Football finance
The Ronaldo effect: what big players mean for the finances of major football clubs

The Ronaldo effect: what big players mean for the finances of major football clubs
Manchester United hoping to cash in big after securing the Portuguese star’s signature on two-year contract
13 Sep 2021
Betting sponsorship: sport’s next crisis 

Betting sponsorship: sport’s next crisis
Football and darts will be hit hard by shake up of gambling advertising laws
1 Feb 2021
Covid and football: £1.7bn loss for Europe’s 20 richest clubs

Covid and football: £1.7bn loss for Europe’s 20 richest clubs
Barcelona top the Money League, but their finances have taken a huge hit
26 Jan 2021
Why have Bury been expelled from the football league?

Why have Bury been expelled from the football league?
Bid for troubled club collapsed 90 minutes before the takeover deadline
28 Aug 2019
Football agents: honest brokers or greedy sharks?

Football agents: honest brokers or greedy sharks?
Agents received £260m from the 20 EPL clubs from February 2018 to January 2019
5 Apr 2019
Real Madrid return to the top of football’s money league

Real Madrid return to the top of football’s money league
It’s a La Liga one-two as Manchester United slip to third place
24 Jan 2019
Infographic: Man Utd still the world’s richest football club

Infographic: Man Utd still the world’s richest football club
United beat Real Madrid to top spot in the Deloitte Football Money League
23 Jan 2018

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Agents earn £1.1bn and Man Utd rake in the revenues

Agents earn £1.1bn and Man Utd rake in the revenues
Uefa reveals boom in transfer fees, wages and profits for Europe’s top football clubs
17 Jan 2018
Vodafone pulls out of West Ham stadium naming rights deal

Vodafone pulls out of West Ham stadium naming rights deal
The Hammers are still looking for a sponsor a year after they moved to the Olympic stadium in Newham
16 May 2017
Mino Raiola: Six facts about football's super-agent

Mino Raiola: Six facts about football's super-agent
Who is the tracksuit-wearing businessman who saved Mario Balotelli's house from fire and made millions from Paul Pogba?
11 May 2017
Fifa seeks 'clarification' over Man United Pogba deal

Fifa seeks 'clarification' over Man United Pogba deal
Could agent Mino Raiola have breached third-party ownership rules?
10 May 2017
Newcastle United MD Lee Charnley arrested in tax raid

Newcastle United MD Lee Charnley arrested in tax raid
Mike Ashley's right-hand man held in HMRC inquiry targeting newly-promoted Magpies and West Ham
26 Apr 2017
World Cup 2018: Fifa and Russia face 'sponsorship crisis'

World Cup 2018: Fifa and Russia face 'sponsorship crisis'
Only ten backers are on board for next year's tournament, with football's governing body making a loss of almost £300m last year
25 Apr 2017
Premier League clubs call for Brexit immigration exemption

Premier League clubs call for Brexit immigration exemption
Football bosses call on government to safeguard future of players after country leaves EU
31 Mar 2017
Spurs still not sure if they will leave White Hart Lane

Spurs still not sure if they will leave White Hart Lane
Chairman Daniel Levy delays Wembley decision until he has 'greater certainty' on Tottenham's new home
29 Mar 2017
Man Utd answer 'small team' jibe with record revenues

Man Utd answer 'small team' jibe with record revenues
Atletico Madrid chief scorns Red Devils' pursuit of Antoine Griezmann a day before club posts quarterly profits of £37.6m
9 Feb 2017
Premier League agrees massive £560m TV deal with China

Premier League agrees massive £560m TV deal with China
Three-year contract is worth ten times the current deal but reflects China's sudden interest in football
18 Nov 2016
Shakira and Gerard Pique find Barcelona a new shirt sponsor

Shakira and Gerard Pique find Barcelona a new shirt sponsor
Spanish club signs a deal with Japanese online shopping firm Rakuten and will use the money to keep Lionel Messi
17 Nov 2016
Manchester United lead the way in race for sponsors

Manchester United lead the way in race for sponsors
Virgin Money signs on at Old Trafford as other clubs cash in on sponsorship deals for training kit
18 Jul 2016
AC Milan scrape the barrel with pre-match haka for Nivea

AC Milan scrape the barrel with pre-match haka for Nivea
Actors perform a version of the Maori war cry before San Siro match to promote skincare product
22 Apr 2016
Leicester investigated over King Power sponsorship

Leicester investigated over King Power sponsorship
Claims of 'financial doping' in the season they won promotion could tarnish Premier League achievement
12 Apr 2016
Premier League clubs 'in talks for Euro super league'

Premier League clubs 'in talks for Euro super league'
Representatives of England's biggest teams forced to deny breakaway plans after meeting called by US billionaire
2 Mar 2016
Liverpool FC pick official supplier of coconut water

Liverpool FC pick official supplier of coconut water
Reds sign deal with Thai brand Chaokoh as they expand their sponsors in south-east Asia
26 Feb 2016
Man Utd record revenues can cushion Champions League blow

Man Utd record revenues can cushion Champions League blow
Old Trafford on course to turnover £500m in a single year, but will it arrest share price slump?
11 Feb 2016
Arsene Wenger hints at Arsenal succession plan at stormy AGM

Arsene Wenger hints at Arsenal succession plan at stormy AGM
Long-serving manager says he wants whoever takes over at the Emirates to do even better than him, amid shareholder discontent over finances
16 Oct 2015
FFP to be relaxed: is Premier League TV deal to blame?

FFP to be relaxed: is Premier League TV deal to blame?
Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool concerned about Uefa decision to 'ease' regulations
19 May 2015
Tim Sherwood in the dark over shock £150m Villa takeover

Tim Sherwood in the dark over shock £150m Villa takeover
Consortium led by former Arsenal defender Tony Adams and ex-Chelsea executive raising capital for takeover
8 May 2015
Emirates FA Cup: controversy over £30m sponsorship deal

Emirates FA Cup: controversy over £30m sponsorship deal
After a season without a sponsor the FA is prepared to sell naming rights to the FA Cup
29 Apr 2015
Liverpool sign new £30m shirt deal with Standard Chartered

Liverpool sign new £30m shirt deal with Standard Chartered
New deal extends link up to 2019 but remains less lucrative than those of Premier League rivals
22 Apr 2015
Premier League live rights: new TV deal could raise £5.5bn

Premier League live rights: new TV deal could raise £5.5bn
Second round of bidding could see broadcasters pay an average of almost £11m per live game
10 Feb 2015
Chelsea stars Hazard, Costa and Fabregas valued at £192m

Chelsea stars Hazard, Costa and Fabregas valued at £192m
Eleven Blues stars among the most valuable players in Europe are worth £162m more than they cost
7 Jan 2015
MAN UTD: £10m Champions League hit

MAN UTD: £10m Champions League hit
Revenues down ten per cent as club ponder money-spinning overseas friendlies
18 Nov 2014
Man Utd debt could mean FFP fine as Man City petition Uefa

Man Utd debt could mean FFP fine as Man City petition Uefa
City complain over clubs with huge debts as Arsenal get Champions League seeding blow
10 Oct 2014
Liverpool FFP probe: three ways the Reds could escape

Liverpool FFP probe: three ways the Reds could escape
Anfield under investigation over its finances but the club believe they can avoid punishment
26 Sep 2014