Manchester United topped the spending charts, shelling out £169m on new signings, while [...]
Crisis, what crisis? Southampton are the Premier League’s biggest transfer window earners September 2, 2014 After a record-breaking transfer window in which £889m was spent by Premier League teams, Southampton stand out as a club apart. The excessive fees, star names and lavish splurges may have stolen the headlines yesterday, yet while the rest of the league was busy racking up a total net spend of £438m, Saints made a [...]