Manchester City named world’s most valuable football club brand June 6, 2023 Treble-chasing Manchester City have added another title – the world’s most valuable football club brand. City have received the accolade from leading brand consultancy Brand Finance, whose annual Football 50 list is published today. The Abu Dhabi-owned club have overtaken Real Madrid at the top of the rankings for the first time following their sustained [...]
Charlton Athletic takeover agreed by Charlie Methven’s SE7 Partners June 5, 2023 Charlton Athletic’s owner has agreed to sell the south London football club to the US-bankrolled SE7 Partners consortium fronted by former Sunderland director Charlie Methven. The third-tier team confirmed on Monday that a deal had been struck between current owner Thomas Sandgaard and SE7 Partners, which also includes former Charlton finance director Ed Warrick and [...]
LaLiga unveil new branding as Spanish football league looks to future June 5, 2023 Spanish football’s LaLiga has today announced a rework of their branding as the domestic competition steps up efforts to capitalise on global opportunities. The league, which has traded in former sponsor Santander for EA Sports, has unveiled a new brand identity which sees a pair of Ls take the place of the old logo, which [...]
Man City vs Man United 1999: How would 2023 treble stack up? June 4, 2023 As the result of a match, where a trophy was up for grabs, turned Manchester blue yet again, City went within one win of an iconic treble – something English football has not seen since United’s feat in 1998-1999. So with their 2-1 FA Cup final win over United leaving Pep Guardiola’s side two thirds [...]
Six Premier League clubs in Forbes’ top 10 most valuable June 1, 2023 Six Premier league clubs have made the top 10 in Forbes’ world’s most valuable football teams list. While Spanish giants and reigning Champions League winners Real Madrid top the list with a valuation of $6.07bn, three of the top five are English clubs. Manchester United ($6bn valuation) are second with Barcelona third. At an estimated [...]
Juventus stump up £620,000 and end disputes with authorities May 30, 2023 Italian giants Juventus will pay £620,000 and take a 10-point deduction to end their ongoing dispute with Italian football authorities. The move means the club will not be deducted any further points in this year’s Serie A campaign and keeps Juventus in line for European football next year. They sit seventh in the league with [...]
One in, one out at Chelsea as Jurasek named new CEO and Glick leaves after 10 months May 30, 2023 Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of a new chief executive, Chris Jurasek, and the departure of president of business Tom Glick after just 10 months at the club. Jurasek has no high-level experience in sport but is a trusted lieutenant of Clearlake Capital, the US fund which bankrolled last year’s Todd Boehly-led takeover of the [...]
What is the cost of relegation from the Premier League? May 27, 2023 The cost of relegation from the Premier League has been called “the biggest financial jeopardy in world football” and this weekend Everton, Leicester City and Leeds United will be locked in a battle to avoid it. Two of those three teams will drop out of the richest domestic competition in the sport and into the [...]
Parachute payments uncertainty clouds the future of football’s richest game May 25, 2023 When Luton Town and Coventry City collide in Saturday’s Championship Play-Off Final there will be more than just glory at stake; both teams stand to make a minimum of £170m if they achieve promotion to the Premier League. It is a prize that has earned the traditional end-of-season fixture the tag of football’s richest game. [...]
Who has Premier League’s biggest and smallest wage bill? (Look away Chelsea fans) May 23, 2023 Chelsea’s lavish spending since their takeover by Todd Boehly’s consortium has seen them amass the biggest wage bill in the Premier League, according to new research. The Blues’ estimated payroll for this season totalled £216m, an increase of 18.3 per cent or more than £33m on the previous campaign. That saw their salary costs overtake [...]