By: Frank Dalleres

Sports Editor Frank Dalleres is Sports Editor of CityAM. He has almost two decades' experience covering the business of sport and has reported from Olympic Games and major international football, rugby union, tennis and golf competitions, both at home and abroad. Get in touch with stories and tip-offs and follow him on X at @frankdalleres

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Arsenal gatecrash top five of club valuations following return to glory

May 28, 2026

Arsenal have returned to the top five of the world’s most valuable football clubs according to the latest edition of an annual independent ranking. The newly-crowned Premier League champions, who meet Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Champions League this weekend, have enjoyed a 23 per cent increase in enterprise value to €4.93bn, according [...]
VVV Sports eyes Nasdaq listing after £5m raise for US expansion

May 26, 2026

London-listed VVV Sports, believed to be the only public pure-play vehicle for investing in padel and pickleball, is planning to join Nasdaq later this year. The company, founded by British entrepreneur Jonathan Rowland, will retain its place on the Aquis stock exchange but is seeking a dual listing as it expands its US footprint. Before [...]
Pep Guardiola to stay on CFG payroll after quitting Manchester City

May 22, 2026

Pep Guardiola is to continue working for City Football Group despite confirming his departure as manager of its flagship club, Manchester City. Guardiola will take charge of his final match on Sunday, having become the most successful manager in City history during a 10-year spell that gleaned six Premier League titles. The former Barcelona and [...]
Southampton ‘Spygate’ expulsion ‘severe’, admits commission member

May 22, 2026

One of the members of the independent panel that kicked Southampton out of the Championship play-off final for spying says the punishment was “severe” but “necessary”. The unprecedented decision was upheld by the panel on Wednesday following a fast-tracked disciplinary process triggered when Middlesbrough spotted a Southampton staff member filming their training session ahead of [...]
Southampton sponsors could sue over £170m Spygate verdict

May 21, 2026

Southampton could face legal action from sponsors for reputational damage after they were kicked out of the Championship play-off final over “Spygate”, lawyers have warned. An arbitration panel dismissed Southampton’s appeal against their expulsion from the £170m Wembley showdown after the club admitted multiple counts of spying on opponents. Leading sports lawyers believe the Saints [...]
Golf ‘faces questions over financial viability’ following LIV setback

May 21, 2026

LIV Golf’s struggles raise questions about the long-term viability of the sport, according to a new independent report on the business of golf. The breakaway tour’s huge financial incentives disrupted golf and forced the PGA Tour to raise its prize money but LIV now faces an uncertain future after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced [...]
Uefa warns Kang and London City Lionesses over multi-club rules

May 20, 2026

Uefa has warned Michele Kang and other investors that women’s football will not be granted an exception to its rules on multi-club ownership. It means US billionaire Kang may have to sell or place into a blind trust either French side OL Lyonnes or London City Lionesses if they both qualify for European competition in [...]
Premier League streaming platform to cost less than half what UK fans pay

May 19, 2026

The Premier League has released pricing for its first ever streaming platform, which will show every single game next season when it launches in Singapore. Premier League + will be available via a dedicated app, with access priced at S$16 (£9.31) for 24 hours, S$44 (£25.62) for a monthly rolling contract, and S$399 (£232.39) for [...]
Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn on darts in US, Bruin Capital, Saudi and Dana White

May 19, 2026

Matchroom Sport chair Eddie Hearn on wooing Bruin Capital, darts breaking America, Saudi Arabian money, AJ-Fury and getting back at Dana White. A night at the darts might not seem the obvious place to clinch a billion-pound deal but that’s where Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn invited Bruin Capital to show the US firm why it [...]
Matchroom could move into booming rugby in a big way, says Hearn

May 18, 2026

Eddie Hearn has tipped Matchroom to increase its presence in rugby union “in a big way” following the signing of England star Henry Pollock and a new wave of investment entering the club game. Hearn surprised the industry by recruiting Pollock to his new Matchroom Talent Agency in March – a first foray into rugby [...]

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