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Column for @CityAM: EFL to hand over rogue owners test to Regulator; Man City position at Yokohama uncertain as Nissan look to sell; Hundred double headers to continue next season; plans for new Super League Basketball team in Liverpool thwarted.
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The EFL has handed over sole responsibility for assessing the suitability of potential owners to the Independent Football Regulator (IFR), raising concerns among some clubs over whether the new...
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WSL players guaranteed minimum wage of £40,000 this season in new salary floor rules. | The Guardian
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Women’s Super League players are to be paid a minimum annual salary, guaranteed to be at least £40,000 for senior professionals
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FootBiz newsletter #112: Juan Laporta to return to the ECA fold in blow to ESL; UEFA's crocodile tears over league games abroad; the end of the October international break; Brooklyn Earick withdraws Tottenham bid. @JoinFootBiz
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The Barcelona president has remained committed to the Super League until now
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RFU to announce England ban on male players joining R360, but yet to establish position on Red Roses stars with World Cup winners targeted | The Guardian
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The Mike Tindall-backed league has private funding but the international players’ union told their members they will not endorse R360
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FootBiz newsletter #111: How Tottenham's owners surgically removed Daniel Levy; CWC to allow 3 teams per country; Man Utd in talks over Saudi trip; San Siro vote passes; Leicester & Sheff Weds turmoil; Birmingham Chairman angers EFL. @JoinFootBiz
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PLUS: A mid-season trip to Saudi Arabia, Sheff Weds latest and more
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Column for @CityAM: Surrey complete Hundred deal with Reliance; BBC to bid for men’s Rugby World Cup rights; RFU’s Red Roses bonus; north v south stand-off over Nations Cup; UEFA seek global deal for one Champs Lge each week.
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Surrey have finally exchanged contracts with Reliance Industries over their new partnership in Oval Invincibles after eight months of talks.
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FootBiz newsletter #110: Apollo's big sports bet; Man United stadium doubts; PIF increase Newcastle investment; Club World Cup injury toll; Man City concerns over Everton’s PSR settlement with Leeds; and more. @joinfootbiz
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PLUS: Sheffield Wednesday hit by further EFL sanctions over unpaid wages
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Israel in line for World Cup qualifying reprieve even if Uefa imposes ban |The Guardian
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Uefa is expected to avoid trying to block Israel from World Cup qualifying as it considers measures against the country’s football association
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Premier League wants minimum six-point penalty for serious breach of proposed new spending rules | The Guardian
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The Premier League plans a minimum sanction of a six-point deduction for serious breaches of the squad-cost ratio system it wants in place next season
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FootBiz newsletter #109: UEFA and FIFA to clash over Israel and 64-team Club World Cup; Apollo close to securing majority stake in Atletico Madrid; world record bid for Spurs and a global broadcast deal for Champions League? @JoinFootBiz
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There is big broadcast rights news, plus why Apollo buy Atleti is so significant
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Prem Rugby in talks to stage league game at Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field during the 26/27 season. | The Guardian
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Prem Rugby is in talks about staging a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago next season, the first attempt to move a game abroad since Philadelphia in 2017
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Column for @CityAM: LaLiga overseas game in doubt due to FIFA delay; Jamie Redknapp’s agency launch raises eyebrows as pundit is unlicensed; UK Athletics cash blow; Sky to avoid partisan Ryder Cup coverage; Prem Lge have half the world’s top 100 players.
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LaLiga’s hopes of staging a match between Villarreal and Barcelona in Miami in December have suffered another setback with Fifa opting against ruling on the request at its forthcoming council meeting...
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FootBiz newsletter #108: Aston Villa sack Monchi, Ballon d'Or, Premier League owners meeting, more Ligue 1 drama, San Siro vote, Barcelona’s budget slashed, and more. @JoinFootBiz
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PLUS: Arsenal's big move, West Ham's plan to replace Potter and more
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Premier League aiming to finalise details of new squad ratio spending rules today, but introduction of top-to-bottom anchoring in doubt. | The Guardian
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The Premier League will try to finalise details of new spending rules at shareholders’ meeting with opposition growing to an element likened to a salary cap
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Exits of Tim Lewis and Daniel Levy will change the mood at Premier League meetings, with “less banging on the table.” | The Guardian
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North London’s boardroom reshuffles should mean a more collaborative approach at meetings, for now at least
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FootBiz newsletter #107: Chelsea sweat points deduction; cross-border leagues; Man Utd’s results; PSG and Man City’s NBA partnership; Barcelona’s corruption probe; Burnley’s legal claim v Everton; and more. @JoinFootBiz
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Plus: Man City and PSG to launch teams in NBA Europe
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Counties left in the dark over plans for next season ahead of final round of Championship next week | The Guardian
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A vote on restructuring the County Championship has been delayed until the end of the season, leaving counties unclear what they are playing for during the final two rounds
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Super League faces 11th-hour challenge to expansion plans, as clubs still waiting for financial analysis of move to 14 clubs next season. | The Guardian
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Clubs fearful Super League’s proposed expansion to 14 teams could jeopardise the future of the professional sport want to delay the move until 2027
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It’s ‘game on’ for launch, says rugby’s breakaway R360 league – but do the numbers stack up? | The Guardian
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Co-founder Mike Tindall insists the rebel league will launch next year but, with financial projections changing, will the numbers stack up?
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TNT Sports wins race for British and Irish Lions documentary, to be released next month. | City AM
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TNT Sports has bought the rights to an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary of the British and Irish Lions’ Test series victory in Australia this summer. The 90-minute documentary is currently in...
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