Chelsea stadium boost: Club can revive talks over 60,000-seat upgrade October 17, 2023 Chelsea have not confirmed whether they will redevelop Stamford Bridge or build a new stadium elsewhere.
Talor Gooch loses play-off but wins £17m at LIV Golf Jeddah October 15, 2023 Gooch lost to Brooks Koepka in a play-off but still finished top of the season standings.
Manchester United: Five questions as Sir Jim Ratcliffe nears £1.3bn deal October 15, 2023 A year after declaring his interest in buying Manchester United, Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks set to get his way – sort of – via a £1.3bn minority investment that appears to have won the Glazer family’s approval and could be sealed this week. But while the deal promises to bring an end to the saga [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe set to pay 100 per cent premium for Manchester United stake October 15, 2023 Sir Jim is poised to spend £1.3bn on a 25 per cent stake in his boyhood club.
Ed Warner: VAR cock-ups are hastening the inevitable arrival of AI referees October 12, 2023 How long until a match is refereed entirely by AI, following the latest Premier League VAR blunders?
Bill Foley agrees deal for AFC Bournemouth to gain sister club Down Under October 11, 2023 Less than a year after buying Bournemouth, Foley is adding an A League team to his multi-club network.
Taxman doubles amount of unpaid tax recovered from UK football clubs October 2, 2023 HMRC more than doubled the amount of unpaid tax that it recovered from UK football clubs in the past year as part of a crackdown on the sport.
Women’s Super League: Rivals spend big on transfers to challenge Chelsea’s dominance September 29, 2023 The Women’s Super League returns this weekend after a record-breaking summer of transfer spending by some of England’s biggest clubs.
Dynasty Equity: Year-old US sport investment firm buys into Liverpool FC September 28, 2023 Newly-founded US sports investment firm Dynasty Equity has bought a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club.
Ed Warner: Is Saudi’s goal of using sport to boost GDP by 1.5 per cent achievable? September 28, 2023 John Maynard Keynes argued for government spending – any spending – to stimulate economies in recession, even paying people to dig holes and then fill them up again, given the multiplier effect when they spend their wages. Saudi Arabia may not be facing such an economic challenge, but the sports investments pursued by its Crown [...]