London Broncos signs multi-year kit deal with Reebok amid rebrand October 23, 2025 Rugby league side London Broncos have announced a kit partnership with Reebok as the new ownership looks to make its mark on the Championship team. Purchased by a consortium including Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer and Grant Wechsel of MWG Mining, London Broncos have plans to get promoted to the Super League in 2026 after [...]
London Broncos miss out on Super League return October 17, 2025 London Broncos have missed out on a return to the Super League despite their new NRL-associated ownership. The London rugby league team were acquired by a consortium fronted by NRL legend and Brisbane Broncos board member Darren Lockyer this autumn and had hoped to get promoted back to the top flight of English rugby league. [...]
Brighton and Hove Albion only Premier League club ready for regulator September 10, 2025 Brighton and Hove Albion are the only club in the Premier League or Championship rated “regulator ready” by a damning new study. The research by lobby group Fair Game paints a dire picture of English football’s finances, suggesting almost half of clubs in the top four leagues are “running on empty”. It comes ahead of [...]
EFL in advanced talks with Sheffield Wednesday owner Chansiri over sale August 6, 2025 The EFL says it is “in advanced discussions” with Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri over a sale of the financially stricken football club. Wednesday are set to begin the new season this weekend despite players going unpaid and part of their Hillsborough Stadium being closed due to a chronic lack of funds. The English Football [...]
Burnley and Elon Musk’s X sign behind-the-scenes deal July 18, 2025 Burnley’s return to the Premier League will be documented on X after the Turf Moor club announced a deal with Elon Musk’s social media platform. Burnley and X Corporation have signed a multi-year deal that will see 20 episodes published fortnightly to give fans access to the Clarets’s Premier League season. It is hoped that [...]
Snoop Dogg joins Luka Modric as co-owner of Swansea City July 18, 2025 Drop It Like It’s Hot rapper Snoop Dogg has joined Luka Modric as a co-owner of Championship club Swansea. The Welsh club announced Croatian footballer Modric as a part-owner of Swansea City earlier this year and have added Snoop as a co-owner and investor. Snoop Dogg’s sporting associations of late have included the Fifa video [...]
Fans will end up paying for football regulator, Tories warn July 9, 2025 Fans of clubs outside the Premier League should expect ticket price rises following the approval of a football regulator, Shadow Sport Minister Louie French has warned. The Championship, League One and League Two are all heavily loss-making but could face a bill of almost £50m towards the operation of the Independent Regulator for English Football. [...]
Sheffield Wednesday: EFL hits cash-strapped club with fresh sanction June 18, 2025 Financially stricken second-tier club Sheffield Wednesday have been hit with further sanctions on player recruitment over late payments, the English Football League (EFL) has said. Sheffield Wednesday were already under a transfer embargo after they and owner Dejphon Chansiri were charged by the EFL over non-payment of player wages in March and May. But the [...]
Brighton owner Bloom looks to add French Ligue 1 club to portfolio May 28, 2025 In this week’s Ahead of the Game: Brighton owner Tony Bloom, football films, The Hundred sale, rugby rights and the National League. Brighton owner Tony Bloom is exploring a potential investment in a French club after completing his purchase of a 29 per cent stake in Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian this week. [...]
Leicester City promotion hopes dented by fresh legal blow May 20, 2025 Leicester City’s hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League have been dented after it was ruled that they could face a points deduction in the Championship next season. A tribunal agreed that top-flight chiefs did have the power to charge Leicester with breaches of spending rules in the 2023-24 season, despite them being [...]