Women’s football must capitalise on momentum of Lionesses’ success Sport Business England’s Euros victory should spur more growth in women’s football but the game cannot rely solely on the Lionesses, says Deloitte’s Jennifer Haskel. The Lionesses are champions of Europe for the second successive time and have become the first England senior team in history to win a tournament overseas. This moment is significant for the [...]
Does the Women’s Super League need a salary cap or other cost controls? Sport Business Does the Women’s Super League need a salary cap? That was the question posed this week by no less an authority than Deloitte’s Sports Business Group upon the release of its 34th Annual Review of Football Finance. The report contained plenty of positive updates on the finances of WSL teams: aggregate revenue grew 36 per [...]
Premier League operating profit hits five-year high as PSR bites Sport Business Premier League clubs recorded their highest collective operating profit since 2019 last year as controversial PSR regulations enforced a greater emphasis on balancing the books. Aggregate operating profits among the 20 teams in the top division increased by 36 per cent to £533m in 2023-24, according to Deloitte’s latest Annual Review of Football Finance published [...]