Fifa still refusing to share World Cup sell-off papers, says FA chair Sport Business Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt says the Fifa Council is still being denied full transparency over Gianni Infantino’s aborted World Cup sell-off plan. Infantino apologised to the Council today as it met for the first time since controversy erupted over Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), a new private company Infantino lined up investors for without telling […]
Fifa still refusing to share World Cup sell-off papers, says FA chair Sport Business Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt says the Fifa Council is still being denied full transparency over Gianni Infantino’s aborted World Cup sell-off plan. Infantino apologised to the Council today as it met for the first time since controversy erupted over Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), a new private company Infantino lined up investors for without telling […]
Tottenham Hotspur owed money after Big Zuu water brand Drip is liquidated with £9m debts Sport Business
City AM Football Power List 2026: Who really runs the world’s most popular sport? Sport Business The City AM Football Power List seeks to answer a simple question: ahead of the 2026 World Cup, who really runs the planet’s favourite sport? To answer it, we assembled a panel of experts from across the sports industry and picked their brains for nominations and, ultimately, a top 25. You can read more about […]
City AM Football Power List explained: What it is, who judges it and how ranking works Sport Business
Women’s British and Irish Lions to play first match in Cardiff Sport Business The first ever women’s British and Irish Lions team will look to sell out the 74,000-capacity Principality Stadium before an inaugural tour to New Zealand. The touring team – made up of players from the Home Nations and the Republic of Ireland – will play France in a send-off match sponsored by insurance giant Howden […]
Britain’s array of top-class live sport isn’t celebrated nearly enough Sport Business We must cherish the live sport offering in Britain and celebrate what it gives us, writes Pitch Experiences chief Neil Bailey. Many of the days at next year’s Ashes are already sold out, tickets to Ally Pally’s World Darts Championships are like gold dust and yet, here we all are, desperate for a day out. […]
What Burnham’s Sporting Events Bill means for brands and media owners Sport Business As Andy Burnham’s government presses on with the Sporting Events Bill, what does it mean for brands and media owners? The World Cup may have wrapped up, but the sporting calendar is relentless, and brands and media owners will already be preparing for the next big event. Indeed, the domestic football season has already kicked […]
Formula 1 set for Africa return after 40 years with Rwanda race Sport Business Formula 1 will return to Africa for the first time in 40 years after the sport signed a 10-year deal with Rwanda. The East African nation will join the Formula 1 calendar in the early 2030s with a purpose-built circuit in Bugesera, south of capital Kigali. Rwanda has beaten the likes of South Africa to […]
Nascar eyes US military bases as venues for UK race in ‘Operation Overseas Trojan Horse’ Sport Business
MSG Sport to spin New York Knicks and Rangers into NYSE-listed firms Sport Business Directors at Madison Square Garden Sports Corp have approved plans to spin off the organisation’s New York Rangers and New York Knicks franchises into separate public firms. The move will make the NBA-winning New York Knicks the first publicly traded basketball team in nearly a quarter of a century. The New York Knicks NBA spin-off […]
LIV Golf players to be banned from DP World Tour and Ryder Cup Sport Business Players who sign up to play on a resurrected LIV Golf tour will be prohibited from competing on the DP World Tour or in the Ryder Cup, its European chiefs have said. The rebel golf league has secured funding from BC Partners to exit bankruptcy proceedings after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund pulled its backing […]
London Broncos owner: We can replicate Wakefield in Super League Sport Business On Saturday, Wakefield Trinity won a Super League title for the first time since 1968, completing a fairytale return to glory following a takeover by local businessman Matt Ellis just three years ago. Their route to Old Trafford began in the Championship and concluded at the weekend in front of 74,000 fans. It is a […]