Economics can’t capture the emotional heights of football May 15, 2018 Why do we put ourselves through this, year after year? Most football fans ask that question at some stage each season. It might be after a humiliating 4-0 home defeat on a wet Tuesday night. For me it came on Friday, after what was ostensibly a good result in a crucial match for the team [...]
How Arsenal , Manchester City and Leicester City reacted to the Champions League last 16 draw December 12, 2016 Arsenal chiefs believe this could be the season they end their dismal run against Bayern Munich after being drawn to play the German giants in the Champions League last 16 for the third time in five years. The Gunners’ hopes that winning their group might secure an easier opponent in the knockout stage ran aground [...]
Arsenal suffer £23.4m fall in football revenue as Gunners count cost of Champions League exile February 28, 2018 Arsenal have revealed that missing out on Champions League participation for the first time in 21 years led to a £23.4m drop in football revenue in their half-year results. Turnover from football for June to November fell to £167.7m from the 2016 figure of £191.1m, while operating profits from football plummeted to £15.6m from £54.2m. [...]
Ostersunds FK 0, Arsenal 3: Arsene Wenger and Henrikh Mkhitaryan talk up chances of Gunners’ success in Europa League February 15, 2018 Arsenal playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan joined his manager Arsene Wenger in trumpeting the message that the Gunners are increasingly committed to winning this season’s Europa League after Thursday’s stroll against Ostersunds FK. The north Londoners breezed through their last-32 first-leg showdown on the Swedish minnows’s potentially troublesome 3G pitch courtesy of strikes from Nacho Monreal and [...]
Birmingham set to get 2022 Commonwealth Games in Britain’s biggest sports event since the London 2012 Olympics December 20, 2017 Birmingham is expected to be confirmed as host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Thursday, making it the third British city to be awarded the competition since the turn of the century. The decision has been held up by organisers’ reservations about Birmingham’s bid, which was put forward in March after original host selection Durban [...]
Harry Kane will be fit to face Arsenal in north London derby, insists Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino November 8, 2017 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has allayed fears that the knee injury which has prevented Harry Kane featuring for England during the international break will sideline the striker for the north London derby against Arsenal. Kane is one of three Spurs players to have withdrawn from the England squad for friendlies against Germany tomorrow and Brazil [...]
The co-founder of Urban Massage on the gig economy and disrupting the spa industry July 16, 2018 Years ago, Jack Tang paid £100 for a massage. But, even though the therapist was at the top of her game, it turns out that she was getting a measly £20 of the total payment. Tang found out that it’s not uncommon for spas to charge customers huge amounts, and dish out a tiny [...]
Premier League abandons talks over plans to give top clubs larger slice of revenue October 24, 2017 Proposals to give a greater share of Premier League revenue to the biggest clubs appear dead in the water after the latest round of talks over the controversial plans was called off. Six clubs – Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham – are believed to want a larger proportion of income generated [...]
UK pump prices have hit a four-year high this Christmas December 24, 2017 Drivers are facing the highest pump prices since 2013 this Christmas. According to the AA, people travelling more than 200 miles to be with their families on Christmas Day will be forced to spend £5 more on petrol if they fill up on the motorway, as opposed to a supermarket. Petrol averaged 120.69p per litre [...]
Everton 4, Manchester City 0: Pep Guardiola accepts Premier League title may be out of reach after landmark defeat January 15, 2017 Everton 4, Manchester City 0 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits his team may be out of the title race after he suffered the heaviest league defeat of his glittering career at Everton on Sunday. Striker Romelu Lukaku and winger Kevin Mirallas put the Toffees in control before young midfielder Tom Davies and £11m debutant Ademola [...]