{"id":295229,"date":"2023-11-26T21:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T21:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295229"},"modified":"2023-11-26T21:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T21:24:36","slug":"sports-agenda-sky-cameras-hide-everton-plane-protest-at-the-etihad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/sports-agenda-sky-cameras-hide-everton-plane-protest-at-the-etihad\/","title":{"rendered":"SPORTS AGENDA: Sky cameras hide Everton plane protest at the Etihad"},"content":{"rendered":"
Viewers of Manchester City\u2019s clash with Liverpool on Sky Sports were not shown pictures of the plane that flew over the Etihad carrying a message protesting against Everton\u2019s 10-point penalty for breaching financial rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The banner read \u2018Premier League \u2014 corrupt\u2019 and was organised by a Toffees fan group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some have\u00a0wondered if Sky were doing their utmost not to upset League bosses at a pivotal time with a decision on broadcast rights imminent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sky, however, say that they did not show the plane protest as they did not think it relevant to the match being shown and add that they subsequently covered it in news stories.<\/p>\n
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Sky did not show Everton’s protest plane banner as they felt it was not relevant to the game\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Executives arriving for Man City versus Liverpool were treated to the hosts’ Treble trophies<\/p>\n
Those in the chairman\u2019s suite at the Etihad this weekend may have wondered if Manchester City were trying to make a subtle point to their guests from Merseyside.<\/p>\n
Visiting directors to Anfield are often seated close to a display of Liverpool\u2019s six European Cup trophies.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When execs arrived for Saturday\u2019s match, they were treated to the sight of the three trophies City lifted in last season\u2019s Treble campaign, plus the UEFA Super Cup that City won in August.<\/p>\n
The revolving door at Tottenham\u2019s commercial department since the arrival of American Todd Kline continues to turn.<\/p>\n
Long-serving commercial director Fran Jones has joined Brentford in what is being viewed as a huge loss for the club, with turnover since Kline arrived as chief commercial officer in 2021 described as \u2018astonishing\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Spurs are still to find a stadium naming rights partner, viewed as Kline\u2019s main objective when he joined.<\/p>\n
A year on from their hosting of the World Cup, Qatar\u2019s ambitions to stage the 2036 Olympics show no sign of abating.<\/p>\n
Agenda understands there were high-level meetings last week between the IOC and Qatari officials, including several Royal Family members. The IOC\u2019s eyes remain firmly set on India for 2036.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Kevin Sinfield says he will listen to Bruce Springsteen while attempting seven ultramarathons<\/p>\n
Kevin Sinfield will hit the roads again this week as he runs seven ultramarathons across seven UK cities in seven days.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He will again raise funds for sufferers of Motor Neurone Disease, inspired by former Leeds Rhinos team-mate Rob Burrow, who has MND.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sinfield says he will listen to Bruce Springsteen as he pounds the streets. Born to Run, no doubt.<\/p>\n
Amanda Staveley has not made many missteps since orchestrating the Saudi takeover of Newcastle United.<\/p>\n
However, it was interesting to note that while the more veteran attendees of the latest Premier League meeting made a sharp exit through the back door, Staveley made her way to the main entrance, where a number of journalists lay in wait.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A new\u00a0report from Howden, the insurance broker, has laid bare the scale of football\u2019s injury crisis and the huge demands being placed on elite players by administrators.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sir Jim Ratcliffe may be interested to read that Manchester United were joint-top of the Premier League for number of injuries last season with 69, at a chart-topping cost of \u00a333.75million.<\/p>\n
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Saudi officials have reduced PPV prices for ‘Day of Reckoning’, headlined by Anthony Joshua<\/p>\n
Saudi\u00a0officials have intervened to lower the prices charged by pay-per-view platforms for next month\u2019s \u2018Day of Reckoning\u2019 in Riyadh on December 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anthony Joshua will headline a night of\u00a0boxing along with world champions Dmitry Bivol and Jai Opetaia.<\/p>\n
Bosses in the kingdom will charge $39.99 (\u00a331.72) in the US and \u00a319.99 in the UK in a bid to attract as many eyeballs as possible.<\/p>\n