Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler
Chief sports reporter for The Times - views entirely my own, jokes probably stolen. Joined April 2009-
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Term limits were a must-have anti-corruption reform for sports bodies. Now the Asian Football Confederation is moving to end them for president Sheikh Salman and exco members. Proposal from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and others set to be voted on. apnews.com/article/fifa-a…
EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea's lawyers have recently sought to update HM Land Registry in respect of the Freehold - as to what they have reported we don't currently know. No completion of such a deal is permitted under PL rules without approval but the accounts suggest this had happened.
EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea's lawyers have recently sought to update HM Land Registry in respect of the Freehold - as to what they have reported we don't currently know. No completion of such a deal is permitted under PL rules without approval but the accounts suggest this had happened. https://t.co/v4mwuz6u1f
The £76.5m Chelsea hotel deal that Premier League still refuses to sign off - it should have been done in 10 days, it’s now 10 months since the ‘sale’ to a sister company took place. thetimes.co.uk/article/d7dda3…
Follows comments by Casey Wasserman (LA2028 Olympics chief + own of leading sports/entertainment agency) that PL matches will be played in US in next 10 years. PL say it's not even being talked about. Pressure will build though.
Follows comments by Casey Wasserman (LA2028 Olympics chief + own of leading sports/entertainment agency) that PL matches will be played in US in next 10 years. PL say it's not even being talked about. Pressure will build though.
Fascinating read on Schalke
In 2011, #Schalke04 faced #MUFC in #UCL semis. Now they’re battling relegation from Bundesliga 2, riddled with debt as a result of mismanagement, Covid & war in Ukraine & could cease to exist in this form. My @BBCSport report from Gelsenkirchen. bbc.co.uk/sport/football…
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh doubt over independence of man investigating Chinese doping case. thetimes.co.uk/article/47312e…
EXCLUSIVE: Raine, the bank that sold Chelsea and United, called in for Hundred sell-off. Story with @legsidelizzy thetimes.co.uk/article/a6a5f6…
JUST IN The Premier League's Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled that there was only ONE VAR / referee error of three incidents Nottingham Forest complained about following their controversial 2-0 defeat at Everton on April 20. espn.com/soccer/story/_…
Clubs agree to Premier League spending cap ‘in principle’: thetimes.co.uk/sport/football… Full story:
🚨BREAKING: Football agent Saif Rubie has been found not guilty of sending a threatening email to former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia. More on @MailSport
🚨 NEW 🎙@RobHarris @martynziegler @tariqpanja ⚽️FIFA harming football? Premier League concerns 🇸🇦World Cup Saudi sponsor 💰Infantino agents complaint 🇪🇸Spain warned by FIFA & UEFA 🌍LaLiga games overseas 🇨🇳Chinese swimmers - WADA investigation update ⤵️Podfollow.com/SportUnlocked
China to send 13 swimmers under doping cloud to Paris Olympics thetimes.co.uk/article/china-…
BREAKING: Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father, Gjert, charged with physical abuse thetimes.co.uk/article/db291e…
Almost half the China swim team @Paris2024 are among the go-free 23 positives from January 2021… investigation pending thetimes.co.uk/sport/swimming…
Premier League clubs to decide on spending cap per @martynziegler . The Devil will be in the details. Will it be 4.5x or 5x or 6x broadcast income, will matchday be added etc? thetimes.co.uk/article/81e36d…
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@martynziegler Imagine writing the episode where the witness scarpers on a private jet? Budgets would see that downgraded to "Was last seen getting on a bus..." before the ink was dry on your laptop screen!
@martynziegler Can assure you an interview request has already gone in. Complete with an invitation to join us for family Xmas
@martynziegler They may have made mistakes but the constant calling out of officials by managers and now an entire club needs to stop. If we're not careful we won't have any officials at all.
I love that this is being treated as deranged (which it is) by the English media. This is, and I'm not exaggerating in the slightest, decidedly tame by Greek football standards. Marinakis changing the face of the Premier League, one passive-aggressive statement at a time ✍️
"That's like a fan in a pub" 😮 @Carra23 says Nottingham Forest's response is an embarrassment 😳
@martynziegler Many of us are ashamed and embarrassed about this Martyn. Our owners have had a terrible week, ostracising fans and dragging our name through mud.
@martynziegler Very interesting insight. Thanks Marty. Vinny.
@martynziegler Ooh, who would have thought such a crazy statement would come out from a club owned by such a stable individual 🤔🤔🤔
@martynziegler @SportIntegrity This response is 99% bluster Which isn't encouraging
@martynziegler That’s an extremely defensive statement. It reeks of wrongdoing and they know it.
This story took months to come together, as did one being reported by Germany’s ARD network, and - somewhat mysteriously - just after we asked for comment, a leak of the news appeared. Funny that. You can read the full story here and on ARD.
In addition to the unexplained £43.7m profit booked by Chelsea FC Holdings, it is interesting that Blueco 22 Properties accts cite a fair value of inv property of £98.4m, while the two holdcos up the ownership chain (with 100% ownership) cite a lower FV of inv property of £62.5m.
More questions arise over Chelsea’s hotel sale - we now know that up to March 5 PL had not signed it off. Plus: ➡️ Is this the return of crony culture at FIFA? ➡️ No MUFC, LFC or Arsenal in new Club World Cup- but RB Salzburg get there thetimes.co.uk/article/349c07…
Very honoured to receive this award; huge thanks to my editor @PaulLewis and support from so many great colleagues at @guardian. The most thanks to all the people who make the brave and difficult decisions to be whistleblowers in the public interest.
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@martynziegler I was told once... "everything that was wrong from FIFAGate was made right- by making it all legal."