England’s top football clubs constrained by financial rules and Saudi Arabia shows more restraint
World’s richest football division faces legal battle with Man City, trial of new financial rules and new independent regulator
New billionaire owner has embarked on sweeping changes in an effort to restore club’s fortunes
Top shareholders strengthen their grip on Premier League club with buyout of British dealmaker
Teams expect to benefit from changes to European competitions, higher ticket prices and stadium capacity
US car sales tycoon and AS Roma proprietor owns Hollywood production studios and flew a Spitfire in film ‘Dunkirk’
Nassef Sawiris lambasts opaque penalties faced by clubs for breaches and says system cements status quo
Top-tier football clubs divided on what to do about financial regulations they say are not working
Guardiola’s squad, assembled using Abu Dhabi’s vast riches, clinches hard fought campaign
Controlled by Egypt’s richest man and a US billionaire, the Birmingham club is fighting for a place in the Uefa Champions League
Plus, the NBA’s courtside drama, Ratcliffe’s Man United shake-up, and more
Patrick Stewart and Cliff Baty leaving ‘by mutual consent’ prior to arrival of Omar Berrada from rivals Manchester City
Most top tier clubs voted to give executives go-ahead to finalise plans for spending limit in push to improve finances
World Athletics’ bonus plan sparks debate and the peace deal that could bring European football to America
Regulator cannot force greater sharing of wealth between the richest clubs and the poorest
Human experts prefer TacticAI’s suggested positional improvements at corner kicks
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus wants his club back in the Premier League and has built an unusually young squad to try to achieve this
Plus, Carlyle co-founder gets into baseball, football’s transfer market tanks
Market also hit by weakening demand for broadcast rights
A squeeze on revenues stands to benefit the Premier League, but at a cost to competitions elsewhere in Europe
Ministers told to take ‘precautionary’ approach to protect children and vulnerable people from branding ‘bombardment’
Comcast-owned group has secured rights to broadcast 1,200 football matches a year
Also in this week’s newsletter, Jon Rahm defects to LIV, disappointment for John Textor and Arctos buy PSG stake
After a 25-year hiatus, the world’s richest football club will face a team that has risen from the ashes
Four-season deal means Amazon will no longer screen Premier League matches in the UK
