By Nick Harris 9 May 2010 As John Higgins faces new allegations today of betting-related misconduct, sportingintelligence can reveal that a phone call at the centre of the fresh claims was assessed at the time by the relevant gambling authorities and deemed “clean” and not worthy of further investigation or action. The front page of […]

By Brian Sears 8 May 2010 English football crowds outside the Premier League have defied the worst recession in decades to hit a 50-year high according to exclusive analysis of gates during the season that finished this afternoon when the final ball was kicked in Leagues One and Two. As we forecast earlier in the […]

By Nick Harris 8 May 2010 The Manchester United Supporters Trust has entered a pivotal phase in its campaign to oust the clubs’ owners, the Glazer family, by asking fans for cash to bankroll MUST’s work. An initial £5 donation has been suggested to each of the 156,000-plus people who have signed up to join […]

By Pete Wilson 7 May 2010 The Manchester United Supporters Trust has accused the Glazer family of ‘cynical’ tactics in the increasingly bitter battle for control of the club. Three well-sourced newspaper articles today reported that the Glazers have turned down offers of up to £1.5bn for United over the past couple of years. That […]

By Nick Harris 7 May 2010 Accounts for Liverpool football club and its parent company, Kop Football (Holdings) Limited, available today from Companies House, show the club’s total wage bill last season rose by £11m in a year to break through the £100m barrier for the first time. The club’s wage bill was £100.5m, and […]

By Nick Harris 6 May 2010 A PDF document in wide circulation over the last few days purporting to show West Ham’s wage bill is “absolutely a hoax”, the club’s co-owner, David Gold, has told sportingintelligence this evening. The document has become an object of fascination for fans, and a hot topic on message boards, […]

By Pete Wilson 6 May 2010 Motherwell came back from 6-2 down to draw 6-6 against Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League on Wednesday evening to equal the highest scoring draw in any top division in the history of world football. As far as we can ascertain within a short time period, it appears to […]

By Nick Harris 5 May 2010 EXCLUSIVE Portsmouth’s administrator, Andrew Andronikou, has told sportingintelligence today that suggestions the club’s creditors could have a say in the line-up of Pompey’s FA Cup final team are “total rubbish”. Andronikou is set to meet the creditors tomorrow and will take questions from them about his work so far. […]

By Pete Wilson 4 May 2010 The high value of sports stars’ images as bankable intellectual property has been underlined by a decision by Madame Tussauds in London to spend £150,000 on a waxwork of Cristiano Ronaldo – to go on display a full year after he left British shores to sign for Real Madrid […]

By Nick Harris 4 May 2010 Stoke City’s manager Tony Pulis tops a new league table that ranks “over achieving” managers in English football when teams’ results are compared to the resources at their managers’ disposal. Steve McClaren, the much maligned former England manager is at No2, while Sam Allardyce is at No3 on the […]