Parachute payments boost promotion chances by 4x and should be scrapped, study finds September 16, 2026 Parachute payments make clubs four times more likely to achieve promotion to the Premier League and should be scrapped, according to a new study. The Leonard Curtis Football Finance Report 2026 found that over a 10-year period Championship clubs who received parachute payments had a 30 per cent chance of promotion, compared to just seven [...]
Spurs owners take 12-month investment to £300m with fresh £120m injection September 16, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur’s majority owners will take their investment into the club to beyond £300m in the last year after agreeing to an additional £120m injection. The family of billionaire Joe Lewis – which owns 70 per cent of the controlling ENIC Sports Inc company – have pumped £120m into the north London club, who currently [...]
Motorway eyes first profit as Premier League deal grows customer base September 16, 2026 Motorway is on the cusp of turning its first profit a decade after launch, as the used car marketplace looks to the Premier League to expand its customer base. The tech firm’s co-founder and chief executive, Tom Leathes, said he expects to hit profitability as soon as 2026 after years of consecutive eight-figure losses as [...]
Serie A won’t catch the Premier League by selling its rights better September 12, 2026 Serie A was the creme de la creme in the nineties and noughties. Maldini, Totti and Gattuso were household names everywhere from the hills of Naples to the streets of Salford. But that global prestige has waned and our own data shows that Italian football has nowhere near the same pull for overseas football fans [...]
Manchester United deny financial motive behind nearly 700 season ticket bans September 11, 2026 Manchester United have banned 685 season ticket holders for reselling their seats but insist that the crackdown is not a cash-grab by the club. It follows an investigation by United chiefs that found “unusual activity” on the accounts of 1,617 members, who were asked to provide explanations. The operation caused outcry among some supporters, who [...]
Panini sales tumble after sticker maker loses Premier League licence September 10, 2026 Collectable stickers maker Panini has seen its sales tumble in the UK following the loss of a major Premier League licence. The Italian company’s UK subsidiary recorded a more than 20 per cent drop in turnover to £43.3m in 2025, according to accounts seen by City AM. The 65-year-old firm, which has had a partnership [...]
Crystal Palace owner Blitzer part of £1bn mega stadium redevelopment September 10, 2026 Co-owner of Premier League club Crystal Palace, David Blitzer, is part of a group spending around £1bn on a major new stadium that his team will share with another club. The American, who became the first investor to hold stakes in the big five North American leagues – MLS, MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA – [...]
All Hundred owners expected to explore bids for Big Bash cricket franchises September 9, 2026 All eight Hundred owners are expected to explore bids for franchises in Australia’s Big Bash after teams in the T20 cricket competition were put on the market this week, City AM has learned. Cricket Australia this week announced that it would push ahead with a franchise sale, similar to the 2025 Hundred auction, despite some [...]
Nandy absence called out as MPs urge greater use of sport as soft power September 9, 2026 The government must do more to use sport and the wider culture sector to maximise global soft power, according to an influential MP. Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, has criticised the government for staging its Soft Power Council only four times, with the department’s Secretary of State Lisa [...]
Manchester United agree club record sleeve sponsorship with fintech unicorn SumUp September 8, 2026 Manchester United have filled their sleeve sponsor vacancy by signing a club record multi-year deal worth more than £20m a year with fintech unicorn SumUp. The London-based provider of mobile payment solutions will appear on the sleeve of matchday shirts worn by United’s men’s, women’s and youth teams. The financial terms are understood to represent [...]