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.
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. Fans of high stakes football betting will watch the situation closely to see how it unfolds.Launched in April 2021 with support from 12 major European clubs, the original Super League faced significant opposition. Fans, the U.K. government and the Prem...
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...
The sporting industry is beginning to see significant change thanks to technology. This includes technology to record data, analytics and even being used to increase accuracy during the scoring process of games. While technology is helping to improve the industry it's also causing controversy. Especially when technology isn't 100% reliable. One area in particular where we see this is using VARs (video assistant referees) in Brazilian football.This technology has recently sparked some debate espe...
On this episode of the Sporticos 'Football Stories' Podcast, Craig Resnik-Hanson talks to Arsenal fan and content creator Rory Talks Football.Rory tells us his Arsenal story, while giving us an insight into the Emirates matchday experience, the nuances of the Arsenal fanbase, the impact Mikel Arteta has had on the club since taking over as manager, and 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...