Lincoln City to land six-figure windfall from Chelsea cup tie Sport Business League One high-flyers Lincoln City are set for a six-figure windfall from their Carabao Cup third-round tie with Chelsea on Tuesday. The biggest match at the LNER Stadium for five years – since Liverpool visited, and won 7-2, in September 2020 – is expected to boost the club’s coffers by around £250,000. On top of [...]
Fans will end up paying for football regulator, Tories warn Sport Business Fans of clubs outside the Premier League should expect ticket price rises following the approval of a football regulator, Shadow Sport Minister Louie French has warned. The Championship, League One and League Two are all heavily loss-making but could face a bill of almost £50m towards the operation of the Independent Regulator for English Football. [...]
How League One Lincoln City are helping to shape the football regulator Sport Business Consultation has been one of the hot topics surrounding the introduction of the independent football regulator, although one club at least is trying to ensure that it is not a one-way street. While much of the discussion has been on what the watchdog will demand of clubs in return for being granted a licence, Lincoln [...]