Amazon Prime Video snaps up Republic of Ireland Nations League play-off March 20, 2025 Amazon Prime Video UK is showing the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League play-off against Bulgaria through its pay-per-view platform. The streaming service is also offering Spain’s tie with the Netherlands and Italy’s clash with Germany, priced at £2.49 a game. The matches are available to Prime Video subscribers and non-subscribers alike, and add to Amazon’s [...]
Trump is making Russia the next IOC president’s burning issue March 20, 2025 If Trump can claim to have brokered peace in Ukraine, and with swathes of the world still beholden to Russia, the IOC will have to accept them back into the Olympics, says Ed Warner. The final bell has sounded at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Nis, Serbia. The tournament’s medal table is emblematic [...]
FA should have seat on board of football regulator, say experts March 20, 2025 The Football Association (FA) should have a seat on the board of the independent football regulator, argues a new report by consultants LCP. LCP’s sports analytics and advisory unit calls for the incoming regulator to “work closely with the FA to guide its reform and build a modern football governance structure”. They add: “The focus [...]
David Shrigley designs Non-League Day ticket for Whitehawk FC March 19, 2025 Cult artist David Shrigley has designed football tickets for Whitehawk FC as part of their efforts to attract new fans for Non-League Day this weekend. Shrigley, whose work has been nominated for the Turner Prize and fetched six-figure sums at auction, has created the screen-printed tickets as a souvenir for those attending Whitehawk’s fixture with [...]
Premier Relocation: Removals service to sport stars eyes US expansion March 19, 2025 It’s not just footballers, clubs and their agents who cash in on transfers – it’s also boom time for Premier Relocation, the removals service to the stars. Pop quiz: what do Erling Haaland, Jurgen Klopp and Ronan Keating have in common? Aside from being multi-millionaire celebrities, the answer is they have all used the same [...]
Brentford owner Benham weighs up minority investment in Bees March 19, 2025 Brentford have received multiple offers of minority investment from American groups who value the club at around £400m. Owner Matthew Benham has been seeking additional investment for over a year. Rothschild was appointed to oversee the sales process but City AM understands that the merchant bank is no longer working on the Brentford deal. The [...]
No10: Government ‘absolutely committed’ to independent football regulator March 17, 2025 The government has insisted it remains “absolutely committed” to the incoming football regulator despite chancellor Rachel Reeves’ desire to slash bureaucratic bodies. Reports suggested that plans to get rid of a number of quangos, as well as Reeves’ opinion that regulators are “too slow to get things done”, could have resulted in the Football Governance [...]
Michail Antonio swaps Ferrari for people carrier after career-threatening crash March 17, 2025 West Ham striker Michail Antonio says he has sworn off sports cars after the December crash in which he cheated death and broke his femur in four places. Antonio, 34, needed surgery to pin his right leg back together after ploughing his Ferrari into a tree in Epping during stormy conditions more than three months [...]
Harry Redknapp and Robbie Fowler sign up for North v South football match March 17, 2025 FA Cup winner Harry Redknapp and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler have signed up as managers for an all-star North v South football match this summer in London. The match is scheduled to be played at Charlton Athletic’s ground The Valley on Sunday 1 June, the day after the men’s Champions League final. Organisers have promised [...]
Carabao Cup prize money: How does it compare to the FA Cup? March 16, 2025 On Sunday at Wembley Stadium one of Liverpool or Newcastle United will pick up the first major trophy of the English football season: the Carabao Cup. Liverpool have won the League Cup on 10 occasions, two more than any other team, while Newcastle’s best finishes came in both 1976 and 2023 when they finished second. [...]