Premier League stadiums: Inside football’s grandstand revolution Sport Business The Premier League is going through a revolution, and it is not in the form of playing formations. Stadiums – new and old – are second homes for fans, the community centre of their weekend. And England’s top flight is ever-changing. Three teams may get promoted each year and three may get relegated, but the [...]
Fulham’s Craven Cottage could be future of new franchise Project Sevens Sport Business The investment vehicle behind a new privately funded rugby sevens league set to launch in 2026 is targeting Craven Cottage as a host venue, City AM can reveal. Tom Burwell, chief executive of Bia Sports Group – the investment team behind newly promoted Premier League football club Sunderland – explained that the as-yet unnamed sevens [...]
Fulham Premier League hospitality: Margaritas, caviar and £20,000 season tickets Sport Business Fulham FC’s Riverside Stand features a new Sky Deck offering over three floors. City AM took a look around to see what it was all about. Worth the price tag? You decide. One of the newest features adjacent to the stretch of the River Thames between Putney Bridge and London’s famous River Cafe soars into [...]
Iconic cinema in Chelsea put on the market March 13, 2025 An iconic Grade II ex-cinema in Chelsea has been put on the market, with potential to turn it into a hotel, housing or a member’s club. The closure of the cinema, which Hugh Grant called “strangely unbearable”, sparked headlines last year. The site, which originally opened in 1930 as the Forum Theatre, became the 26th [...]
London prime property prices dip as Budget raid deters wealthy buyers February 4, 2025 Prices for London prime properties remain far below their 2014 peak, with double-digit discounts on asking prices to be found in some areas of the capital. The average reduction in the original asking price for houses over £1m in Greater London was £200,100, according to Investec, but some areas saw a 11.3 per cent discount. [...]
Goodbye, Hilal: Saudi Pro League ends Neymar deal which cost £37m per game January 28, 2025 It will go down as one of the most expensive failed experiments in world football, with Neymar’s move to Al-Hilal reported to have cost the Saudi Pro League side more than £250m. But after 17 months, a meagre seven games and only one goal, the Brazil international, 32, looks bound for a return to his [...]
Fulham takes shot and partners with tequila brand October 22, 2024 Premier League club Fulham have signed the top flight’s first tequila sponsor, sealing a long-term deal with Tequila Enemigo. The partnership will see the tequila sold across the hospitality spaces at Craven Cottage, whose Riverside Stand is nearing completion after a mammoth overhaul. The premium Tequila Enemigo is the first spirit brand of its kind [...]
AFC Wimbledon best London club for fan engagement, new data reveals August 13, 2024 AFC Wimbledon have been crowned London’s best club for fan engagement despite a monumental rise for Chelsea, new research has revealed. The Fan Engagement Index has ranked The Dons fourth in the country, behind Exeter City, Carlisle United and Lincoln City. The highest ranked Premier League team is Brentford, in 12th, while Chelsea have shot [...]
Premier League prize money: How much do you get for winning the title? May 17, 2024 The majority of clubs may not have a Premier League title to win or relegation to avoid, but there are millions riding on this weekend. Prize money can differ massively between each spot in the Premier League table, and that’s something each team will be conscious off come kick-off this Sunday. Recent Premier League accounts [...]