Everton seem to be made of wiser stuff as they found a bunch of lawyers to be the sponsors of their new ground, which presumably means money for the ground, and free legal advice. Everton said it was ...

Of course one part of the pattern remains much the same: 95% of the reports cite another website as the source of the story – and if one goes into that source, it is more often than not the case that ...

Even relatively long terms spent by what we might call smaller clubs in the Premier League, although looking as if they might result in golden pay-outs, can actually make matters worse. In fact, the ...

Perhaps overall, the biggest issue in football is the “not necessarily” clause. Because something worked once, is not a guarantee that it will work again, and go on working. And what we do know is ...

After what seems a lot of newspaper speculation over the price, it seems Arsenal have agreed to pay £55m for Viktor Gyökeres with extra money for what are being called add-ons. The further speculation ...

Which leads to the point, how exactly does one define “on the up”? One phrase that can be used is that of building “priceless momentum” although what that actually means, is never defined. And when ...

What you won’t know (unless you are active in the field of following up on the issue of how children are treated by clubs), is that there is increasing activity among the parents of children who feel ...

This was the battle between Fifa and Uefa, finally played out. Uefa in the past has had the wealth, because all the top clubs are in Uefa, and Fifa had to spread itself more thinly. Now Fifa has won, ...

There is an element in Arsenal’s recent development which one can hardly fail to notice – the way Arsenal not only have a vibrant youth academy, but also that the players move up from the youth squads ...

In fact, if you are in the media business, and if there is no mention of Arsenal panic for at least five minutes, then it is most certainly time to panic in the office, because the rules of the game ...