Nottingham Forest reportedly terminate Edu contract Sport Business Edu Gaspar has left his role as global head of football at Premier League club Nottingham Forest after a lively year in the Midlands. The former Arsenal invincible joined Forest in July 2025 but has departed after a year, with the Telegraph stating that his contract had been terminated. “I’m truly excited about this new [...]
Arsenal owner Kroenke takes total US franchise spend this summer to £23bn Sport Business Nearly £23bn of US sports franchises were sold across the summer after Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke purchased the Los Angeles Angels. The surprise purchase – a MLB record at £2.97bn – ended a summer of spending across North America which included basketball, NFL and women’s football. Kroenke’s sporting portfolio now puts the Angels alongside Premier [...]
Who sponsors the 20 Premier League clubs after gambling ban? Sport Business The Premier League is underway and you may have noticed a lack of shirts featuring gambling and casino brands. That’s not because they’ve been banned outright, but because the 20 Premier League clubs agreed to a voluntary removal of the sector from the coveted front-of-shirt advertising space. It has meant a mad rush for those [...]
Premier League: US owners dominate over half of 20 clubs August 21, 2026 The Premier League returns this evening for its 35th season, and clubs have become commodities traded by some of the world’s richest and most influential investors. From private equity funds to billionaires to sovereign wealth, this current crop of 20 team owners – this season seeing Hull City, Coventry City and Ipswich Town replacing Burnley, [...]
Exclusive: Arsenal target Vinicius Jr future at Real Madrid to be decided this week August 5, 2026 Vinicius Jr’s future at Real Madrid will be decided this week amid interest from Arsenal in a blockbuster move, City AM understands. The Brazilian left winger is under contract with Los Blancos until 2027 but negotiations in Spain have stalled having begun over a year ago, opening the door for an audacious attempt by the [...]
Starmer took sport freebies worth tens of thousands of pounds while PM July 17, 2026 Outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer took sport-related freebies worth tens of thousands of pounds in his two years at Downing Street. Official data declared by the Prime Minister in the register of accepted gifts and hospitality shows the sport-mad leader has enjoyed £33,000 worth of perks since winning a landslide victory for his Labour [...]
Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final shirts smash records in auction June 19, 2026 Paris Saint-Germain have another title to add to their collection after successfully defending the Champions League: the undisputed hottest property for collectors of match worn shirts and other sports memorabilia. Some of the signed PSG jerseys worn by star players in their Champions League final win over Arsenal last month went under the hammer on [...]
Politics and football have more in common than you think June 18, 2026 If politics is showbiz for ugly people, it might also be seen as sport for the unathletic. It often carries the same partisanship, the obsession with obscure statistics, and the familiar pattern of renewed hope, only to be dampened by reality, says John Oxley By the time you read things, two things will have happened [...]
Emily Thornberry has insulted Carnival-goers and Gooners alike June 3, 2026 It’s backward to assume every Black person or anyone from any faith, ethnicity or background who has attended Notting Hill Carnival dabbles in cannabis, says Edward Adoo As an Arsenal fan, I’d waited 22 years for a celebration like the parade which took place across Highbury, Finsbury Park and Islington on Sunday. We finally won [...]
Arsenal Champions League final tickets on resale sites for £200,000 May 29, 2026 Tickets for Saturday’s Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are being sold for £195,000 as ticket holders look to cash in on interest. Arsenal can win a first ever Champions League title in Budapest this weekend but will need to overcome defending champions PSG at the Puskas Arena in Hungary. The Gunners received [...]