American billionaire Martha Stewart has become the latest celebrity to join Swansea City as a co-owner. Stewart has followed close friend Snoop Dogg and AC Milan playmaker Luka Modric in becoming a minority owner of the South Wales football club. The 84-year-old was in attendance as the Swans beat Wrexham 2-1 last Friday, having been […]
In English football, clubs are able to fine a player up to two weeks’ wages for a misdemeanour. French law forbids any deductions from a worker’s salary. Sports teams therefore make a small portion of it an ethics bonus. The base wage and the ethics bonus are in effect a player’s total salary. In 2021 […]
From a financial perspective, well-placed sources insist interested clubs are all willing to pay a very similar remuneration package to Semenyo, whose final decision will be made with an emphasis on his personal sporting ambitions. He turns 26 on 7 January and there is a recognition he is entering the prime of his career. “I […]
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has said Alexander Isak faces “a couple of months” out injured after a “reckless” challenge by Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven. Isak sustained a fracture to his left leg following a sliding tackle from Van de Ven as he scored for the Reds in a 2-1 win at Spurs. The […]
Head coach Derek McInnes insists Hearts are “a good proposition” as the Scottish Premiership leaders aim to strengthen in January. Khazakstan winger Islam Chesnokov has already been signed, with Dutch right-back Jordi Altena likely to join from RKC Waalwijk. While refusing to comment on 22-year-old Altena, McInnes did say: “We are looking to try and […]
Forest were beaten 1-0 at Fulham on Monday and are one place and five points above the relegation zone. Dyche says “there is a lot more attention to detail” in the modern game and, while he is “big on that”, he also wants to have a certain amount of trust in his players. “Sometimes, the […]
Rangers need a “new momentum”, says manager Danny Rohl after the “small setback” of Sunday’s 2-1 loss at Tynecastle. The German’s first league defeat in nine outings leaves the Ibrox side 12 points adrift of the Premiership pacesetters with a game in hand. However, Rohl is in no mood to give up on the title […]
Having won just four Championship games in the first half of last season, Oxford were staring at an immediate return to League One. But they appointed the experienced Rowett – who had managed Millwall, Birmingham City, Derby County and Stoke City in the second tier – with the aim of securing Championship survival. He turned […]
The PGMOL, the body responsible for refereeing all Premier League matches, has been approached for comment. Newcastle were 2-1 up at the time, but Chelsea forward Joao Pedro equalised midway through the second half after a slip by Malick Thiaw. No team have thrown away more points – 13 – from winning positions in the […]
Celtic have joined the race to sign Union Berlin forward Andrej Ilic, with the Serbia international, 25, also wanted by Burnley. (Football Insider), external Reports in Romania and France claim Celtic are in pole position to sign CFR Cluj forward Louis Munteanu, although there is interest from Lyon and Nantes in the 23-year-old. (Scottish Sun), […]