Parachute payments boost promotion chances by 4x and should be scrapped, study finds Sport Business 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 [...]
Premier League and EFL set for summit with Football Regulator over new financial deal Sport Business An end to one of the longest-running saga plaguing English football could be in sight after the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) stepped up talks over a blockbuster new financial redistribution deal. Premier League CEO Richard Masters and chair Alison Brittain and their EFL counterparts Trevor Birch and Rick Parry are expected to [...]
Football regulator rubbishes fears red tape will put investors off English clubs Sport Business David Kogan, the chair of the Independent Football Regulator, insists closer scrutiny of clubs’ finances will encourage rather than deter potential investors in the English game. Former media rights consultant Kogan said the IFR’s mission to improve the sustainability of the entire English pyramid would help to make all teams more desirable assets. “The idea [...]