Saudi Pro League close to overtaking Premier League by key spending metric September 6, 2023 The Saudi Pro League could overtake the Premier League as the world’s biggest spenders of the summer transfer window on Thursday.
Manchester United share price tanks 20 per cent on reports that Glazers aren’t selling September 5, 2023 Manchester United’s share price tanked by more than 20 per cent on Tuesday following reports that the Glazer family have shelved plans to sell the Premier League club. United’s share price was down from $23.66 at close on Friday to $19.19 when the New York Stock Exchange reopened following Labor Day. It dipped as low [...]
The Premier League £2.36bn club: £228m worth of signings score at weekend September 4, 2023 Summer signings with a value of £228m scored goals at the weekend as the Premier League returned for the first round of games since the transfer window closed on 1 September. Declan Rice (£105m), Dominik Szoboszlai (£60m) and James Maddison (£40m) were among the five goal scorers who had changed clubs this summer. The 20 [...]
Revealed: The biggest overpayments and best deals of the football transfer window September 1, 2023 Chelsea overpaid by £34m when they made Moises Caicedo the most expensive transfer in Premier League football history, according to independent research. The Blues agreed to pay an initial £100m, rising to a possible £115m, for Caicedo after winning a bidding war with Liverpool for the Brighton midfielder this summer. But Football Benchmark, an industry [...]
Matheus Nunes transfer set to take Manchester City summer spending to £200m August 30, 2023 Manchester City are close to making Matheus Nunes their fourth summer signing after agreeing a transfer fee of £47m with Wolves for the Portugal midfielder. A deal for the 25-year-old, who refused to train this week in an apparent bid to force through the move, would take City’s spending in the current window to £200m. [...]
Chelsea accused of penalising disabled fans with ‘appalling’ coach subsidy decision August 29, 2023 Chelsea supporters have accused the club of penalising disabled and vulnerable fans by taking the “appalling decision” to remove subsidised coach travel to domestic away games. Blues chiefs said this week that it was “not financially sustainable” to maintain the subsidy, which the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust believes costs £250,000 a year – less than some [...]
Premier League summer spending tops £2bn for first time – and more records set to fall August 28, 2023 Premier League spending has passed the £2bn mark for the first time in a single transfer window as England’s leading clubs have flexed their financial muscle. With several days left before the transfer deadline on Friday at 11pm, top-flight teams have already exceeded the record £1.92bn lavished last summer. And they could yet surpass £3bn [...]
Liverpool set to lose millions after Anfield redevelopers cease trading August 23, 2023 Liverpool chiefs admit they do not know when the redevelopment of their Anfield Stadium will be completed after constructors the Buckingham Group ceased trading and filed a notice to appoint administrators. An £80m upgrade to the club’s Anfield Road Stand which is due to increase capacity to 61,000 had already been hit by delays when [...]
Why Harry Kane’s lifetime contract with Skechers is no average football boot deal August 22, 2023 “Own it, own who you are and own what you want to achieve.” That was the main message that Harry Kane wanted fans to take when announcing his lifetime partnership with Skechers, as the footwear company joined the likes of Castore as disruptors in a sportswear sector long dominated by Adidas, Nike and Puma. The [...]
Lionesses shirt sales surge 700 per cent ahead of Women’s World Cup final August 17, 2023 The Lionesses’ success at the Women’s World Cup has seen sales on England shirts and other merchandise rocket by more than 700 per cent, new consumer data has revealed. Online sales soared by 710 per cent above average daily levels on Wednesday in the aftermath of England’s 3-1 semi-final victory over Australia, according to figures [...]