Club chiefs bemoan concept of Premier League matches abroad October 9, 2014 EUROPEAN football chiefs have poured cold water on talk of Premier League matches being played overseas, insisting they are unlikely to drop their opposition to the plan. Clubs are believed to be re-examining the proposals and could take regular-season fixtures to major international cities such as Hong Kong and New York as soon as the [...]
Easier Euro draw for champions October 9, 2014 PREMIER League title winners will be guaranteed an easier draw in the Champions League from next season under a shake-up set to be rubber-stamped by European governing body Uefa. The champions of Europe’s top seven leagues – England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Russia and Portugal – plus the competition’s holders will make up the top [...]
Uefa coefficient: Why Arsenal should fear and Manchester City should celebrate the proposed rule change October 9, 2014 The Champions League is about to start living up to its name. From next season onwards, the top seeds for the Champions League draw will all be exactly that – champions, so said Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino said today. The eight teams in pot one for the group stage draw will be [...]
Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and Question Time maker Tinopolis up for sale as independent production company sell off continues October 9, 2014 Tinopolis, the independent production company behind Question Time, BT’s premier league football and TV hit Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, is considering a sale with a price tag of up to £300m, it's estimated. The Welsh production company has approached a number of media companies and private equity firms with a range of options which include [...]
Overseas Premier League games are certainty, says Swansea chief October 8, 2014 SWANSEA chairman Huw Jenkins has claimed that Premier League clubs could be playing competitive matches abroad within a year, as debate over the controversial idea was reignited yesterday. Fans’ groups reiterated their opposition and German league bosses raised doubts about the proposal, which was first raised in 2008 and then promptly shelved amid widespread outcry. [...]
Bundesliga chief suggests Premier League has “too much money”, says a game abroad wouldn’t be fair to fans October 8, 2014 The chief executive of the Bundesliga, Christian Seifert, has suggested the Premier League has “too much money” and this is preventing it from long-term development in players and infrastructure. In explaining the links between the Bundesliga’s growth and the triumph of the Germany national team at the World Cup, Seifert pointed to the league's [...]
FBI probed Glazer family threats from British Man Utd supporters October 7, 2014 DEATH threats from disgruntled Manchester United fans towards the club’s owners, the Glazer family, around the time of their 2005 takeover were considered serious enough to prompt an FBI investigation. American sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer provoked widespread resistance among United supporters when he assumed control of the club in a heavily leveraged £790m buyout. FBI [...]
Former Manchester United chief exec David Gill nominated for Fifa vice-presidency role October 7, 2014 David Gill, the former chief executive of Manchester United, has been nominated by the FA for a vice-presidency role on Fifa’s executive committee. The FA vice-chairman claims he could be a “driving force” for reform if elected to the committee. In the past Gill has publicly called upon Fifa president Sepp Blatter to step [...]
Liberal Democrats party conference: Delegates back football tax and scorn urge to win October 7, 2014 The Liberal Democrats are languishing at six per cent in the opinion polls with only months to go until the next general election. The party's conference in Glasgow continues to be a relatively low-key affair with few new policy announcements, with most of the public seemingly worn out by the Scottish referendum and the other [...]
Courtois given all-clear as charity questions Chelsea injury response October 6, 2014 CHELSEA have played down injuries suffered by Thibaut Courtois in Sunday’s win over Arsenal and say the goalkeeper has been given the all-clear after the club were criticised by a brain injury charity. Headway yesterday claimed that Blues doctors should not have allowed Courtois to resume the match following a collision with Gunners forward Alexis [...]