Jeff Bezos closes in on Liverpool FC stake as FSG sale deal nears Sport Business Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos is set to buy shares in Liverpool FC as Fenway Sports Group plans a significant minority sale. A consortium featuring Bezos, as well as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, is led by the son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and former Queens Park Rangers shareholder Amit Bhatia and is nearing a deal [...]
Liverpool owners tipped to sell – but not to Amazon boss Bezos – by former CEO Sport Business Liverpool FC’s former CEO Peter Moore believes the club’s owners may be preparing to sell up but has poured cold water on talk of Jeff Bezos buying into the Reds. Fenway Sports Group is in talks to sell a minority stake to former QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia – a process some reports have suggested could [...]
Liverpool FC eye US retail empire to steal march on Premier League rivals Sport Business Liverpool FC are in talks to become the first Premier League football team to open a chain physical retail stores in the United States. The 20-time English champions already have 26 bricks-and-mortar stores across the world, including in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Africa, and want to grow to 40 by 2030. The move [...]
QPR owner Bhatia Liverpool investment could value club at $6bn July 21, 2026 Liverpool could be valued at more than $6bn amid talks between owners Fenway Sports Group and investors over a minority stake sale. A consortium of investors led by the British-Indian co-owner of Queens Park Rangers Amit Bhatia is reportedly in talks to purchase a significant minority in the Merseyside club, according to the Financial Times. [...]
Liverpool upheaval as key figure leaves after multi-club expansion fails July 10, 2026 Liverpool’s ownership is set for a boardroom exodus with Fenway Sports Group’s chief of football heading for the door. Michael Edwards, who joined the club for a second time in 2024, will leave a year before his contract expires, having already served his notice period. It could mark a key domino in a series of [...]
City AM Football Power List 2026: Who really runs the world’s most popular sport? June 4, 2026 The City AM Football Power List seeks to answer a simple question: ahead of the 2026 World Cup, who really runs the planet’s favourite sport? To answer it, we assembled a panel of experts from across the sports industry and picked their brains for nominations and, ultimately, a top 25. You can read more about [...]
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to launch new sports league with NFL February 13, 2026 Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and their TMRW Sports venture are set to partner with the NFL to launch a flag football league in the US by 2028. TMRW Sports, which boasts a galaxy of star investors from sport, entertainment and high finance, has been selected to operate the flag football project, according to multiple reports [...]
Liverpool owners target ‘much more’ success after 15 years at helm October 15, 2025 Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, have insisted their “work isn’t done” as they mark 15 years since their takeover of the current Premier League champions. The multi-sport group, whose portfolio also includes the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball, has overseen a major upturn in the club’s fortunes both on and off the field [...]
Who owns each Premier League club as US shareholdings boom? August 17, 2025 British firms or individuals are the biggest shareholders in just five Premier League clubs as US ownership booms ahead of the new season. Tony Bloom’s 96 per cent shareholding in Brighton and Hove Albion is the largest British stake in a Premier League club while Matthew Benham’s significant holding in Brentford is the only other [...]
Fan pressure tells as Liverpool freeze ticket prices for next season February 17, 2025 Premier League leaders Liverpool have bowed to supporter pressure and frozen ticket prices for next season. The decision to increase prices by two per cent this term sparked fan protests and accusations of greed being aimed at the club’s US owners, Fenway Sports Group. But there will be no repeat for the 2025-26 campaign after [...]