Standard Chartered executive Gavin Laws outlined his hopes for Liverpool in an interview with The Associated Press, saying the bank sees great potential for the club to increase its exposure in the Asian market — where it does most of its business.

Manchester United have explained how they use Facebook to expand their fanbase and bring more money into the club.

Tottenham Hotspur have announced a 49% increase in revenue in their interim results released yesterday. Their financial results for the six months ending 31 December 2010 showed revenue had increase to £79.8m from £53.5m for the same period of last year.