Crystal Palace owner raises $40m ahead of planned IPO November 27, 2024 Portuguese investment fund UCEA Capital Partners has made the initial investment as part of a $100m financing round ahead of a planned $2bn float early next year.
Ahead of the Game: Leicester City decide to stick with embattled sponsor November 27, 2024 Leicester City will not exercise their right to seek a new shirt sponsor after their existing partner BC.Game was declared bankrupt last week. The crypto gaming firm’s two parent companies, Blockdance BV and Small House BV, were hit with the bankruptcy order by a court on the Caribbean island of Curacao following a legal dispute [...]
Champions League absence and shorter US tour clobber Man Utd revenue November 26, 2024 Manchester United suffered a £14m drop in revenue for the first quarter of their current financial year after missing out on qualification for the Champions League. Broadcast income for July to September fell by £8m, or 20 per cent, from the same period last year due to Manchester United this season playing in the less [...]
Fans being left in dark over football regulator’s powers, peers warn November 25, 2024 A House of Lords committee has criticised the Football Governance Bill for failing to define which leagues the incoming football regulator will have power over. The bill, which had its second reading in the Lords this month, says only that the watchdog will be tasked with overseeing “English football”, meaning that ministers will have to [...]
Why Premier League has opened door to a ‘Netflix of Football’ November 25, 2024 Friday's vote could be a watershed moment that transforms the way the world’s most popular league is consumed around the world.
Manchester United and Premier League top net spend tables for last decade November 22, 2024 United are one of four Premier League teams in the top six.
Leicester City break silence after sponsor declared bankrupt November 21, 2024 Blockdance BV and Small House BV, which operated BC.Game from Curacao, were declared bankrupt by a court on the Caribbean island this month for allegedly failing to pay customers and meet regulatory requirements.
Football regulator delay fears after Lords ask for 158 changes to bill November 20, 2024 The prevaricating is also likely to mean hard-up clubs below the Premier League enduring a longer wait for an increase in financial distributions from the top flight.
Ahead of the Game: Lineker to score tax saving from company liquidation November 20, 2024 Goalhanger Films, which is co-owned by Lineker and former ITV controller Tony Pastor, has appointed a voluntary liquidator despite being a solvent company.
Premier League rule amendment vote to go ahead on Friday November 19, 2024 The Premier League will defy Manchester City and Aston Villa by going ahead with a vote on contentious associated party transaction (APT) rules on Friday. The rules – aimed at preventing sister companies from propping up clubs through inflated deals – are set to be changed after a challenge brought by City resulted in aspects [...]