Blog Posts Tagged with: football

Times News Paper. The Paper reports that 'The rules were agreed by the Premier League clubs last week despite opposition from Newcastle United and Manchester City. If the Premier League’s board has reasonable grounds to “suspect” that it is an associated party deal or “otherwise than at arm’s length” then an independent firm will determine whether it is of fair market value or has been... Read more
How Does Technology Help Elite Athletes There is an increase in football teams using technology to assist in player performance. Managers are increasingly making use of real-time data for matches, with companies such as STATSports producing technology that provides 32 in-game metrics Three Quarters of Premier League Clubs Use Technology on Player Performance A pod attached to the back of the... Read more
CENTRE BACKS IN DEMAND Sir Alex Ferguson said:  “...Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles...”  Most of the time this is true. It's really the Manager that wins the games. He makes the team into his own, the players believe and will run through walls for him. That is what makes a winning team. Of course you must also combine that will quality. Thus in the last of his... Read more
Steal of the transfer summer season, Bayern Munich get their German Winger from Manchester City Leroy Sane for a sum of only £55m! Sané, who joined City from Schalke in 2016 for £37.1 million, will not be able to play for his new club until next season. The Times understands that Bayern will pay an initial fee of €49 million (£44.8 million), with three add-on clauses that add up to €11... Read more
A third player at Brighton & Hove Albion has been tested positive with Coronavirus.  Whilst the Premiership clubs will get together to work out proposals for a re-start the question remains what happens if one or more of the players in the starting 11 develops the disease.  Can they lawfully postpone the game or must they allowed to play behind closed doors. The Times today reports... Read more
Football and Athletes Testosterone give female athletes the edge over rivals. In a recent study, females with high levels of testosterone have a competitive edge. 2,127 of the best performers by men and women in the athletics World Championships in 2011 and 2013. They experts compared the serum androgen chemical derivatives of testosterone found in blood. The study found the better performing... Read more
The formula for winning in professional football – revealed! Football agents reveal the secret of success?  Article written on behalf of football agents and sports lawyers Goal! What a strike! Headed away to safety! All cries of successful plays heard around stadiums and on televisions around the world screamed by commentators and mirrored by the fans.  It's these verbal outbursts that... Read more
The draw for the FA cup quarter finals have been made The most notable tie is Arsenal VS Everton at the emirates stadium. If Sheffield Wednesday can beat Charlton there will be a chance of a Sheffield darby. Below is a list of the FA cup quarter finals draw:  Arsenal v Everton Brighton or Hull City v Sunderland Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday or Charlton Manchester City v Wigan The... Read more
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that he is hopeful of bringing in a “major signing” before the end of the January transfer window on Friday. Rodgers was speaking after Liverpool’s 4.0 win against arched rivals Everton. Rodgers said “Hopefully we can have a major signing before the window shuts and if we can do that we will be set up for the remaining games”. A major signing would... Read more
Just had an interesting call with a concerned Father regarding Football Agents. He expressed his concerns to me and stated that his son is 15 years old and has been offered a 2 year scholarship at a Premier League club. The Father went on to explain that he is being “harassed by so called Football Agents” who are offering him money and offering to pay for petrol money.  Football Agents are... Read more