Lessons for Man Utd from Everton’s new stadium – by the architect behind it Sport Business The architect behind the new Everton Stadium on marrying history with future and why Manchester United chiefs should take note as they plot an Old Trafford rebuild. American architect Dan Meis knew he was going out on a limb when he submitted his design for Everton’s new stadium. Eschewing the trend for modern spacecraft-like arenas, [...]
Hundred: Sale of franchise stakes could value cricket league at £700m Sport Business English cricket is set for a major financial boost with the Hundred sale, which enters its final round of bidding, expected to value the eight franchises at as much as £700m. That figure is double the sum the England and Wales Cricket Board rejected from Bridgepoint for the whole tournament in 2022 and would therefore [...]
Man Utd deal was win-win for Ratcliffe and Glazers, says Raine Group Sport Business Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s £1.25bn investment in Manchester United was a win for both him and majority shareholders the Glazers, insists the bank which brokered the deal. Ineos tycoon Ratcliffe shelled out for a 27.7 per cent stake in the Premier League football club in December and, in return, took over much of the decision-making from [...]