Manchester United agree biggest ever football kit deal with Adidas July 14, 2014 German sportswear giant Adidas has agreed a bumper 10-year deal worth £750m to supply Manchester United's kit from next season, as the firm looks to strengthen its global position amid a battle of the sports brands. Adidas will provide training and playing gear to all the club's teams from the start of the 2015-16 season, [...]
Chelsea to ditch Viagogo for own ticket exchange July 14, 2014 Chelsea Football Club has severed its ties with ticket exchange site Viagogo, ending its nine-year relationship with the firm, in favour of an in-house exchange that doesn’t charge fees. The new system is similar to that of Arsenal, which has operated its own ticket exchange since 2008, and comes after pressure on the club since [...]
Arsenal’s £30m Alexis Sanchez deal highlights Arsene Wenger’s shift in transfer policy July 11, 2014 Arsenal fans rejoice. Arsene Wenger has got his chequebook out – and it's still 52 days before August 31 and transfer deadline day. The signing of Chilean international Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona for a reported fee of £30m so early in the transfer window – the Mesut Ozil deal famously came with just a few [...]
Arsenal on brink of sealing £30m Sanchez signing July 8, 2014 ARSENAL were last night edging closer to completing the signing of versatile Chile forward Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona for a fee believed to be around £30m. Sanchez, who starred for his country at the current World Cup, has been trailed by the Gunners, Liverpool and Juventus since Barca made it clear he was surplus to [...]
Nike ends Manchester United kit sponsorship deal after 13 years due to rising cost July 8, 2014 Nike will no longer sponsor the kit of Manchester United after the next Premier League season due to the mounting costs of the deal. It marks the end of a 13-year partnership between the world’s biggest sport brand and one of the most popular football clubs in the world. Nike said in a statement: "Any [...]
Ross McCormack agrees £11m Fulham transfer to join Britain’s most expensive strikers list July 8, 2014 Championship top scorer Ross McCormack has moved to Fulham today for a reported £11m, which would make him the ninth most expensive British striker signed by an English club. While the fee is undisclosed, the suggestion is that it is in the region of £11m. This would mean that the former Leeds player becomes the [...]
Cole is first England star in Italy since 1995 July 7, 2014 LEFT-BACK Ashley Cole last night became the first England international footballer to leave the Premier League for Serie A in 19 years when he completed a free transfer to Roma. The defender, released by Chelsea this summer following a hugely successful eight years at the club, has signed a two-year contract with last season’s Italian [...]
BSkyB CEO Jeremy Darroch is set on change July 7, 2014 Chief executive Jeremy Darroch tells David Hellier how he is bent on encouraging even more people to fall in love with Sky Talking about the way BSkyB has changed over the years, its chief executive Jeremy Darroch says: “You don’t keep being successful by doing things in the same way.” As he speaks, [...]
Hands off Rodriguez, say Monaco, as he gets set to ruin Brazil’s party July 3, 2014 COLOMBIA playmaker James Rodriguez’s suitors have been warned to forget about signing the World Cup’s breakout star, as he plots an end to Brazilian hopes of a first home triumph in the tournament. Monaco say they have no intention of cashing in on Rodriguez just one year after they flexed their newfound financial muscle by [...]
F1 hasn’t worked: QPR owner Tony Fernandes quits formula one with Caterham sale July 3, 2014 QPR owner Tony Fernandes has sold his struggling Caterham Formula One team, bringing to an end to the Malaysian millionaire's failed foray into motor racing. The Oxfordshire-based F1 team has been sold to an unnamed consortium of Swiss and Middle Eastern investors, it was announced yesterday, with retired Dutch driver Christijan Albers taking over its [...]