Messi signs new Inter Miami deal with $1bn stadium project in final stages Sport Business Lionel Messi has signed a three-year deal to extend his spell in the United States with MLS club Inter Miami. The Argentine joined Inter Miami – owned by David Beckham, Jorge Mas and Jose Mas – in 2023 on a deal reportedly worth $60m a year and over $150m in total. It also promised the [...]
Football clubs concerned as EFL set to axe its rogue owners test Sport Business The EFL is planning to hand over sole responsibility for assessing the suitability of potential owners to the Independent Football Regulator (IFR), raising concerns among some clubs over whether the new government-backed body has the resources and expertise to make such judgements effectively. The Premier League, in contrast, will continue to operate its own Owners’ [...]
Grand Slam Track denies Michael Johnson banked $2m from series Sport Business Grand Slam Track has called “categorically false” suggestions that founder Michael Johnson earned $2m while competitors in the challenger athletics series went unpaid. The organisation, which is facing possible legal claims from athletes totalling $19m (£14m), said that Johnson had in fact invested $2m of his own money into the cash-strapped venture. Grand Slam Track [...]
Overseas games: Uefa and Fifa between rock and hard place as decision looms September 10, 2025 Where US sport leads, Europe usually follows. It’s not a hard and fast rule, but the success of North America’s top leagues in growing – and monetising – the popularity of the NFL and NBA means executives on this side of the pond are only too keen to borrow their playbooks. Which brings us to [...]
More than Messi: Why Miami is a sports lover’s dream destination September 8, 2025 There was an air of inevitability about the way that Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer to have ever lived, struck a stunning stoppage time winner into the top corner for his new employers on his debut two years ago. The only surprise, really, was who it was he was playing for. Eyebrows were raised [...]
Inter Miami is worth $1bn, doubling value in one year. Is Lionel Messi the reason? July 19, 2024 A year ago this week MLS club Inter Miami – part-owned by former England international David Beckham – completed one of the biggest signings in global sports history. They signed Argentina international Lionel Messi, one of just two players in the current GOAT conversation. And since then the franchise, the 25th in MLS, has been [...]
Fears over 2026 World Cup after dangerous crowd scenes mar Copa America final July 15, 2024 Kick-off was delayed by more than an hour because of the disorder, which was blamed on hundreds of supporters without tickets.