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Have Arsenal fans been 'brainwashed'? 27 Aug 2013 | 12:47 pm
I wouldn't have thought that Arsenal fans were particularly susceptible to brainwashing, but Arsene Wenger thinks that a section of them have been, presumably those who have been brandishing the sloga...
Asian takeover at Alfreton? 26 Aug 2013 | 01:07 pm
The acquistion of Ebbsfleet United by Kuwaiti investors suggested that foreign takeovers were starting to spread to non-league clubs. But Ebbsfleet is located in a relatively prosperous area on the ...
It's grim down South 26 Aug 2013 | 12:59 pm
The international federation of players' organisations, Fifpro, has advised players not to join clubs in Greece, Cyrprus or Malta unless they have an assured income from European competitions. BBC S...
City could buy Oz club 26 Aug 2013 | 12:53 pm
Foreign takeovers of English clubs are taking place all the time. However, it now appears that an Australian club, Western Sydney Wanderers, could be taken over by a Premier League club with Manches...
The weight of expectation 25 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
Do fans' expectations of success differ greatly between clubs and have they changed over time? There can be no precise answer, because we lack relevant data and would find it difficult to interpret ev...
La Liga puts its house in order 24 Aug 2013 | 10:41 am
It is often argued that La Liga is stronger than the Premier League, although advocates of new ownership models are unstinting in their praise of the Bundesliga. However, Spain's economic crisis has h...
Funding a return to the top 23 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm
Although the deal for Gareth Bale to join Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur appears to be on hold for the time being, the reported fee of over £85m could have knock on efforts elsewhere in the transf...
Green leaves Rangers 22 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
Former Rangers chief executive Charles Green has stood down as a paid consultant after less than a month in the role following pressure from supporters. Mr Green was brought back to the club at the b...
The perils of sponsorship 22 Aug 2013 | 12:41 pm
Fans of Merthyr Town FC are going to have get used to calling their club ground the Cigg-e Stadium. The non-league team has just signed a sponsorship deal with the brand of electronic cigarettes, whic...
Football moves towards American system 20 Aug 2013 | 01:34 pm
European football is moving away from its 'open' system and will quickly become a 'closed' American style system and this is all down to Uefa's financial fair play rules. This is the claim made by foo...
