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By Sportingintelligence 15 February 2011 . Match-fixing and betting-related corruption have been cited in recent years by various senior sports figures as the biggest threat to sport in the near future. Michel Platini, the head of Uefa, has said so numerous times now, including in this interview from November 2010, when he said: “To fix […]

* . . . which accompanies this piece. NB: this article has been amended on 5 Feb to reflect an earlier error in calculations. Season 2011-12: Club X loses £101m. Season 2012-13: Club X loses £39m. Club X is monitored for first Uefa FFP monitoring period, 2011-12 and 2012-13. All other things are equal and […]

By Nick Harris 21 January 2011 A special series about the new Indian owners of Blackburn Rovers is running on sportingintelligence this week. The main feature is at the link in the last sentence. This is one of several sets of related photographs, annotated. The Rao family are engaged in a variety of charitable / CSR work, […]

By Nick Harris 21 January 2011 A special series about the new Indian owners of Blackburn Rovers is running on sportingintelligence this week. The main feature is at the link in the last sentence. This is one of several sets of related photographs, annotated. These pictures were taken at the flagship branch of the Venky’s XPRS fast […]

By Nick Harris 20 January 2011 A special series about the new Indian owners of Blackburn Rovers is running on sportingintelligence this week. The main feature is at the link in the last sentence. This is one of several sets of related photographs, annotated. In every factory, plant, office, property and business that is part of the […]

By Nick Harris 20 January 2011 The most obvious and visible sign of India’s economic boom is in the vast mount of property being built – and marketed. It is impossible to drive for more than a few hundred yards without seeing another huge billboard offering dream homes for sale. A special series about the […]

By Nick Harris 17 January 2011 As part of a special series of reports looking at the Indian company that now owns Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League, here is a detailed breakdown of the 28 India-based companies that form the Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group. Details of some but not all the companies can be found […]

16 November 2010 The missed shot on goal yesterday by Qatar’s teenage striker Fahad Khalfan is already being called the worst miss of all time, and it’s certainly a contender. (Watch here). But it’s not a certainty for the title, as this effort (below) by Kei Kamara of the Kansas City Wizards in the MLS […]

16 November 2010 The missed shot on goal yesterday by Qatar’s teenage striker Fahad Khalfan is already being called the worst miss of all time, and it’s certainly a contender. (Watch here). But it’s not a certainty for the title, as this effort (below) by Ronny Rosenthal for Liverpool against Aston Villa in 1992 shows. […]

16 November 2010 The missed shot on goal yesterday by Qatar’s teenage striker Fahad Khalfan is already being called the worst miss of all time, and it’s certainly a contender. (Watch here). But it’s not a certainty for the title, as this effort (below) by former Luton forward Rocky Baptiste shows. Rocky was playing for […]