👤 Dale Johnson

16 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
16
2026-07-31 – 2026-10-13
Claims per article
53
846 extracted in total
Hedged claims
12%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,974
characters
Writes for BBC News.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Sports
100%
Most-tagged topics
the Premier LeagueFifaUefaCityPremier LeagueManchester CityBBC SportEnglish

Leaning

-0.31 average ± 0.20 · -0.35 median · 8 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.14. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-29 · BBC News · Sports
The intricate web Man City spun to con the Premier League
15 outlets covered this event
2026-09-27 · BBC News · Sports
Why Premier League faces uncertainty and chaos after Man City ruling
15 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · BBC News · Sports
Man City and the 115 charges - key questions answered
15 outlets covered this event
2026-08-06 · BBC News · Sports
Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president
4 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-08-05 · BBC News · Sports
Key questions as Infantino faces Fifa executives
4 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-08-04 · BBC News · Sports
Fifa private money plan had to be scrapped - Wenger
4 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-07-31 · BBC News
Courting controversy and befriending Trump - the story of Fifa boss Infantino
🔮 "I will work tirelessly to bring football back to Fifa, and Fifa back to football," Infantino said. assertive
2026-08-04 · BBC News
Fifa private money plan had to be scrapped - Wenger
🔮 Carlos Cordeiro - Infantino's senior adviser on global strategy and governance - is the only Fifa official to resign over the scandal, saying the proposal was "a bad deal for football" and would "mortgage football's future". assertive
2026-08-05 · BBC News
Key questions as Infantino faces Fifa executives
🔮 - Published Fifa president Gianni Infantino will meet with senior leaders of football's world governing body on Wednesday as criticism of his now scrapped plan to sell off Fifa's commercial and event operations intensifies. mixed
2026-08-06 · BBC News
Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president
🔮 - Published Gianni Infantino has apologised for "errors" he made in controversial plans to sell off stakes in competitions to private investors, but will remain Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco. assertive
2026-09-16 · BBC News
Pressure for quick VAR decisions obvious in rushed derby review
🔮 This would have provided awareness of Fernandez's position and impact. assertive
2026-09-17 · BBC News
FA chair demands Infantino release World Cup sell-off documents
🔮 FFE would have meant a new company being created to manage commercial and ticketing rights of all competitions, including World Cups, with 21% sold off to a private investment company. assertive
2026-09-18 · BBC News
Uefa & Concacaf demand Fifa pays $10m to all 211 members
🔮 Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) would have meant a new company being created to manage commercial and ticketing rights of all competitions, including World Cups, with 21% sold off to an investment company. assertive
2026-09-20 · BBC News
Will the three-week break put more pressure on managers?
🔮 But plenty of others will be looking over their shoulders heading into the new, extended international break. assertive
2026-09-21 · BBC News
How will clubs train during three-week international break?
🔮 - Published The first international break of the season is under way - and this one is longer than fans will have become accustomed to. assertive
2026-09-24 · BBC News
Uefa fears impact of Premier League spending on transfer market
🔮 Traverso said that any "correction in transfer values" or "slowdown in buyer demand" could have serious implications for any club carrying debt. assertive
2026-09-25 · BBC News
Man City and the 115 charges - key questions answered
🔮 And how long will it be before this saga does come to an end? What are the 115 charges? In February 2023, City were charged and referred to an independent commission over alleged breaches that were said to have taken place between 2009 and 2018. assertive
2026-09-27 · BBC News
Why Premier League faces uncertainty and chaos after Man City ruling
🔮 City fans, and the rest of football, are left to guess what the punishment might be. mixed
2026-09-29 · BBC News
The intricate web Man City spun to con the Premier League
🔮 It catalogues how the club's owners, Abu Dhabi United Group, knew from the 2009-10 season that there would be major overspends if the club was to reach the level they wanted to get to. assertive
2026-10-07 · BBC News
Senior figures worried about Man City being in next season's Champions League
🔮 - Published Senior figures within the English game are concerned that Manchester City could play in the Champions League next season even if they are relegated for breaching financial regulations. mixed
2026-10-08 · BBC News
How Brighton attract and develop the best young players ahead of their rivals
🔮 To the uninitiated it might seem logical that the Seagulls must have spent big, investing in players ready for the first team. Yet Brighton are, along with Everton, one of only two clubs to record a profit in transfer spending over the past five years. assertive
2026-10-13 · BBC News
How much did Man City's rule breaking cost your team?
🔮 And every one could in some way claim to have been left financially out of pocket. assertive
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