Manchester United agree £20m a year deal with betting giant August 4, 2026 Manchester United has agreed a mega £20m-per-season deal that will see gambling giant Betway become a sponsor of their training kits. The agreement comes in the same season Premier League clubs introduced a ban on gambling and casino brands featuring as front-of-shirt partners on home and away kits. The deal is reportedly the biggest of [...]
West Ham: Staveley receives Sadiq Khan encouragement to buy London Stadium August 4, 2026 The door is open for West Ham United to buy their London Stadium home, with the Mayor welcoming any future discussions after Amanda Staveley said property would be part of her next football investment, City AM can reveal. The former Newcastle United co-owner has agreed a deal – subject to majority owner Daniel Kretinsky not [...]
Meet the top lawyer challenging Gianni Infantino’s Fifa power play August 3, 2026 Uefa has enlisted a leading US white-collar expert as legal tensions escalate over Gianni Infantino’s unsuccessful Fifa World Cup sell-off. US legal giant Dechert’s former Chair, Andrew Levander, has been nabbed by the European body, which informed Zurich-headquartered Fifa his client was “actively considering legal action, arbitration, and/or regulatory complaints”. Fifa has promised that raising [...]
Staveley planning ‘big property play’ as she closes in on West Ham stake August 3, 2026 Amanda Staveley says she is planning a “big property play” in English football as the former Newcastle United closes in on a deal to buy a stake in West Ham United. Staveley, her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi, and others have agreed to buy a 25.1 per cent stake in the Hammers, who were relegated to the [...]
Swansea buck gambling trend as Snoop Dogg’s club sign green wellness brand July 31, 2026 Snoop Dogg’s English football club has announced a green wellness brand as its front-of-shirt sponsor, bucking a trend of Championship clubs siding with gambling firms. Swansea City – part owned by Snoop, footballer Luka Modric and American businesswoman Martha Stewart – will play in the Championship with gut health firm AG1. The wellness brand – [...]
Everton Friedkin Group owners inject £38m, reportedly to pay Burnley July 31, 2026 Everton owners The Friedkin Group have injected £38m into the club, reportedly to cover compensation owed to Burnley. The club was deemed to owe Burnley close to £40m after a landmark ruling earlier this year but the Premier League Independent Disciplinary Commission after the Clarets successfully argued that the Toffees’ breach of Profitability and Sustainability [...]
Premier League agree EFL funding deal which could be worth £1.5bn July 30, 2026 Premier League clubs have agreed for a new funding proposal to be put to the EFL, which could be worth £1.5bn. The agreement was decided upon on Thursday and was unanimous, with the Premier League stating that the deal is “long-term”, according to PA. Sky Sports previously said the deal will cover the next decade. [...]
UK government backs British business to get slice of £33bn in Morocco World Cup contracts July 30, 2026 British businesses hoping to get in on £33bn worth of World Cup contracts in Morocco have been boosted by government backing. The Foreign Office is aiming to help British firms get a piece of the construction cake as a number of projects ramp up in North Africa ahead of the next Fifa World Cup, which [...]
Adidas shares plunge after hike in World Cup marketing spend July 30, 2026 Adidas shares sank this morning after the sportswear behemoth missed quarterly profit expectations amid a hike in World Cup marketing spend. Shares in the German firm opened more than 15 per cent down after missing second quarter profit expectations. The dent came despite revenues rising 14 per cent to £5.7bn but the firm maintained its [...]
West Ham United London Stadium deal costing taxpayers £19m a year July 24, 2026 The London Stadium deal between West Ham United and City Hall costs taxpayers £19m a year, the stadium company’s chair has revealed. A deal signed in 2013 between then Mayor of London Boris Johnson and bigwigs at the Hammers sees the former Premier League side pay £4.6m in rent per year, dropping this season due [...]