All-Champions League Ballon d’Or shortlist

The 23-man shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2015 is exclusively made up of UEFA Champions League players, including six from last season’s winners Barcelona. The team with the most nominees (six) are UEFA Champions League holders Barcelona. They are...

Manchester City post net profit of £10.7m

Manchester City have posted a net profit for the first time since Sheikh Mansour bought the club in 2008. The Premier League leaders’ annual financial figures show they made a profit of £10.7m in the 2014-15 season. That is despite having to pay some £16m in...

FIFA Club Licensing to go global by end of 2016

FIFA will create a global club licensing framework by the end of 2016, working with the six regional confederations to improve club football by setting minimum standards in key areas such as stadium safety, fan experience and youth football development. All six...

Platini for FIFA president

Four out of six continental football confederations would back Michel Platini, head of European football’s governing body UEFA, to lead the sport’s world governing body FIFA should he stand, a source close to UEFA said. However, a UEFA spokesman said...

Tottenham Hotspur to host American football at new ground

Spurs set to move into new home in 2018 and will host a minimum of two NFL games a year. Tottenham have announced a deal with the NFL that will see them host fixtures in their new stadium. The Premier League club are due to move into a new home in 2018 and will now...