How football stadia became the new battleground for top clubs January 25, 2025 It’s no coincidence that Real Madrid have strengthened their position as football’s richest club in the year that they fully reopened their Santiago Bernabeu stadium after a £1bn revamp. Stadia – or rather, how to make more money out of them – are a growing battleground among top clubs eager to mine new sources of [...]
Enhanced Games: Doped Olympics make hires from Nike and Red Bull November 14, 2024 The Enhanced Games, a doping version of the Olympic Games planned for next year, has poached talent from Nike, Snapchat and Red Bull as the group steps up its efforts to launch in 2025. The brainchild of London-based billionaire Aron D’Souza, the Enhanced Games will see athletes able to take substances that are currently banned [...]
LaLiga seeks criminal charges after racism overshadows El Casico October 27, 2024 Real Madrid have launched an investigation into the incidents, which followed 17-year-old Yamal scoring Barca’s third goal against their fierce rivals.
The new Bosman? Why the Diarra ruling could change football forever October 3, 2024 The biggest changes to the football transfer market since the Bosman ruling could be unleashed on Friday at the European Court of Justice, potentially making it easier for players to walk away from their contracts at will. That is when the ECJ is due to deliver its verdict in a long-running dispute between world governing [...]
Fifa Intercontinental Cup: What is it and is it just the Club World Cup? September 21, 2024 When Fifa announced the expansion of the Club World Cup and its move from mid-season to the end of spring football fans thought they’d be done with a random week in December seeing them compete half-way around the world. But it appears as if a competition with a similar format to the old Club World [...]
Real Madrid become first club to reach $1bn revenue mark July 24, 2024 LaLiga giants Real Madrid became the first football club to surpass $1bn in revenue in a financial year. The Spanish side – boast the likes of Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr, and who have recruited Kylian Mbappe this summer – generaged $1.08bn (£836m) in revenue in the 2023-24 financial year. The revenues exclude player transfers [...]
Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti insist Club World Cup boycott talk was misinterpreted June 10, 2024 The competition is due to expand to 32 teams and take place every four years.
Full statement as Kylian Mbappe joins Real Madrid June 3, 2024 France striker Kylian Mbappe has joined Real Madrid on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain, it was confirmed on Monday. The 25-year-old had agreed a move to the Bernabeu earlier in the season but the switch from Ligue 1 to LaLiga is now official. He will join a Real Madrid side who on Saturday lifted [...]
Is Real Madrid’s Champions League win proof of football’s predictability problem? June 2, 2024 It’s a dichotomy that runs through the heart of elite sport. Do we want more Usain Bolts or more Leicester Citys?
Real Madrid hungry to add to 15th Champions League title, says Ancelotti June 2, 2024 The Spanish giants’ 2-0 defeat of Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on Saturday brought them a sixth European Cup in the last 11 seasons.