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 [...]
Why London FA rebrand could help it find next Bukayo Saka or Chloe Kelly November 14, 2024 The city is one of the biggest producers of footballers in the world, with one study placing the number of active male professionals from the London area at more than 2,700.
Champions League was meant to get more exciting. It’s anything but November 14, 2024 Uefa has deepened the financial well of European club competition but its waters may have been poisoned in the process.
Tories concerned about overreach in new Labour Football Governance Bill November 13, 2024 The Conservatives issued a caution against potential overreach of the Independent Football Regulator on Wednesday as the Football Governance Bill returned to Westminster. Initially introduced into the House of Commons by the Tories, the second reading of an altered bill was introduced in the Lords on Wednesday by the Labour government. But in the opposition’s [...]
Ahead of the Game: Reading FC hero emerges as potential saviour November 13, 2024 Also in Ahead of the Game: Mendy's record payout; Badenoch to oppose football regulator; ICC chief to stay on.
FC Barcelona announce new Nike deal worth £1.4bn November 11, 2024 Barcelona have announced a 14-year kit manufacturing deal with Nike worth £1.4bn in what is a record agreement of its kind. Despite murmurs of a fractious relationship between the Catalan club and the American sporting titan the deal will be worth around £105m per season for the LaLiga club. Real Madrid’s deal with Adidas is [...]
Lords urged to add ‘Wimbledon clause’ to Football Governance Bill November 10, 2024 The Football Governance Bill should be amended to include a “Wimbledon clause” that prevents any club from relocating without their fans’ consent, say campaigners. The suggestion is one of a raft of changes that Fair Game believes should be made to the bill, which will define the powers afforded to the incoming football regulator and [...]
Suprise Premier League club has the most top young players November 8, 2024 If anyone needed any further evidence that Brighton and Hove Albion are several steps ahead of the pack in the transfer market, it arrived this week in an academic study of the most valuable young players in world football. The list, compiled by the CIES Football Observatory, ranked the 100 most valuable players aged under [...]
Ed Warner: Chair the football regulator? No thanks, not even for £130k November 7, 2024 The job ad for the chair is being circulated widely by opponents of the concept of a regulator in the hope that a moderate rather than a zealot will land the role.
Ahead of the Game: Trump’s pledge to LIV and PGA, Charlton eye move November 6, 2024 LIV Golf executives will be cheered by Donald Trump’s march on the White House in the belief that the former president’s second US election win would lead to the long-heralded merger with the PGA Tour finally taking place. Negotiations between the two rival tours have been taking place for over 18 months, with one of [...]