Craig Hanson
Editor-in-Chief
Craig Hanson is the Editor-in-Chief at Sporticos. Since graduating from Leeds Trinity University with a BA Hons degree in journalism in 2011, he has contributed to various online and print media projects. As a huge football fan and keen traveller, one of his favourite hobbies is watching live football in stadiums in different countries. After producing content for Sporticos for years, Craig is now responsible for curating the direction and tone of our news content and serves as the driving force behind our mission to bring our readers the very best in sports broadcasting news.
Manchester City is one of the world's most successful football teams. In the last two decades, and mainly since the days of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and City Football Group (CFG), the Citizens have been dominating English and European football. The financial injection they've received from the new ownership helped form one of the best squads in the world of football.Do not get us wrong, having the finances to buy the best players is only a part of the equation. What City did differentl...
On this episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' Podcast, Craig Resnik-Hanson talks to Celtic fan and freelance journalist Michael McEwan.Michael tells us about how and when he became a Celtic fan, what he makes of the team's performances on the pitch this season, how the club supports its disabled fans and so much more.You can listen to this episode right now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you get your pods.CLICK HERE to head straight to the podcast!If you pre...
In this season, more than half of front-of-shirt sponsors for teams playing in the English Premier League are gambling operators. The last side to enter this group is AFC Bournemouth, currently sponsored by an Asian sports betting brand. EPL teams sponsored by betting companies are now 11. The tournament features 20 teams in total.Bournemouth joins Aston Villa, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leicester, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, West Ham and Wolverhampton in featuring this kind...
The controversial UEFA challenger, the Super League, is returning after winning its anti-trust case. Despite losing steam due to public backlash, A22 Sports Management has announced plans to relaunch the league under a new proposal with a rebrand. This is a development that even the most hardened fans of high stakes football betting would have struggled to predict.Launched in April 2021 with support from 12 major European clubs, the original Super League faced significant opposition. Fans, the U...
In a move that may have been the safest bet in football over the weekend, Southampton dismissed their manager, Russell Martin, after a 5-0 defeat to Tottenham.The loss left the Saints nine points adrift of Premier League safety, prompting the club to take action.Martin, 38, had an impressive start with Southampton last season, leading them to promotion after a victory against Leeds United in the play-off final at Wembley. A club-record 25-match unbeaten run marked his tenure.However, this season...