Sweden, despite a poor qualifying campaign and individual struggles, has secured three consecutive wins at the Geopolitics World Cup under manager Graham Potter, showcasing a remarkable underdog story and providing hope for underperforming entities.
Daniel Kretinsky is set to become West Ham's largest shareholder, increasing his stake to 43% by buying shares from the Gold family. This comes as co-owner David Sullivan faces allegations of abuse of power, with the Independent Football Regulator potentially forcing him to divest his shares. Kretinsky aims to inject capital to help the club return to the Premier League.
David Sullivan, West Ham's largest shareholder, faces allegations of sexual misconduct. A non-executive director of the football regulator, Tara Warren, will recuse herself from any inquiry due to her past links with the club, avoiding a conflict of interest.
Daniel Kretinsky and Vanessa Gold have expressed concern over allegations against West Ham shareholder David Sullivan, stating the board was unaware until recently. Kretinsky's stake will increase, making him the largest shareholder, while Sullivan denies the claims.
Baroness Brady's lawyers stated she knew West Ham co-owner David Sullivan was banned from contacting women's and youth teams due to safeguarding concerns. She defended continuing to work for him for three years, citing the "presumption of innocence" and denying hypocrisy despite her support for women's rights.
Baroness Brady was aware that West Ham co-owner David Sullivan was banned from contacting women's and youth teams due to safeguarding concerns. Her lawyers stated she continued working for him for three years based on the principle of "presumption of innocence" and denied hypocrisy despite her support for women's rights.
Tara Warren, a director at the Independent Football Regulator, will not participate in an inquiry into allegations against David Sullivan due to her past role at West Ham. Sullivan resigned as director and co-chair amid accusations of sexual misconduct.
London Stadium expressed concerns about not being informed of safeguarding restrictions placed on co-owner David Sullivan following allegations of sexual misconduct. The FA opened an investigation in 2023, leading to an agreement preventing Sullivan from one-on-one access to West Ham's youth and women's teams.
The Women's Super League and West Ham United women's team were reportedly unaware of restrictions placed on major shareholder David Sullivan's interaction with the team due to a safeguarding investigation opened in 2023. Seven women have accused the 77-year-old of predatory behavior, which he denies.
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan is under new police investigation following allegations of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has met with the FA and West Ham over safeguarding concerns, while a major sponsor expressed 'extreme concern'.
Essex Police are investigating new information about West Ham co-owner David Sullivan following a BBC Panorama and Times investigation into allegations of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour. Sullivan denies the claims.
West Ham shareholder David Sullivan resigned as director and co-chair after allegations of abusing power and preying on women for sex surfaced. He denies claims dating back to the 1980s and 90s, calling a safeguarding investigation a "negotiated and temporary agreement" related to an alleged 1981 event that "never happened".
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has been banned from contacting the club's women's and youth teams for three years due to safeguarding concerns following an FA investigation into allegations of misconduct. Sullivan denies the claims, calling them "factually incorrect" and "decades-old".
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan faces allegations from seven women of sexual exploitation and predatory behavior dating back to the 1980s. The women, mostly young models seeking work at his newspapers, claim he pressured them for sex, offering career advancement in return. Sullivan denies the claims and resigned as joint chair of West Ham.
West Ham United co-chair David Sullivan is facing potential forced sale of his stake after allegations of sexual misconduct spanning decades. The new football regulator is investigating his suitability to own a club.
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan faces allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple women, prompting the Independent Football Regulator to seek urgent information on his suitability for the role.
West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan resigns as joint chairman amid historic allegations of improper conduct, which he denies, to avoid disrupting the club.
David Sullivan, 77, resigns as West Ham joint-chair and director to fight "false allegations" of personal conduct, denying all claims and threatening libel suits against the BBC and other outlets.
West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan resigns as joint chairman amid historic allegations of improper conduct, which he denies, to avoid disrupting the club.
West Ham United has been relegated to the Championship after a 3-0 win over Leeds was insufficient to avoid the bottom three. Fans directed significant abuse at owner David Sullivan, blaming his leadership for the club's decade of "dysfunction, incompetence and arrogance."
West Ham and Tottenham are on the brink of Premier League relegation, with fans expressing deep disappointment and anger over club mismanagement and stadium issues. Both clubs face a stark choice of survival in the final games of the season.
The club chair said the move to the London Stadium showed they were not a ‘tinpot club’ but now relegation threat loomsWhen David Sullivan was pressed on why West Ham bothered to move to the London Stadium, the lack of substance to his argument offered a window into the club’s dysfunction. “I just think we feel like a big club,” Sullivan said in an interview with the Guardian in December 2017. “Not a tinpot club. When players come to look at West Ham, they look at where you play.”Look deeper, though. Analysing the club chair’s answer nine years on, the conclusion is that this is an owner whose desire to win is cancelled out by his listlessness. Feeling like a big club, after all, is not the same as being a big club. It is a decade since West Ham departed from Upton Park, their tinpot home, and told their fans that doing so would take them to the next level. “A world-class stadium with a world-class team,” was the infamous sell from Karren Brady, the recently departed vice-chair, to which the best retort may be that line in the club’s recent accounts “forecasting a liquidity shortfall in summer 2026”, as well as the “severe but plausible scenario” of relegation causing an even bigger financial crisis three years after victory in the Conference League was followed by the £105m sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal. Continue reading...
West Ham fans celebrating Karren Brady's departure as vice-chair after 16 years say the "No More BS" campaign is not finished until David Sullivan also exits. Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is increasing his stake by buying Gold family shares, matching Sullivan's holding and creating an equal boardroom partnership. The club recorded a record £104.2m loss and is fighting to avoid relegation with five games remaining, one place above the bottom three.
Karren Brady has stepped down as West Ham United’s vice-chair after 16 years, with Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky poised to match David Sullivan’s shareholding by acquiring part of the Gold family’s 25.1% stake. Both Sullivan and Kretinsky will own more than 40% of the club, with Kretinsky becoming joint-chair. The restructure comes as West Ham, 17th in the Premier League with five games remaining, face fan protests over mismanagement and posted a £104.2m loss last year.
