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  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Manchester United PLC
    Man Utd’s losses rise after tough season and costs of Ratcliffe deal

    Higher spending on players and wages has not yet translated into better results for football club

    Joshua Zirkzee of Manchester United shoots under pressure from Andy Robertson of Liverpool during the Premier League match between the two clubs at Old Trafford on September 1
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    AC Milan owner says private equity investment has ‘massively inflated’ sports valuations

    RedBird Capital Gerry Cardinale criticised his rivals saying sector has been ‘bad for ecosystem’

    Lazio’s Boulaye Dia, left, in action against Milan’s Strahinja Pavlovic, right, during the Serie A soccer match
  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Power struggle looms at Chelsea FC as US co-owners’ relationship sours

    Ties between Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital have frayed since the record £2.5bn takeover

  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
    Manchester City Football Club PLC
    Manchester City closes transfer spending tap — but hopes wins will keep flowing

    Club that once dominated England’s transfer market opts to rely on current, strong squad

    Pep Guardiola poses for a photo with the trophy and Khaldoon Al Mubarak, the chairman, Ferran Soriano, chief executive officer and Aitor Txiki Begiristain, director of football at Manchester City.
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    Pernod Ricard SA
    Pernod Ricard ditches Paris Saint-Germain deal after Marseille backlash

    Southern France drinks brand’s withdrawal follows anger from rival Olympique de Marseille supporters

    Pernod Ricard logo on the company’s factory in Marseille, France
  • Saturday, 31 August, 2024
    Premier League
    Premier League clubs slash summer transfer spending

    England’s top football clubs constrained by financial rules and Saudi Arabia shows more restraint

    Pedro Neto and Servette’s Bradley Mazikou in action
  • Saturday, 31 August, 2024
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    The NFL’s private equity power play Premium content

    The NFL teaches sport a lesson, who dominated transfer spending, climbing soars, and more

  • Monday, 26 August, 2024
    Sven-Goran Eriksson
    Football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson dies after battle with cancer

    The first foreign coach to lead the England team, the affable Swede was held in high regard for helping to improve performance

    Sven-Goran Eriksson
  • Saturday, 24 August, 2024
    Scoreboard
    The price of F1’s US success Premium content

    Plus, why football is hooked on betting, the NFL’s dance with institutional capital and more

    Practice session for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    News in-depthPremier League
    Premier League kicks off fraught season away from the pitch

    World’s richest football division faces legal battle with Man City, trial of new financial rules and new independent regulator

    Everton defender James Tarkowski, left, in action with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, right, during an English Premier League football match in February
  • Thursday, 15 August, 2024
    English women’s football set for boost after major structural overhaul

    New governing group for the professional game is seeking to increase the number of fans and unlock commercial opportunities

    Chelsea celebrate with the trophy after winning the Barclays Women’s Super League
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Undercover EconomistTim Harford
    What geeks can learn from sport

    It’s been a vintage summer for social scientists interested in how individuals and teams can perform

  • Monday, 5 August, 2024
    Rugby Football Union
    Twickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium in sponsorship deal

    Home of English rugby will be rebranded from September as part of agreement with German insurer

    Twickenham Stadium
  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2024
    Football players and leagues to lodge anti-Fifa complaint with Brussels

    Groups say governing body’s moves harm ‘economic interests and player welfare’ as dispute deepens over crowded calendar

    Players from Real Madrid and Barcelona compete for the ball
  • Sunday, 21 July, 2024
    Manchester United PLC
    Ratcliffe’s race to reboot Man Utd extends beyond the pitch

    New billionaire owner has embarked on sweeping changes in an effort to restore club’s fortunes

    FT montage from left: Jim Ratcliffe, Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Everton Football Club Co Ltd
    Friedkin family’s deal to buy Everton FC collapses

    Club to explore ‘alternative options’ after talks end with US car-dealing billionaire

    A corner flag inside Goodison Park, Everton’s current stadium
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    Was Gareth Southgate great, or just lucky?

    The former England manager elevated the national team, but easy routes through tournaments flatter his record

    Montage of images of Gareth Southgate, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    Bob Iger and wife Willow Bay strike record deal for US women’s football club

    Disney CEO makes his first foray into sports ownership in agreement to purchase Angel City FC as interest in the league grows

    Angel City FC goalkeeper DiDi Haračić
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    Gareth Southgate
    Southgate resigns as England football manager

    Former player says it is ‘time for change’ at helm of men’s national team after eight-year tenure

    Gareth Southgate applauds supporters
  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    Copa América football final marred by crowd chaos in Miami

    Match delayed more than an hour after fans try to ‘forcibly enter’ stadium without tickets

    Fans attempt to enter Hard Rock Stadium in Miami ahead of the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday
  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    French football league agrees last-minute broadcast deal

    Accord with DAZN and beIN helps stave off financial crisis at some clubs but locks in a lower price than first expected 

    Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris Saint-Germain
  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    Uefa Men's European championship
    Spanish teamwork exposes England’s lack of co-ordination

    La Roja’s well-drilled pressing game exposed limitations of Gareth Southgate’s team

    Spain’s Lamine Yamal celebrates
  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    Uefa Men's European championship
    Spain beat England 2-1 to win Euro 2024 final

    Late strike dashes Gareth Southgate’s hopes of major championship win

    Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal, centre, scores his side’s second goal
  • Saturday, 13 July, 2024
    Person in the News
    Gareth Southgate, the manager tackling England’s fear of failure

    As his team reaches the final of Euro 2024, no one in the history of English men’s football can match his record

    Illustration of Gareth Southgate smiling and fistpumping while wearing an England shirt with and England flag in the background
  • Saturday, 13 July, 2024
    Chinese groups take centre stage in Euro 2024 advertising drive

    Move underlines global pulling power of football and live sport to help companies boost sales and profits

    England’s Harry Kane in front of the sponsors’ wall for Euro 2024 with the logos of brands including Atos, Strauss, BYD, Coca-Cola, Hisense, Betano and Alpay
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