EE: Home nations agree four-year contract extension with telco January 29, 2025 The Football Association (FA) will continue with EE as its lead partner after the telco signed a four-year contract extension. The agreement covers the England men’s and women’s senior teams, the 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium and the other three home nations football associations up to the 2028 Euros, which Great Britain and Ireland will co-host [...]
Spreadex: Football focus helps turnover pass £100m November 19, 2024 A significant move into sponsorship of Championship football teams has helped turnover at Spreadex surge during its latest financial year. The business, which offers financial spread betting, sports spread betting and sports fixed-odds betting, is a major sponsor of clubs such as Watford, Sheffield United, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion. Spreadex has reported a turnover of £103.2m [...]
Football injuries cost European clubs £2bn over the last four years October 15, 2024 Injuries across Europe’s top five football leagues cost clubs £2bn over the last four seasons amid growing concerns surrounding player workload. There were 14,292 injuries across the Premier League, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Serie A and the Bundesliga from 2020-21 to 2023-24, according to the Howden Men’s European Football Injury Index. In England, champions Manchester City [...]
What impact will ECJ ‘Bosman Mark II’ Diarra ruling have on private equity? October 14, 2024 The so-called “Bosman Mark II” Diarra ECJ ruling will have an impact on football but fortune will favour the flexible when it comes to private equity. Described by many as “Bosman Mark II,” the recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in the Lassana Diarra case has captured the attention of the European footballing community, [...]
Chelsea squad worth €1.4bn. Rest of Conference League combined? €1.5bn! October 3, 2024 Favourites for the Europa Conference League Chelsea have a squad value of €1.4bn, just €100m less than the other 35 teams combined. The research by TransferRoom also shows the Londoners to be valued at over €1bn more than their closest rivals, Fiorentina. Enzo Maresca’s side are the overwhelming favourites to win the title. The calculations [...]