Bayern Munich valued at £3.1bn as German energy giant buys stake in Harry Kane’s club October 22, 2026 German football giants Bayern Munich have been valued at £3.1bn after taking minority investment from long-standing sponsor Viessmann Generations Group. Viessmann Generations Group has acquired 6.7 per cent of Bayern Munich AG, the commercial entity that houses the professional club and all its business operations, in a transaction local media reported as being worth €250m [...]
Government must cut red tape to fuel football stadium development October 22, 2026 Investing in a football stadium can be the difference between sinking and swimming and the government must play a role, writes Joseph Smith. It is fair to say that the Independent Football Regulator’s draft State of the Game report provides the most comprehensive analysis of English football’s finances to date. Published last week and open [...]
Black Knight’s Foley: We will do an AFC Bournemouth at Exeter Chiefs October 22, 2026 AFC Bournemouth owner Bill Foley has said he will replicate the Premier League club’s playbook at newly acquired Prem Rugby team Exeter Chiefs. Foley’s Black Knight consortium – which features Oscar winner Michael B Jordan – purchased Exeter Chiefs over the summer amid a flurry of inward investment into the English top flight rugby competition. [...]
IOC’s abdication over Russia is causing much angst as clock ticks down to LA28 Olympics October 22, 2026 It’s baffling that sport’s global leaders are still prevaricating over Russia as the LA28 Olympics and Paralympics draw ever nearer, says Ed Warner. To Brentford FC’s Gtech Community Stadium last week for the second outing of The NEDwork, a gathering of chairs and non-executive directors from across Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic governing bodies. Russia’s [...]
Manchester City must face justice for sake of Premier League and Uefa, says Tebas October 21, 2026 Manchester City critic and Spanish league boss Javier Tebas says the club must face “justice” for the sake of English and European football. City were last month found guilty of more than 100 counts of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules by hiding over £900m in owner funding that allowed them to spend freely on [...]
Budget 2026: Healey warned betting tax hikes could hit non-league football October 21, 2026 The Chancellor has been warned that tax rises on betting operators could have an impact on non-league football amid duty hike fears at next week’s Budget. Chancellor John Healey will next week deliver Andy Burnham’s first Budget since his coronation as Prime Minister earlier this year, and taxes are expected to be jacked up on [...]
Sport’s $2 trillion fan economy growing faster than global GDP October 21, 2026 Sport’s $2 trillion fan economy has outgrown the global GDP rate by nearly 66 per cent over the last 15 years, according to new research. Since 2010, the fan economy has “compounded at approximately six per cent per year on average”, a report published this week found, “1.6x the 3.8 per cent growth of global [...]
LIV Golf 2.0 suffers fresh blow as Oosthuizen becomes fourth team captain to quit October 21, 2026 LIV Golf’s attempts to relaunch with new backing have suffered another blow after Louis Oosthuizen became the fourth team captain to quit the beleaguered circuit. Former Open champion Oosthuizen, who has skippered LIV Golf’s South African team since it launched in 2022, has followed Legion XIII’s Jon Rahm and Fireballs captain Sergio Garcia in walking [...]
Exclusive: Airwallex and McLaren to renew partnership as valuations soar October 21, 2026 Fintech Airwallex will today extend its partnership with the McLaren Formula 1 team after both organisations enjoyed steep valuation boosts, City AM can reveal. The partnership, initially announced in 2024, will be renewed and upgraded, making Airwallex the Formula 1 constructors’ champions’ AI finance partner. It comes amid a boom for both brands. McLaren was [...]
Newcastle United: MP denies rowing back on Saudi criticism after accepting £5k freebies October 21, 2026 Newcastle MPs have been urged to stop accepting hospitality and gifts from Newcastle United amid concerns it has softened their criticism of the club’s Saudi owners. Dame Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle Central and West, was a vociferous critic of the Saudi regime before in recent years taking tickets and hospitality from the club. [...]