PARTLY FACETIOUS: Gongloo league’s failure

[ad_1] “The cries of unfairness by the courts with respect to retaining the bat symbol by the party of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless….” “Are emanating from the Gongloo…

Europe’s top five leagues: The season so far

[ad_1] There are plenty of talking points from all five of Europe’s top leagues. With the opening phase of the campaign out of the way, we’re seeing what teams might…

Tottenham Lost Its Star and Became the Premier League’s Surprise Contender

[ad_1] The best striker in Tottenham history looked up last weekend, 60 yards from goal with the ball at his feet, and liked what he saw. The goalkeeper was far…

Wall Street Plays Ball: Sports Leagues in Demand for Investors

[ad_1] It’s game on for live sports and TKO Holdings, led by (from left) Dana White, Vince McMahon, Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro. George Hitchens/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images; Kevin C. Cox/Getty…

The Premier League’s prune juice problem

[ad_1] What if I told you that you could buy tickets to the most successful sports team in New York for just $28? That’s the price for mid-tier seating at…

Sports Leagues Ask US For ‘Instantaneous’ DMCA Takedowns and Website Blocking – Slashdot

[ad_1] An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Sports leagues are urging the US to require “instantaneous” takedowns of pirated livestreams and new requirements for Internet service providers…

Disney wants sports leagues as ESPN partners, but it’s not clear sports leagues want ESPN

[ad_1] Nikola Jokic of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets prepares to be interviewed by ESPN’s Lisa Salters after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 113-111 Western Conference finals game 4 win…

How Premier League’s ‘Big Seven’ have fared early in summer window

[ad_1] Arsenal have started off their summer strongly after finishing second last season Chelsea have been clearing house while Tottenham have started their rebuild  Man United are the only club…

Premier League’s growing wealth threatens new football ‘rupture’

[ad_1] The Premier League’s growing wealth threatens European football with another “rupture point”, the former chief executive of Arsenal and AC Milan has warned. The assessment from Ivan Gazidis comes…

It Is What It Is: Who are the Premier League’s most ‘on the beach’ team?

[ad_1] Welcome to the latest instalment of It Is What It Is, the sister column to Adam Hurrey’s Football Cliches podcast and a parallel mission into the heart of the tiny…