Crypto deals in sport up 20 per cent to over £400m May 28, 2025 Sponsorship of sports organisations by crypto brands has increased by 20 per cent to over £400m with football driving new business, new research shows. The $565m spent by the blockchain-anchored organisations in the past season is closing in on the 2022-23 peak, when $685m was spent (£508m), according to SportQuake data. Nearly two thirds – [...]
Rio Ferdinand to quit TNT Sports after Champions League final May 28, 2025 Footballer-turned-pundit Rio Ferdinand will quit TNT Sports after the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan on Saturday. The former Manchester United centre-back joined then-BT Sports a decade ago and has been a key face for the broadcaster, which is now TNT Sports, during its time hosting the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup [...]
Manchester United’s £8m post-season Malaysia-Hong Kong tour begins today May 28, 2025 Manchester United will play the first of two games in the Far East today as part of a post-season tour set to bank the club £8m. The Old Trafford club concluded their Premier League season on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa just hours before setting off to Malaysia and Hong Kong. They [...]
Brighton owner Bloom looks to add French Ligue 1 club to portfolio May 28, 2025 In this week’s Ahead of the Game: Brighton owner Tony Bloom, football films, The Hundred sale, rugby rights and the National League. Brighton owner Tony Bloom is exploring a potential investment in a French club after completing his purchase of a 29 per cent stake in Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian this week. [...]
Shark Tank star Mark Cuban joins $750m private equity sports fund May 27, 2025 Star of Shark Tank and former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban is part of a new $750m private equity sports fund. Harbinger Sports Partners Fund will look to acquire minority stakes across a number of sports including Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Other figures included are [...]
Wimbledon: No1 Court debentures to earn All England Club £75m May 27, 2025 The owners of the site that hosts the Wimbledon Championships is set for a £75m windfall from the sale of their latest batch of debentures. The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc confirmed on Tuesday that their issuing of 1,250 debentures for Wimbledon’s No1 Court was oversubscribed, meaning the organisation is set to benefit from [...]
Key Newcastle United figures leaves after less than year at club May 27, 2025 Newcastle United sporting director Paul Mitchell will leave the Magpies at the end of next month having been in the role less than a year. Mitchell joined the St James’ Park club in July of last year to replace Dan Ashworth, who went to Manchester United before being hired by the Football Association. It comes [...]
HMRC crackdown on R&D tax fraud sees probes into 33 football clubs May 27, 2025 HMRC has opened investigations into several professional football clubs over concerns that they may have exploited a tax relief scheme
The Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway buys into SailGP team May 27, 2025 Star of The Devil Wears Prada and Ocean’s 8 Anne Hathaway has become the latest celebrity to buy into SailGP. The actress has joined a consortium led by Assia Grazioli Venier, the co-founder of Muse Capital and youngest ever board member at Juventus, in buying into the Italian sailing team. She follows footballer Kylian Mbappe’s [...]
Football Regulator: Industry experts call out governance of sport May 27, 2025 Over 400 points have been docked from clubs in the English Football League since the Premier League launched in 1992, insight shared with City AM reveals. It points to an English top flight that has pulled away from the rest of the promotion-relegation pyramid ahead of the introduction of an Independent Football Regulator. Insight provided [...]