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This infographic will take you through some of the most valuable franchises and what are the advantages of a franchise and a little bit of information on their owners. Firstly, on Florentino Pérez, the owner of football club Real Madrid. He has made the former Galactico’s great again by bringing in world class talent such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Kaka. He will most definitely go down as one of the most remembered Real Madrid owners of...

A wooden throne presented to Sir Stanley Matthews when he was hailed unofficial “King of Ghana” has sold for £850 at auction. The carved ceremonial seat was made for Matthews when he played in Africa during the 1950s. Jean with a photo of her with her and her dad on a beach. A wooden "throne" presented to one of England's most famous footballers has been sold for £850 at an auction. It went under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers in...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Things went south last week. Glittering performances from Oumar Niasse, KdB and Dave Silva were offset by a...

We’re set for another weekend of Premier League football after a hugely entertaining round last week. Liverpool and Chelsea both played midweek in the Champions League, but clash Saturday night in what is undoubtedly the weekend’s most exciting match. Elsewhere, Wenger’s Arsenal have a tricky away trip to high-flying Burnley, while managerless West Brom visit Wembley to take on Tottenham. Meanwhile the top two Manchester clubs face two of the promoted sides in Brighton and Huddersfield – while David Moyes...

With all the reality shows, New York-based sitcoms about friendship, and medieval-styled fantasy dramas about royal chairs, it’s easy to forget that the most-watched programs on TV in America are sports broadcasts. In fact, nineteen of America’s twenty all-time most-watched televised events are iterations of the Super Bowl—the only holdout being the series finale of M*A*S*H. Garnering considerable interest from viewers and participants alike all year round, sport has come to be seen as the backbone of American life, with...

Police are still refusing to say when England ace Ben Stokes might be free to join the team for the Ashes. The 26 year-old all-rounder was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after a brawl in Bristol in September. He was released pending further investigation and suspended by the England team while the case remains unresolved. But two months on - and with the Ashes starting today (weds) in Brisbane - Avon and Somerset say they still have no update...

</a ></a >Sport News</a > 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter In this episode, the boys preview the upcoming Ashes series which starts on Thursday in Brisbane.  Can Joe Root's men retain the famous urn and avenge the 5-0 whitewash from 2013-14?  They're not too confident.  Also, the brothers take a look at the recent Autumn Internationals and give their verdict on the fixtures so far.

As a proud Geordie, people might think my first reaction to Sunderland’s current woe, is to point and laugh. To be fair, that was my initial response. But thinking it about it more deeply, I would love to see Sunderland back in Premier League, for the simple fact, it’s the only game of the season Newcastle fans look forward to. Chris Coleman has been installed as their new manager but with the Mackems facing the real prospect of relegation to...

With World Cup qualifying now over the Premier League returns this weekend with some vital matches set to take place. The much anticipated North-London derby is the first game of the weekend with the Gunners desperate to get one over on their main rivals. Unbeaten Man City travel to Leicester who have made a promising start under Claude Puel, while their title rivals Man Utd, looking to bounce back from defeat at Chelsea, face a visit from Newcastle. Other match...