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Matt Scott: Why Arsenal’s cash mountain may remain just that

Mihir Bose: Why is Sky suddenly on the back foot?

Osasu Obayiuwana: Can CAF function in Egypt’s political cyclone?

Brazil 2014

Valencia audit find debt has been cut and ‘positive’ signs

Online betting firms rush for a piece of Premier League action

Russian anti-corruption campaign has implications in the West

Spurs and Hammers look east to build sponsor roster

Wages

Gunners fans demand no-deal for Wenger until he splashes the £70m cash

Lazio forced to close stand after ‘Ultras’ continue racist agenda

Germans act fast after 1860 Munich fans’ racist chanting

Betting scandals hit Brits with Scot charged and English exec sanctioned

Arsenal F.C.

FIFA conclude Canadian World Cup inspection and return to Brazil

Gold Cup 2025

Mexico and Saudi Arabia to headline in Glendale, USA face Costa Rica test in Minneapolis

Marsch cleared to return pitchside as Canada look to resume normal service

Mexico and Costa Rica top the Las Vegas bill with a fitting Group A finale

Stars and stripes edge past resilient Haiti

Saudi hold on for Trinidad draw to secure quarter final spot

Player down Dominican Republic hold Suriname

Matt Scott: Why Arsenal’s cash mountain may remain just that

Mihir Bose: Why is Sky suddenly on the back foot?

Osasu Obayiuwana: Can CAF function in Egypt’s political cyclone?

Brazil 2014

Valencia audit find debt has been cut and ‘positive’ signs

Online betting firms rush for a piece of Premier League action

Russian anti-corruption campaign has implications in the West

Spurs and Hammers look east to build sponsor roster

Wages

Gunners fans demand no-deal for Wenger until he splashes the £70m cash

Lazio forced to close stand after ‘Ultras’ continue racist agenda

Germans act fast after 1860 Munich fans’ racist chanting

Betting scandals hit Brits with Scot charged and English exec sanctioned

Arsenal F.C.

FIFA conclude Canadian World Cup inspection and return to Brazil

‘Spend, spend, spend’, read the notice brandished by a furious-looking man behind Arsène Wenger’s dugout, as Arsenal slumped to a 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.  His was the politest exhortation of the day. Echoes of the anger that filled the Emirates Stadium, where groups of Arsenal supporters came to blows in their seats, have been read and heard on social media and radio phone-ins long after the final whistle fell silent.

It is the expression of a profound frustration,

Mihir Bose

The Premier League season is barely a week old and results for all the hoopla hardly count. But off the field we already have the makings of a fascinating duel between BT and Sky, both of whom have the rights to broadcast live matches. Now on the face of it this is the biggest mismatch ever.

Sky has the rights to most of the matches, it has built its entire broadcasting structure on the back of the Premier League and played a huge role in making the League what it is today.

Osasu Obayiuwana

With Egypt taking one uncertain but dangerous turn after another, as a result of the raging political crisis, the ‘House of African football’ is unwittingly caught up in the crossfire of a domestic conflict.

That’s an inescapable consequence of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) being headquartered in Cairo, the theatre of bloody street battles between rival supporters of the military-backed transitional government and the country’s democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, forced out of office a few weeks ago,

Rolf Willi

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By Jake Gable
August 20 – Valencia have revealed that the club’s debt now stands at €275.7 million (£235.1 million) after a due diligence report by consultancy firm KPMG. Club president Amadeo Salvo explained that the Spanish club’s debt has reduced by €66 million (£56.3 million) since 2008 and described the economic management as “positive”, however there are still general concerns for the state of financial health for many La Liga clubs, especially under new FFP (Financial Fair Play) rules and regulations set out by governing body UEFA.

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By Paul Nicholson
August 20 – The start of the Premier League season in England has been accompanied by a flurry of club sponsorship action from online gaming and betting companies eager to tap into the Premier League fan base.

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By Mark Baber
August 20 – Any Russian politician or official caught with a foreign bank account will be forced to resign or sacked according to a new law which came into force on Monday. The law was passed by the Duma three months ago and has already led to the resignation of Chelsea’s owner Roman Abramovich from his position as chairman of the local parliament in Chukotka.

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By Mark Baber
August 20 – Tottenham have announced a deal with Asian insurance company AIA, which sees the North London club continue to have separate short sponsors for the Premier League and Cup competitons, whilst East London’s West Ham extends its partnership with international mobile operator Lycamobile.

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2012
2011
2010

Totals (PL only):
1620497
1562911
1341085

Arsenal
143448
124401
110733

Aston Villa
69609
83395
79974

Birmingham
n/a
45088
36739 ◊

Blackburn
49976
49870
47382

Blackpool
n/a
13556
12976 *

Bolton
55342
56064
54971

Burnley
n/a
n/a
22372

Chelsea
171036
189539
172552

Everton
63389
58026
54311

Fulham
62257
57672
49285

Hull
n/a
n/a
38252

Liverpool
118671 ◊
134768
121085

Manchester C
201789
173977
133306

Manchester U
161688
152915
131689

Newcastle
64097
53585
47458 *

Norwich
36738
18445 *
12178 *

Portsmouth
n/a
n/a
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By Andrew Warshaw
August 20 – In a rare show of defiance against one of English football’s most successful managers, Arsenal fans have urged the club to put on hold any new deal for Arsene Wenger until and unless there is strong investment in players and results improve.

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By Andrew Warshaw
August 20 – Blighted for months by a series of match-fixing and racism cases, Lazio, one of Rome’s two iconic clubs, shows no sign of improving its image following yet another punishment for discrimination by its fans.

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By Andrew Warshaw
August 20 – German football authorities have begun a probe into a rare case of racism after abuse was directed at Under-21 international Danny da Costa by fans of 1860 Munich during a second division game on Sunday. The club have already issued an apology to da Costa who plays for FC Ingolstadt, with sports director Florian Hinterberger telling German television the incident was “extremely regrettable”.

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By Andrew Warshaw
August 20 – British football has been rocked by two separate cases of illegal betting, one involving a Scottish international, the other the managing director of fourth-tier club, as the outlawed practise is one again brought into sharp focus.

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2012
2011
2010

Wages
143,448
(4th)
124,401
(5th)
110,733
(5th)

Transfer Spending
69,609
83,395
79,974

Turnover
n/a
45,088
36,739 ◊

Solvency index
49,976
49,870
47,382

Cashflow
n/a
13,556
12,976 *

Wages to turnover
55,342
56,064
54,971

League position
1st
2nd
3rd

Arsenal’s forced marriage of a football club with a property business to deal with the Emirates Stadium and its associated projects gave rise to a great,

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By Mark Baber
August 19 – FIFA yesterday completed an inspection of facilities for the 2015 Women’s World Cup and has given Canada a clean bill of health, although questions over the artificial pitches to be used will not be answered until next year. Meanwhile, Secretary General Jerome Valcke begins yet another inspection visit to Brazil today, to check preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic