Revolut ventures into Premier League with Manchester City deal February 13, 2026 Fintech giant Revolut has ventured into the Premier League, signing a deal with Manchester City. The deal builds on an existing partnership with Manchester City Women, and will see Revolut’s logo appear below shirt numbers on the back of Pep Guardiola’s team’s shirts for the club’s cup competitions, starting at this year’s Carabao Cup final [...]
Leicester City’s points deduction shows the tail doesn’t always wag the dog February 6, 2026 The Premier League’s victory over Leicester City shows that clubs can’t lose money with impunity, but is it one battle in a much bigger war, writes Aaryaman Banerji. Every ruling tells a story. And so it is that English football has become something of an anthology. This week’s verdict by a three-man independent commission, finding that Leicester City had breached EFL Profit and [...]
Why Champions League revamp is a case of Uefa 1, Domestic competitions 0 February 5, 2026 The revamped Champions League has created more drama for Uefa but increased the risk of competitive imbalance in domestic leagues, according to a new report. Bodo/Glimt’s shock win over Atletico Madrid was not just one of the standout results of the league phase of Uefa’s elite club competition, it also served as a handy snapshot [...]
Guardiola calls out Premier League clubs for not winning trophies February 3, 2026 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called out big Premier League clubs for not winning trophies despite spending more over the last five years. After the January transfer window closed on Monday – which saw the 20 Premier League clubs spend around £400m – City’s net spend over the past five years sat at £396m [...]
Premier League clubs earn £250m in on-field Champions League prize money January 29, 2026 Premier League clubs in the Champions League have banked over £250m in on-field prize money after all six teams qualified for the knockouts. Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Manchester City qualified straight for the round of 16 after successful campaigns in the 36-team, one-table group phase. Newcastle United qualified too, but will need to [...]
Real Madrid top Deloitte Football Money League as Champions League revamp boosts Premier League’s rivals January 22, 2026 An expanded and more lucrative Champions League has helped Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain all earn more than any Premier League club last season, according to the latest Deloitte Football Money League. Real Madrid stayed top of the annual rich list with record-breaking revenue of €1.2bn (£975m), ahead of LaLiga rivals Barcelona [...]
Manchester Basketball to rival Man City and United for NBA Europe franchise January 20, 2026 The owners of Manchester’s Super League Basketball team are in talks over a bid, backed by private equity or sovereign wealth, for the city’s planned NBA Europe franchise. President Ben Pierson told City AM that their experience in operating professional teams in Manchester and neutrality to its partisan football scene could be assets in the [...]
Premier League stadiums: Inside football’s grandstand revolution January 10, 2026 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 [...]
Manchester City asked to give up FA Cup revenue to opponents Exeter January 7, 2026 Cash-strapped Exeter City have asked Manchester City to ease their financial struggles by donating some of their share of the proceeds from this weekend’s FA Cup tie. Exeter and City are both due 45 per cent of the gate receipts from Saturday’s third-round match at the Etihad Stadium, which will bank the visitors between £250,000 [...]
Why sports districts like Birmingham City’s are the future of stadiums December 24, 2025 On-pitch glory will always be the ultimate prize, but ambitious sports investors are now looking beyond traditional matchday revenues and exploring ways to diversify income, enabling reinvestment into areas that support on-pitch performance and secure a more robust future. This strategic shift also recognises that sport, particularly its physical infrastructure, presents a powerful opportunity for [...]