Ed Carruthers

A sports journalist from London with experience creating engaging feature articles across a range of sports from rugby union to Australian rules football.

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Real Madrid become the world's first club to reach €1bn in revenue

Real Madrid have announced that they are the first football club in the world to surpass €1billion (£840million) in revenue. The LaLiga giants announced their financial accounts for the 2023-24 season on Wednesday, stating that they have pocketed an eye-watering €1.073bn (£1.45bn) in revenue. That figure does not include player transfers but is staggeringly a 27 per cent uplift on their revenue for the 2022-23 season, where the club earned €843million (£708m).
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Spanish Sports Court opens case against LaLiga president Javier Tebas

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has appeared to furiously launch a war of words against Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on his social media.Earlier on Tuesday, it was revealed that Spain's Administrative Sports Court (TAD) had opened disciplinary proceedings against the 61-year-old.The case relates to a complaint that has been lodged by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez regarding a £1.68billion (€2bn...
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Gary Lineker claims he was 'shafted' over jibe England were 's***'

Gary Lineker has claimed he 'got shafted' for his jibe that England 'were s***' against Denmark and has spoken out to clarify his comments.The 63-year-old claimed that he had been referring to the game 's***' when he made the comment and had not been referring to the Three Lions or Harry Kane. The BBC Match of the Day presenter also revealed that he has not spoken to the England captain after Kane hit back at...
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German press claim England cheated their way to reach Euro 2024 final

The German press have blasted England for 'cheating their way to the final of Euro 2024' after Gareth Southgate's side secured a dramatic late victory against the Netherlands in their semi-final on Wednesday night.It comes as one Dutch pundit has also appeared to turn on several of the Netherlands' own players, while also slamming Bukayo Saka's apparent 'handball' in the run-up to Denzel Dumfries' foul on Harr...
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Bayern Munich confirm arrival of Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha

Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha on a deal until 2028.The Portugal international, who made 33 appearances for Marco Silva's men in the Premier League last season, has made the switch to the Bundesliga almost a year since his deadline-day move to the German giants collapsed.The 29-year-old joined the west London club in 2022 from Sporting Lisbon and will now pla...
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Will Greenwood urges Marcus Smith to emulate ex-NFL star Tom Brady

Will Greenwood has urged England fly-half Marcus Smith to take a leaf out of seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady's book, following England's narrow 16-15 defeat by New Zealand last Saturday.The 2003 World Cup winner also lumped praise on the Harlequins fly-half for his performance during the match, claiming the 25-year-old is starting to look much more at home in the No 10 jersey at international level.Smit...
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