Category: Football

From Gary Lineker to Gabby Logan to Mark Chapman, the United Kingdom have all manner of pundits with different specialties, transforming football from a game into a spectacle full to the brim with detailed analysis and minute-by-minute coverage. Mainly dominated by BBC Sport and Sky Sports, the football scene in the UK is booming –...

Last weekend the prime minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davis, used a visit by Foreign Office minister Baroness Chapman to tell her the fight for reparations was far from over. Bahamas foreign minister Frederick Mitchell told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The word is apologise, that’s the word.” He said for the Commonwealth gathering, “it’s...

New powers in the Bill deliver manifesto commitments and include consulting fans on ticket pricing, home stadium relocations, and fan representation at clubs Parachute payments included in Regulator’s remit so it will have full oversight to tackle financial sustainability across the football pyramid Requirement to consider government foreign policy dropped to cement regulator’s full independence...

The Government will relaunch the Football Governance Bill in the House of Lords on Thursday – with a number of changes to the initial Bill launched in March. The original Bill failed to progress through Parliament before July’s General Election, but has now been brought back by the Labour Government. The Bill will establish an...

Some equality campaigners had wanted the original draft legislation to do more to help tackle under-representation. Data from the Black Footballers Partnership (BFP) found 43% of footballers in the Premier League are black, yet just 4.4% of management positions are occupied by black ex-players, dropping down to 1.6% in executive, leadership and ownership positions. As...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Bukayo Saka is hoping to be fit to face Liverpool in Sunday’s title showdown. The Arsenal winger is battling to be ready for this weekend as he hopes to return to full training which would give Arsenal a major boost amid the club’s current...

The Trump campaign complaint cites this, as well as newspaper reporting that Labour-linked individuals have travelled to the US to campaign for Harris. That reporting, the complaint alleges, creates a “reasonable inference that the Labour Party has made, and the Harris campaign has accepted, illegal foreign national contributions”. The complaint also refers to Washington Post...

Several North American celebrities have invested in English Football League and Premier League clubs in recent years, with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of Wrexham the most notable. NFL legend and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady became a minority owner of Birmingham City last season and former NFL defensive end JJ Watt became...

As work continues to establish an independent regulator for football in England, LCP’s sports division has welcomed a new expert to help its clients adapt. Aaryaman Banerji joins as head of football governance, having previously worked as a policy lead in the sector for a Westminster think-tank. The more money football attracts, the more problems its most historic clubs face. With multiple storied institutions having folded in recent years – thanks in part...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL Rapper A$AP Rocky is set to buy EFL club Tranmere Rovers, according to reports. Neymar had to wipe away the tears as he spoke about the year he has spent out of action due to injury as he closes in on a return. No...