Sport on TV: How to watch India v England, the Six Nations, Liverpool v Man City and Super Bowl LV in the UK February 6, 2021 What better way to beat the lockdown blues than by gorging on a feast of sport on TV? Answer: none. And this weekend’s fare is the most abundant yet this year, with an England Test series on terrestrial TV, the first round of the Six Nations, a Premier League title showdown between Liverpool and Manchester [...]
Taxman intensifies crackdown on footballers and agents August 16, 2021 The taxman is intensifying its crackdown on footballers as it pushes to clawback money from an industry that is swelling with unpaid tax, reveal fresh figures released today. HMRC is targeting football clubs for £45m in underpaid tax, according to national accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. The taxman probed 93 football players over the last [...]
Tales from the Crypto: Will digital assets save sport sponsorship or prove a horror story? March 21, 2022 When you think of US cable TV giant HBO, blockbuster drama series like Game of Thrones, The Sopranos and The Wire immediately spring to mind. One of the first major triumphs for the network, though, was Tales from the Crypt, a horror anthology inspired by a cult 1950 comic book series. The series was successful [...]
Abramovich used football to wash himself clean, now Chelsea must tidy itself up March 21, 2022 The cynicism with which Roman Abramovich entangled good things into his ownership of Chelsea puts the real gains made under his tenure at risk. As a Chelsea fan, he was a person I felt some pride in. He invested in the club, and helped it win. He also created generational role models and changed the [...]
Furious UEFA warns clubs: Join European Super League and we will ban you and your players April 20, 2021 UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has warned the football body is working to ban breakaway European Super League clubs and their players from its competitions “as soon as possible” and urged domestic leagues to follow suit. Twelve clubs, including the Premier League’s so-called ‘big six’, are part of plans which would fundamentally alter the shape of [...]
Former Olympic champion cyclist Chris Boardman MBE named chair of Sport England June 30, 2021 Former Olympic champion cyclist Chris Boardman MBE has been appointed chair of Sport England. Boardman will play a key role in getting more people active and developing grassroots sport. “I am delighted to take up the position of chair for Sport England,” said the 52-year-old, who won individual pursuit gold at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics. [...]
European Super League: LaLiga chief Javier Tebas won’t ‘cut people’s heads off’ over Real Madrid and Barcelona breakaway attempt April 22, 2021 The head of the Spanish football league, Javier Tebas, has played down calls to sanction the 12 clubs who tried to launch a breakaway European Super League. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and six English clubs including Manchester United and Liverpool abandoned the project this week. LaLiga chief Tebas said the project was now dead and [...]
Zinedine Zidane to leave Real Madrid after season without a trophy May 27, 2021 Zinedine Zidane has left Real Madrid for a second time as a manager after the Spanish powerhouse finished the 2020-21 season without a trophy. Real said they respected the decision of their former player Zidane, who returned to the Santiago Bernabeu dugout in 2019. They said his “professionalism, dedication and passion” over the years would [...]
Deliveroo supports Notting Hill Carnival with limited edition patties August 26, 2021 Deliveroo is launching a range of limited edition patties to support the return of the cancelled Notting Hill Carnival in 2022. The delivery giant is teaming up with four of the festival’s ambassadors to roll out patties which are inspired by the Carnival’s history. The themed treats will be available to customers in London and [...]
Remote work will free reluctant city dwellers and reinvigorate London January 24, 2022 London has been the cradle of dreams and ambition for a long time. It is more than 600 years now since Dick Whittington left Gloucestershire to seek his fortune in the capital, rising to become lord mayor for the first time in 1397. Faint echoes of his journey remain with us all today: how many [...]