Everton owners The Friedkin Group put Merseyside club up for sale Sport Business The owners of Everton have put the club up for sale just two years after buying into the Premier League team. The Friedkin Group purchased the Merseyside club in 2024 at a valuation of £400m. Now, they say, they are “exploring new investment options for Everton Football Club, including the potential sale of a controlling [...]
Manchester City could be sued by players for lost earnings over 115 charges guilty verdict Sport Business The ramifications of Manchester City’s mass guilty verdict in the 115 charges case could extend to being sued for compensation by players from rival teams, say leading sports lawyers. City are facing a devastating fallout after being found guilty, pending an appeal, of all but one of the charges of breaching financial rules over a [...]
Everton facing early termination of Stake sleeve deal as ban looms Sport Business Everton face losing a major sponsorship deal after the UK Government stepped up plans to ban any advertising of unlicensed betting companies. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on preventing any betting brand that does not hold a Gambling Commission licence from promoting itself through sponsorship or advertising in any [...]
Everton renew Stake partnership just months after Gambling Commission warning June 30, 2026 Everton could face fresh scrutiny from the Gambling Commission after extending their partnership with bookmaker Stake.com, which is not licensed to operate in the UK. The controversial brand has been the club’s main sponsor for the last four seasons but has now switched to being their sleeve partner ahead of the Premier League’s incoming ban [...]
Manchester City and Chelsea boosted by lawyer’s compensation claims verdict June 22, 2026 Any football clubs seeking to bring compensation claims in the wake of Burnley’s landmark £40m award will face significant hurdles, a former Premier League lawyer has warned. The decision by an independent disciplinary commission earlier this month to order Everton to pay an eight-figure sum to Burnley has been tipped to trigger a landslide of [...]
Everton ‘surprised and angered’ at losing £40m legal case with Burnley June 10, 2026 Everton have blasted the decision to order them to pay a reported £40m after losing a landmark legal battle with Burnley over the latter’s relegation from the Premier League in 2022. The Merseyside club said they were “surprised and angered” by the verdict from a Premier League independent disciplinary commission that Everton’s breaching of spending [...]
Everton chief calls for full review of England academy talent funding June 10, 2026 Everton technical director Nick Cox, one of the most respected figures in the academy world, has questioned the Premier League’s model for investing in youth development. Cox, who worked at Manchester United’s academy for nine years – six as its director – before joining Everton last year, believes big clubs receive too big a slice [...]
Everton line up CMC Markets as shirt sponsor in £30m deal April 28, 2026 Everton have struck a shirt-sponsorship deal with CMC Markets that will see the London-listed company replace crypto casino Stake.com as the club’s main partner next season. The agreement comes ahead of an imminent Premier League ban on gambling companies appearing on the front of their shirts and was first reported by Mark Kleinman of Sky [...]
Chelsea punishment ‘extremely lenient’, says club’s former exec Purslow March 18, 2026 Former Chelsea executive Christian Purslow has labelled the club’s punishment from the Premier League for making undisclosed payments totalling £47.5m “extremely lenient and favourable”. Chelsea escaped with a £10.75m fine and suspended transfer ban after the club’s current owners self-reported offences they said they had discovered in an audit of the previous ownership of Roman [...]
First Equity sets sights on Northwest expansion December 22, 2025 Historic London-based stockbroker First Equity is set to expand into the Northwest of the UK with a fresh presence in Liverpool. The firm, an independent broking boutique dating back to the 1980s, offers investment services to companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, AIM, Aquis Exchange, and JP Jenkins Private Markets. Senior Investment Manager Neil Blankstone, [...]