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Jun 4, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter: The 17 end-of-season stories you might have missed
It's a bumper edition for the end of the season, with lots of managerial moves
Matt Hughes
May 30, 2025 · politics · Premium
Sovereign wealth vs private equity: The Champions League final is a microcosm of elite football's modern tussle
One of the most famous state-backed projects takes on a club owned by a US fund - what could be more fitting in 2025?
Rob Draper
May 28, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #85: Hirings, firings and transfer news special plus the FIFA twist we should have seen coming
We've also got our regular dose of transfers that will (and won't) happen
Matt Hughes
May 22, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #84: Champions League permutations, Big Ange's future and what to do with Man United
Get your calculators out, we're trying to predict the future here
Matt Hughes
May 20, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #83: UEFA ExCo meeting, Crystal Palace's big summer
PLUS: INEOS could have all three clubs in Europe next year, a big rebrand in France and more
Matt Hughes
May 19, 2025 · Premium
The Super League hasn't gone away, and it's only one battle the new regulator is already facing
David Kogan has so many battles to fight in a war we can't afford him to lose
Rob Draper
May 15, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #82: French league consider playoffs to nerf PSG's dominance
PLUS: A ton of news from the women's game, including two major investments
Matt Hughes
May 13, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #81: All change at Spurs, Leverkusen exodus and a policy to save European football?
The season is wrapping up, and that means big decisions are about to be made
Matt Hughes
May 12, 2025 · legal
Op-ed: Football is losing its competitive balance - the UEC has a plan to address it
In a guest piece, the chairman of the Union of European Clubs, Alex Muzio, sets out their plan to try and fix one of the key issues in European football
Alex Muzio
May 8, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #80: Brazil fraud probe, Real Madrid's negotiation and Ronaldo's race against time
13 of the biggest (or most interesting) stories from the business of football
Matt Hughes
May 7, 2025 · legal · Premium
Meet David Kogan, English football's new regulator taking on a role that is still widely misunderstood
Stuck in the middle of the Premier League and EFL is the media rights specialist, who appears at a DCMS hearing today for the first time
Rob Draper
May 6, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #79: Trent Alexander-Arnold to join Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid
PLUS: Promotion for one of football's most successful and significant investors
Matt Hughes
May 1, 2025 · media
FootBiz newsletter #78: Ligue 1 becomes first major league to launch its own broadcaster
LFP Media must stand up a streamer (with linear broadcasts) in just three months as traditional media companies walk away
Matt Hughes
Apr 29, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #77: Champions League semi-finals, Man United cuts, Mastantuono and Leeds talks
It's a packed newsletter as Europe's premier competition reaches crunch time
Matt Hughes
Apr 28, 2025 · finance · Premium
Regulation or free-for-all? Football stands at a fork in the road
Competitive balance, protective cartels and a problem that nobody has solved 20 years later
Rob Draper
Apr 24, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #76: Chelsea, Reading, Arsenal's Rwanda deal under fire and are AC Milan for sale?
Plus: M&A Murmurs, new faces at Everton and Man City's legal battles go on
Matt Hughes
Apr 22, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #75: Real Madrid have clear path to Xabi Alonso as Leeds and Burnley secure promotion
The Madrid media is eerily quiet on reports Ancelotti is set to take the Brazil job
Matt Hughes
Apr 17, 2025 · media
FootBiz newsletter #74: Champions League fallout and what does Ligue 1 do now?
PLUS: the Premier League closes a loophole, changes coming at Tottenham and some M&A murmurs
Matt Hughes
Apr 16, 2025 · finance
What stage of PSG's evolution are we at?
They may finally be genuine challengers for the Champions League, but in some respects the Qatar project is facing a fork in the road
Rob Draper
Apr 15, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #73: is Ligue 1 broken for good? Man City FFP verdict delayed, La Liga accused
PLUS: the former Premier League coach suing over jobs he wasn't offered
Matt Hughes
Apr 10, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #72: Premier League gains extra Champions League spot, UEFA to stick with format
PLUS: Man United bloat their own schedule with post-season tour, Couhig back in for Reading and more
Matt Hughes
Apr 8, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #71: FIFA's Trump headache, Chelsea's UEFA talks, Man City
PLUS: Textor vs Al-Khelaifi yet again, UEFA lose at CAS and Eagle Football's IPO is delayed
Matt Hughes
Apr 3, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #70: Barcelona's financial games catch up with them
PLUS: Why the Premier League won't revisit rules on selling assets to related companies and will Reading sell by Saturday's deadline?
Matt Hughes
Apr 2, 2025 · finance · Premium
Manchester United's new stadium will be terrific, but what about the football?
Even if the audacious design is likely pared back, the real work is yet to take place
Rob Draper
