Author
Matt Hughes
133 articles
Jul 2, 2025 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #90: Eagle Football latest, another winter World Cup and Villa 'do a Chelsea'
Why we might be headed for more mid-season disruption
Matt Hughes
Jun 25, 2025 · media
FootBiz newsletter #89: Lyon relegated, Palace sold, what now for Eagle Football?
PLUS: Major media rights deals in two significant global football markets
Matt Hughes
Jun 18, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #88: Club World Cup, PL finds new HQ, fears over AFCON
Plus a ton of M&A Murmurs, some managerial switches and Textor files for his IPO
Matt Hughes
Jun 10, 2025 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #87: Palace vs UEFA, Club World Cup latest and two debutants secure 2026 places
Gianni Infantino's consecutive summers of fun begin this weekend
Matt Hughes
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 1, 2025 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #69: Financials deadline day, Man City legal spend and £200m for Chelsea Women's team
It's a big day for football club accounts watchers everywhere
Matt Hughes
Mar 27, 2025 · media
FootBiz newsletter #68: YouTube as a potential rights bidder, the new San Siro and PSG moving out of Paris?
If you're not renovating or building a new super-stadium are you even a football club anymore?
Matt Hughes
Mar 25, 2025 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #67: Chelsea stadium project to force sale?
PLUS: News on the 2026 World Cup, this summer's Club World Cup and a surprising amount from North America
Matt Hughes
