Betting: Manchester United to continue their winning run over Liverpool on Sunday January 12, 2017 No Premier League game provokes more passion, excitement and emotion than the North-West derby between Manchester United and Liverpool. With the ultra-competitive race for points at the top of the table providing no margin for error, the meeting between the two heated rivals at Old Trafford on Sunday comes with more than its fair share [...]
Manchester by the Sea starring Casey Affleck deserves its Oscar buzz January 12, 2017 Regular Scorsese collaborator Kenneth Lonergan’s first film in five years has become an Oscar front runner, with rapturous receptions on the film festival circuit and a win at last weekend’s Golden Globes. Set in the titular Massachusetts town, a restrained, quiet handy man (Casey Affleck) returns to his former home in the aftermath of his [...]
Manchester City charged by Football Association over anti-doping rules January 11, 2017 Manchester City have been slapped with a Football Association (FA) charge of infringing anti-doping rules. The two-time Premier League champions, who have until 19 January to respond to the charge, are accused of breaching FA rules concerning players’ whereabouts for the purposes of facilitating drug-testing. Clubs are required to provide the FA with up-to-date details [...]
Manchester City parent company eyeing China and India for next clubs, says City Football Group commercial chief Tom Glick March 19, 2017 China and India are the most likely locations of future additions to City Football Group’s (CFG) international network of clubs, chief commercial officer Tom Glick has told City A.M. Manchester City’s parent company CFG already owns New York City FC in the United States and Melbourne City in Australia, as well as a minority stake [...]
Can the City survive Brexit? Mayor of London Sadiq Khan argues the Single Market is the City’s strength as he goes head-to-head with MP Priti Patel | City A.M. August 2, 2018 Ever since the EU referendum, one of my most important jobs has been to make sure London’s voice is heard and to fight for a Brexit deal that is in the best interests of all Londoners. I’ve been doing this for more than two years now and it’s what I’m continuing to do day in, [...]
Champions League: Are Premier League clubs on the cusp of a European renaissance? February 12, 2018 The Champions League resumes this week with more English clubs in the knockout stages than ever before. All five Premier League sides who qualified to play in Europe’s elite competition — Manchester United joined last season’s domestic top four by winning the Europa League — cruised through to the last 16 with relative ease. Only [...]
End of the Roman empire? Abramovich, visas and the sudden halt of Chelsea’s £1bn stadium project May 31, 2018 Roman Abramovich has transformed Chelsea from financially stricken also-rans to serial winners and global behemoth since buying the west London club from Ken Bates in a £140m deal 15 years ago. But questions about the Russian billionaire’s future as owner have resurfaced after the Blues called an abrupt halt to their plans to redevelop their [...]
Manchester Airport unveils how its £1bn extension will look as boss calls for more investment in the North February 21, 2017 Manchester Airport boss Ken O'Toole has called on the government to inject more investment into the North as the airport unveiled a new glimpse at what its £1bn expansion will deliver. The airport has released a range of new images showing what it will look like following its £1bn investment, which it announced back in 2015. [...]
How Texas businessman Kent Teague helped bring Leyton Orient back from the brink October 18, 2018 Eighteen months ago Leyton Orient reached rock bottom. April 2017 marked the end of the east London club’s 112-year stay in the Football League – the culmination of a nightmare season in which five managers came and went. Three years after missing out on promotion to the Championship by the narrowest of margins – losing [...]
Job vacancies surged in London last month with the capital ranked among top UK cities for job growth in March April 5, 2018 Businesses in London are on the hunt for new recruits, with job vacancies increasing by 9.1 per cent last month, according to analysis by CV-Library. The job site looked at fluctuations in pay, jobs and applications throughout March, and found that confidence among businesses in the capital wasn’t chilled by the deep freeze brought by [...]