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Stan Kroenke on the move but battle’s not won yet

05.11.09
American tycoon has the support of key figures in the Arsenal boardroom yet hard work lies ahead if he is to take control of club... more

Stan Kroenke on the brink of Arsenal takeover

05.11.09
Stan Kroenke put himself in position to launch a takeover of Arsenal after increasing his stake for the second time this week... more

Arsene Wenger is unfazed as Stan Kroenke ups his stake

03.11.09
Arsene Wenger has revealed he has been assured by the Arsenal board that he will remain in total control of team affairs after Stan Kroenke took a step closer to launching a takeover of the club... more

Lakshmi Mittal's billions still put City slickers in the shade

07.10.09
Though they don’t spend much on transfers, Rangers remain top of the league when it comes to club wealth... more

Sporting Miscellanies

02.10.09
Match of the Day's metamorphosis into football's Algonquin Round Table gathers pace... more

Kroenke increases Arsenal stake

30.09.09
Stanley Kroenke has increased his stake in Arsenal to 28.7 per cent to leave the American businessman just 1.2 per cent away from an obligatory launch of a formal takeover... more

Arsenal fan raises his voice in Russia

23.09.09
Cuddly would-be Arsenal owner Alisher Usmanov is strenthening his grip on Russia’s media... ... more

Kroenke raises stake in Arsenal with £1.4m deal

10.07.09
Arsenal's majority shareholder Stan Kroenke has paid £1.4million to increase his stake to 28.58 per cent... more

Arsenal shareholder Kroenke splashes out on more shares

10.07.09
Arsenal director Stan Kroenke, already its largest shareholder, has upped his stake in the north London club ... more

Arsenal pull plug on share issue as they look to build from within

08.07.09
Van Persie signs new long-term deal after chief executive Gazidis claims club don’t need £150m cash boost.... more

Arsenal board battling over £150m rights issue

02.07.09
Arsenal directors have met to discuss whether to raise up to £150 million from shareholders to boost Arsene Wenger's warchest... more

Arsenal oligarch logs into Facebook

29.05.09
Although the paying punters want nothing to do with him, controversial businessman Alisher Usmanov - one of Russia's few remaining billionaires - owns 25% of Arsenal's shares ... more

Arsenal chief Ivan Gazidis hints at spending spree

13.05.09
Football: Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has hinted he was disappointed by Arsenal’s season and admitted Arsene Wenger needs to strengthen his squad this summer... more

Super-rich lose billions as crisis hits home

27.04.09
London's super-rich have seen their wealth plummet in the economic downturn, new figures reveal... more

Arsenal all set to join League's foreign legion

01.04.09
Football: Are Arsenal about to fall victim to a foreign predator after Danny Fiszman sold a third of his shares to American investtor Stan Kroenke?... more

US tycoon targets Arsenal and buys £42.5m of shares

30.03.09
An American sports tycoon has bought £42.5 million of shares in Arsenal, sparking a battle for control of the club... more

Usmanov finds an enemy on ‘Friends’ site

13.01.09
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Time managers stopped playing the crying game

24.12.08
It pains me to admit it, but John Terry's challenge on Leon Osman did merit a red card, says David Mellor... more

Arsenal's Russian chief questions club's running but 'denies' takeover plot

23.12.08
Arsneal's biggest shareholder, Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov, today questioned the way the club is being run... more

Who's in and who's out

22.12.08
Our annual magazine The 1,000: London’s Most Influential chronicles London’s power-brokers and agenda-setters. However, in the capital influence can shift quickly. Gideon Spanier looks at who’s in and who’s out.... more

Arsenal director promises to fight Russian takeover

19.12.08
Former Arsenal director Nina Bracewell-Smith, who was deposed in a boardroom coup, launched a stinging attack on the men who run the club... more

Sea monster has made it hard to bank on Arsenal

19.12.08
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The £50m battle for Arsenal

18.12.08
A £50million battle for the future of Arsenal is looming after a key shareholder left the football club... more

Alfa turns on Arctic chill in telecoms row

09.12.08
More on the conflict between Norwegian telecoms company Telenor and Russian group Alfa... more

Football Talk

06.11.08
Jose Mourinho's Premier League winner’s medal goes under the hammer, Alisher Usmanov ups the stakes, West Ham head to court, and Mark Hughes should be looking over his shoulder according to Football Talk... more

Sport

08.10.08
Sport in general has received a major morale boost with Britain's unexpected success at the Beijing Olympics. Already the excitement is building towards the London 2012 Games. ... more

Kroenke is man to foil takeover

17.09.08
Arsenal are ready to welcome American billionaire Stan Kroenke on to their board as they try to avert the threat of a takeover by Alisher Usmanov... more

Usmanov moves into online video

05.06.08
Arsenal FC suitor has launched Russian rival to YouTube as he expands his steel empire into the media... more

Arsenal billionaire buys £48m London estate

19.05.08
A billionaire Arsenal shareholder has bought a historic £48 million estate in Hampstead... more

Winners and losers in new era for Russia

31.03.08
Wealthy Russian oligarchs left counting the cost of Russian election result... more

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