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Oct 16, 2024 · Premium
Interview: Dan Ashworth reveals the process of hiring an England manager
How important is nationality? Well, that depends on who you ask (and the thoughts of the FA Board)
Matt Hughes
Oct 15, 2024 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #14: Guardiola as England boss? An antidote to football's endless legal battles
We truly are in football's litigation era
FootBiz Staff
Oct 14, 2024 · finance · Premium
The four driving forces behind sponsorships in football
How you can win sponsors without winning, and the other reasons that brands choose their clubs
Ricardo Fort
Oct 11, 2024 · legal · Premium
How Man City's attack on the Premier League could affect crucial voting blocs
An inflammatory letter sent to other clubs this week might have had a counter-productive effect for a club that did, previously, count on some support from its peers
Matt Hughes
Oct 10, 2024 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #13: Klopp, INEOS and Man City's new sporting director?
Plus, a bumper edition of M&A murmurs
Matt Hughes
Oct 10, 2024 · finance · Premium
How Aston Villa got from the Championship to the Champions League
It's been a stunning return to the elite of English football
Rob Draper
Oct 8, 2024 · newsletter
Man City's APT 'victory': The spin, the substance and the sad truth
Newsletter #12 is, perhaps unsurprisingly, almost entirely about one topic
FootBiz Staff
Oct 4, 2024 · finance
What is the value of an academy?
Owners increasingly view them as an economic engine but why are we so quick to write off the sporting conveyor belt?
Rob Draper
Oct 3, 2024
FootBiz newsletter #11: Juve, Barca accounts, Newcastle stadium and a consequential legal ruling
PLUS: why Ten Hag could survive and the politics that shape the Premier League
Matt Hughes
Oct 2, 2024 · politics · Premium
Premier League politics: How the dynamics of the league's owners have shifted once again
With rebels who have fallen in line, a helping hand from relegation and changing priorities, Richard Masters' ability to find compromise has received a significant boost
Matt Hughes
Oct 1, 2024 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #10: Legal bills, Club World Cup, 50+1 and a battle to buy Argentina's biggest clubs
The Premier League's whopping legal expenses, a surprise name linked with Reading, multi-club owners circling Ligue 1 and more
Matt Hughes
Sep 30, 2024 · finance
The government vs the people and a fight for Argentine football
President Javier Milei is determined to change the landscape of Argentinian football, but the resistance is strong as Milei's support of unfettered capitalism clashes with fans views of what a football club should be
FootBiz Staff
Sep 26, 2024
Footbiz newsletter #9: what to expect from today's Premier League meeting
PLUS: Everton's new owner (and their track record), UEFA's new distribution, Wimbledon and more
Matt Hughes
Sep 25, 2024 · finance · Premium
What sort of owner will The Friedkin Group be for Everton?
A look at TFG's time in Rome tells us much about what to expect from the Toffees' prospective new owners, assuming a deal is consummated
Rob Draper
Sep 24, 2024 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #8: No public money for Old Trafford, Everton deal's new twist and Club World Cup
Inside FIFA's meeting with broadcasters, Neville blasts Premier League 'greed' and why how the tide has turned against independent women's teams
FootBiz Staff
Sep 23, 2024 · media · Premium
Inside FIFA's pitch to save the Club World Cup
An urgent meeting called on Friday saw FIFA wheel out the big guns to save its attempt to cash in on the club game, but with resistance from clubs and commercial headwinds the question remains: will it work?
Ricardo Fort
Sep 20, 2024 · finance · Premium
A new season and new governing body for the WSL, but answers are needed on broadcasting future and its clubs' financial model
After a botched negotiation, WPLL will step up to negotiate who will broadcast the WSL with question marks hanging over the business side of a growing league
Matt Hughes
Sep 19, 2024 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #7: Mbappe, UEFA threats, Reading deal collapses and will the players strike?
There's a lot going on this week. Let's try and make sense of it...
Matt Hughes
Sep 18, 2024 · data · Premium
What do clubs want in a sporting director? The answer is more nuanced than most might think
With every Premier League club now boasting a sporting director (or equivalent title), Rob Draper looks at the evolving role and how clubs are using it
Rob Draper
Sep 17, 2024 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #6: Champions League bonuses, Man City hearing, independent regulator, Spurs, Valencia, Everton and more
PLUS: how do you help a new signing settle? Player care Q+A with Hugo Scheckter
Matt Hughes
Sep 16, 2024 · legal · Premium
Explained: UEFA, English football's independent regulator and some panic and paranoia amid the threats
With everyone in football setting out their own position on a new regulator, UEFA's unexpected intervention has heightened tensions
Matt Hughes
Sep 16, 2024 · Premium
How do you help a new signing settle? The biggest mistakes clubs make with player care
FootBiz Staff
Sep 12, 2024 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #5: Man United accounts, Boehly's new plan, Mbappe sues and more
In a bumper edition of the newsletter, we also hit Man City's 115 charges, FIFA's clearing house and a hedge fund billionaire helping out US soccer
Matt Hughes
Sep 11, 2024 · finance · Premium
Manchester City's 115 charges: What happens next if City lose Premier League battle? What if they win?
There is a lot at stake for the league, for City's owners in Abu Dhabi and many more besides
Rob Draper
