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22 August 2010 The Independent on Sunday have pulled off something of a coup by signing (or rather retaining) the ever-colourful Ian Holloway as a columnist for their sports pages during Blackpool’s debut Premier League season. Today’s offering is typically open, and entertaining, and includes Holloway’s views on and support for his under-fire boss, Karl […]

22 August 2010 Jamie Jackson in today’s Observer has written an absolute corker of an article about English football’s enduring hooligan problem. It’s well established that high-profile trouble is now infrequent, and incidents involving serious violence within grounds are few and far between. But Jackson’s terrific piece, available in full at this link, really gets […]

22 August 2010 Middlesbrough’s manager, Gordon Strachan, formerly of Celtic, Southampton and Coventry, has given an interesting interview today to the Independent on Sunday, which explores, among other things, his relationship with the media and why he left Celtic. (“It was simply the right thing to do, for the club and myself.”) He also talks […]

17 August 2010 Wendy Jans of Belgium and Anita Rizzuti of Norway will reach new milestones in their snooker careers when they take their places in the qualifiers for snooker’s new World Open. Jans and Rizzuti will play in Sheffield in qualifiers over the coming weekend; the innovative format of the new event gives juniors, […]

16 August 2010 The relationship between money spent on footballers’ wages and success achieved is firmly established, especially within European soccer. This is one area considered in the Review of Global Sports Salaries published by this website, but now, using the data from our salaries database, the Wall Street Journal in New York has actually […]

By Nick Harris 4 August 2010 The Premier League has today confirmed a record “handout” funding package for the Football League worth £124m per season for the next three seasons, and has confirmed “parachute” payments for relegated clubs will increase from £16m per year for two years to £48m spread over four years. The sharing of […]

By Keira Daley 4 August 2010 The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST), the driving force behind the Green & Gold campaign that hopes to bring about a fan-led takeover of the club, has launched a new billboard poster campaign ahead of United’s Community Shield game on Sunday against Chelsea at Wembley. MUST want the Glazer family to sell up […]

By Keira Daley 3 August 2010 Liverpool’s Spanish striker Fernando Torres has made what appears to be an unconditional pledge to remain at the club for the coming season, regardless of the ownership situation. Speaking to the club’s official website today, he said: “I am looking forward to the challenge ahead. My commitment and loyalty to […]

By Keira Daley 2 August 2010 Arsenal may still be plagued with doubts that refuse to go away about the future of Cesc Fabregas but the club announced two positive pieces of news today – first, the signing of a potentially lucrative three-year commercial partnership with Thomson Sport, which will become the club’s official travel […]

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