Bagatelle: Is exclusive Chelsea offering future of Premier League hospitality? Sport Business Bagatelle has opened inside Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge. Matt Hardy went down to see if it lives up to its reputation. It feels like every week a top football club opens a new hospitality offering that claims to reinvent what has, in reality, long been the status quo: a good bit of food and a free [...]
Former Balotelli club building roller coaster in £420m stadium development Sport Business A club that once starred Premier League stalwart Mario Balotelli is building a roller coaster as part of a Mega £420m stadium development. The club, which once featured former Inter Milan, Manchester City and Liverpool striker Balotelli up front, will undertake a near-£500m transformation of their stadium, and build a roller coaster. FC Sion, which [...]
Everton owners The Friedkin Group put Merseyside club up for sale Sport Business The owners of Everton have put the club up for sale just two years after buying into the Premier League team. The Friedkin Group purchased the Merseyside club in 2024 at a valuation of £400m. Now, they say, they are “exploring new investment options for Everton Football Club, including the potential sale of a controlling [...]
Leeds United consider AI-powered dynamic ticket pricing October 8, 2026 Leeds United could introduce AI-powered dynamic ticket pricing to increase revenue at the Premier League club, its chairman has said. Paraag Marathe said the Elland Road club could reward loyal supporters with cheaper prices while pricing tickets for more casual fans at a higher mark-up. “There’s probably an opportunity to do it in a way [...]
Land surrounding West Ham United’s London Stadium touted for development October 7, 2026 Land surrounding West Ham United’s London Stadium could be developed after architects were appointed to lead a consultation over the future use of the site in Stratford. “Potential development and leisure opportunities” will be scoped out by Populous, the global firm behind the likes of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Fulham’s Riverside Stand. It comes [...]
Exclusive: City Football Group official’s Labour Conference trip made ‘in personal capacity’ October 7, 2026 A senior City Football Group official who attended the Labour party conference days after Manchester City were found guilty of over 100 Premier League charges has told City AM he was there in a personal capacity. Chris Anderson, head of regulatory affairs at Manchester City parent company City Football Group, was among the delegates in [...]
Premier League gets US broadcast bounce after World Cup October 6, 2026 The Premier League has received a US-shaped broadcast bounce with the World Cup inspiring Stateside viewership of the English top flight. Premier League viewership among adults aged 18-34 is up 20 per cent compared to last season, with Tottenham Hotspur’s struggles featuring in three of the top six Stateside broadcasts. The data, from sponsorship analytics [...]
Shock boardroom shake-up as Sunderland chief exits October 5, 2026 Sunderland have parted company with interim chief executive Tom Burwell in a shock move after just five months as the Black Cats’ top man. The club said their majority owner, 29-year-old Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, will take charge of day-to-day operations at Sunderland, who this year are playing in the Europa League. Burwell’s abrupt departure comes 24 [...]
London is running out of development land for sport teams to build stadiums on October 2, 2026 One of London’s greatest assets is its varied and wide-ranging sports scene; six Premier League football clubs, many further down the pyramid; iconic rugby, tennis and cricket grounds; indoor arenas as far as the eye can see. But with success comes a desire to expand and grow. Chelsea are actively assessing options for a new [...]
For Manchester City 2026, see Saracens 2019 October 2, 2026 For Manchester City 2026, see Saracens 2019. Cheating in sport is common on the pitch and it probably happens a lot more than we’d care to admit off it. But sometimes it is blatant and sometimes it is brazen. The independent commission’s verdict on 115 charges lodged by the Premier League against Manchester City was [...]