World Cup brand deals score David Beckham £39m payout Retail David Beckham has taken a £38.9m payout from his personal business empire after World Cup brand deals drove record income for the former English football captain. DRJB Holdings, the company which represents Beckham’s business activities, posted a 20 per cent uplift in revenue to $110.5m (£84m) in 2025, as profit nearly doubled to $66m (£50m). [...]
Just Eat slashes sponsorship team as it axes £40m Champions League deal a year early Sport Business Just Eat’s premature exit from its £40m-a-year Champions League partnership has coincided with the takeaway platform gutting its sponsorship department, City AM has learned. European football chiefs have been forced to bring forward the start of a partnership with Hyundai in place of Just Eat after it opted to terminate its Champions League deal a [...]
Whey and weight-loss drugs to eat into Applied Nutrition profit Retail Applied Nutrition has warned that a major jump in whey protein prices will eat into its bottom line next year even as it beefed up its forecasts for the next year. The protein-shake maker revealed its adjusted pre-tax profit had risen by more than 40 per cent in the 12 months to August, a figure [...]
Women’s football to reach 800m fans by 2030 June 17, 2025 Women’s football is set to have a fanbase of 800m fans by the end of the decade, according to new research. A Nielsen Sports and PepsiCo report claims the global women’s fanbase is projected to grow by 38 per cent, from 500m fans to over 800m fans by 2030. The move would push women’s football [...]
Tribunal kicks out Walkers tax appeal over Sensations Poppadoms May 23, 2025 The Upper Tax Tribunal has thrown out an appeal by the crunchy potato slices giant regarding its VAT dispute with the taxman
Out of juice? Tropicana warns high fruit prices will affect profit September 29, 2024 Drinks giant Tropicana has warned its lenders that profit will come in below its forecasts this year, according to reports. Tropicana told lenders this month that it expected to achieve an underlying profit of £241m in 2024, flat year on year and below the £280m it had previously forecast, according to The Sunday Times. The [...]