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Samuel Agini

Sports business reporter

Sam reports on the business of sport for the FT. His coverage includes football, Formula 1, golf and rugby. Before he joined the FT, he was a correspondent at Dow Jones, where he covered trading, market structure and exchanges.
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  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    Sport
    Sports group backed by Saudi wealth fund seeks stake in European basketball

    EuroLeague is looking to sell minority holding worth €1bn, but PIF’s SURJ firm faces competition from BC Partners

    A EuroLeague quarter-final between FC Barcelona and Olympiakos Piraeus in Barcelona earlier this year
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    Liberty Media Corp
    F1 rival calls for Brussels scrutiny of Liberty Media’s €4bn MotoGP takeover

    Formula E’s Alejandro Agag warns deal would hand US group significant power with broadcasters

    Francesco Bagnaia of Italy leads a pack of MotoGP riders into a curve during the San Marino Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Misano circuit in Misano Adriatico, Italy
  • Saturday, 14 September, 2024
    Aston Martin
    F1’s master of aerodynamics Adrian Newey puts his reputation on the line

    Motor-racing supporters wait to see whether star engineer can repeat his success at Aston Martin

    Adrian Newey, Aston Martin
  • 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
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    F1
    Aston Martin F1 signs ex-Red Bull aerodynamics expert Newey in £20mn deal

    Car designer stands to make more than most drivers on the grid

    Lawrence Stroll, Executive Chairman, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team (right) with Adrian Newey
  • 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.
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    Sport
    English cricket auctions stakes in 8 teams in The Hundred tournament

    Sport’s governing body hopes to raise up to £500mn from selling 49% in each of the participating sides

    Ben Stokes bats for the Northern Superchargers during a match in The Hundred
  • 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
  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
    Private equity
    NFL to allow private equity investment for first time

    Ares, Sixth Street, Blackstone, Carlyle and CVC among firms approved to bid for slice of lucrative American football market

    Buffalo Bills cornerback Daequan Hardy and Carolina Panthers wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr leap for a pass in the first half of an NFL pre-season football game on August 24
  • 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, 23 August, 2024
    Streaming services
    Rise in streaming puts value of sports rights at risk, warns Netflix F1 show’s mastermind

    Broadcasters will struggle to maintain sports spending as viewing shifts from traditional television, says Sean Bratches

    Lewis Hamilton, wearing a helmet with a Mercedes logo, drives his Formula 1 car on a city circuit. The helmet also features the logos of Petronas, Monster Energy, and CrowdStrike. The car has ‘Lewis 44 Mercedes’ and ‘Accelerate 25’ printed on it. Buildings are visible in the background
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Paris Olympics
    Parisian hotels win late boost in patchy Olympics for tourism

    Rooms sold for double normal tariff but Louvre’s footfall dropped

    Tourists outside the Louvre in Paris, France on August 7 2024
  • 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
    Football
    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
  • Sunday, 11 August, 2024
    viagogo Ltd
    Viagogo in early race for 2028 Olympics ticket reselling spot

    Ticketing company’s push for Los Angeles Games comes after initial fears of empty seats in Paris

    A banner for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
  • 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
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    The Big Read
    Can athletics win a big audience outside the Olympics?

    The sport has less media coverage and prize money than many rivals. Three new projects are competing to raise its profile beyond the Games

    Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce competes in the women’s 100-metre semi-final of the World Athletics Championships in 2023
  • 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
  • Saturday, 13 July, 2024
    Football
    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
  • Friday, 12 July, 2024
    Football
    Staveley to sell Newcastle United stake to PIF and Reuben Brothers

    Top shareholders strengthen their grip on Premier League club with buyout of British dealmaker

    Amanda Staveley
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Football
    France’s football league in last-ditch talks over TV deal

    DAZN and Amazon return to negotiations as pressure grows to find solution

    Kylian Mbappé reacts after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League group F football match between BVB Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain in December 2023
  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2024
    Behind the Money podcast25 min listen
    F1’s American test drive

    Can F1 tackle the US sports market?

  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Special ReportThe Business of Formula One
    Racing simulator venues show power of the Formula One brand

    The name above the doors is helping to accelerate F1 Arcade’s expansion

    A woman smiling as she’s playing a racing simulation game in a bar. In the background are three men smiling and watching her play
  • Saturday, 6 July, 2024
    Special ReportThe Business of Formula One
    ‘F1 festival’ secures Silverstone’s Grand Prix future — at a price

    Circuit bets on music to attract crowds but rising ticket costs are drawing fans’ ire

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