Ed Warner: On bad actors and their pernicious influence on so many sports February 22, 2024 Our columnist on rogues who taint sport, plus FA Cup maths, Rwanda, Tracey Crouch MP and Jilly Cooper.
If football is pricing you out, try a new sport. You’ll love what’s out there February 15, 2024 CityAM columnist Ed Warner issues a rallying call to those who cannot afford to go to the football. There are incredible sporting experiences out there for just a few quid, so get Goggling and take in a new sport. Fancy watching your favourite Premier League team at an away match? Think again. You’ll likely [...]
‘The supply-demand balance in sport needs re-calibrating’ February 8, 2024 It would be nonsense to ask how much money top golfers need. How much they want, however? That’s easy. More. And more is what’s coming their way, this time from private equity investment into the PGA Tour, herd-following the Saudi investment via LIV Golf into the sport. It’s not just golf where athletes are reaping [...]
Ed Warner: Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool resignation shows the monster has to be fed February 1, 2024 On Klopp, Raducanu, Littler and our monstrious appetites.
Ed Warner: What politicians get wrong on policy and how I would fix it January 25, 2024 Britons may now be only four months away from their day in the polling booth. Policy wonks will be doing their wonking, party manifestos in early draft form, PR grids being re-written daily. Sport will barely feature beyond a sweaty MP or two getting down with the kids for a fleeting photo op at a [...]
Ed Warner: In defence of the Premier League’s laudable financial rules January 18, 2024 Our columnist reflects on some of the week's big sport business stories.
Ed Warner: Ratcliffe’s Manchester United deal is Christmas gift that keeps on giving January 11, 2024 Our columnist on the British billionaire's big bet on his boyhhod football club.
Ed Warner: Gaza and Ukraine conflicts send Paris Olympics threat levels to maximum January 4, 2024 The IOC's members should speak out against its backdoor appeasement of Putin, writes Ed Warner.
Ed Warner: The MCC, the Hundred and a £100m question December 21, 2023 Our sport business columnist on English cricket's evolution.
Ed Warner: Sport leaders need open minds to grapple with entertainment age December 14, 2023 Have I gone from yuppie embracer of innovation to risk-averse lover of the scene, wonders our columnist?
