US firm offer Everton £150m loan to help finish Bramley-Moore Dock stadium May 15, 2024 Struggling Premier League club Everton have been offered a £150m loan by a private equity firm to help in the completion of their new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium. The Merseyside club’s owner Farhad Moshiri has been trying to sell the club to American firm 777 Partners but the deal has stalled. It has left the future [...]
Fifa paves way for football to follow NFL, MLB and NBA with overseas league games May 15, 2024 The world governing body has signalled its willingness to approve such fixtures for the first time by setting up a working group to draw up a framework.
Jack Sullivan: West Ham director on trophies, succession and creating a legacy May 15, 2024 Jack Sullivan is the son of West Ham’s biggest shareholder David Sullivan. He was raised in and around the Hammers and is using his experience to forge his own business path. In a ranging interview; he talks about his family, West Ham and the future. If you were to ask any fan of West Ham [...]
Some FA Cup games to stay on BBC in boost for free-to-air sport May 14, 2024 The BBC has retained live TV rights to the FA Cup after agreeing a new four-year partnership with the competition’s main broadcaster TNT Sports. From 2025-26 it will show 14 live games a year – two per round until the quarter-finals, plus one semi-final and the final – as well as highlights. The deal is [...]
Who owns Aston Villa? How much did Edens and Sawiris pay in 2017? May 13, 2024 All you need to know about who owns Aston Villa.
Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund to get UK tax break for Champions League final May 9, 2024 Ordinarily, the UK levies income tax on earnings for any time overseas-based athletes spend competing in Britain.
New 999-year Millwall lease hailed as fantastic news for Bermondsey and London May 9, 2024 Championship side Millwall have secured a new 999-year lease that should breathe life into London’s football scene. The Bermondsey club are one of 14 London clubs currently in the Premier League and the EFL. And despite having another 120 years on its current lease, the new near-1,000 agreement will lift red tape on redevelopment of [...]
Ed Warner: Why Bournemouth are my Premier League team of the season May 9, 2024 Our columnist on the contrasting fortunes of Bournemouth, Everton, Tom Brady and Bromley FC.
Championship and Sky to SCRAP 3pm football blackout in August May 8, 2024 The 3pm football blackout has been scrapped by the EFL and Sky Sports for the opening weekend of the season with every game set to be broadcast. It is part of a new deal that will see the broadcaster increase its live coverage by 50 per cent from next season. The £935m deal will involve [...]
Meet the London-based financier reviving Sampdoria, sleeping giant of Italian football May 7, 2024 A year ago, Sampdoria were at their lowest ebb. Enter Matteo Manfredi.