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Paul Quinn
Leading independent financial analyst of football clubs, their owners & investors
9 artikelen
10 sep 2026 · europe
Sponsorship, Gambling and Commercial Risk in the Premier League
The final part of Paul Quinn’s four-part series on concentration and third-party risk in Premier League broadcast and commercial income, focusing on sponsorship, gambling exposure and regulation.
Paul Quinn
9 sep 2026 · europe
The Counterparty Risks Behind the Rights Deals
Part 3 of Paul Quinn’s four-part special series: ownership changes, demonstrated failures and renewal exposure.
Paul Quinn
7 sep 2026 · europe
Who Controls Premier League Broadcast Income?
Comcast, Canal+, Disney, Paramount and the concentration behind global distribution.
Paul Quinn
3 sep 2026 · europe
Concentration and Third-Party Risk in Premier League Broadcast and Commercial Income — Part 1: The Global Rights Map
Behind football’s record revenues, rising valuations and ambitious ownership models sit two increasingly important questions: who controls the income, and who supplies the capital. Across seven parts, Paul Quinn first examines Premier League broadcast and commercial-income risk, before turning to private credit—how it works, who funds it and where the risks ultimately sit. Regular FootBiz editions will continue as usual, with these special reports published periodically over the coming weeks.
Paul Quinn
7 aug 2026 · europe
The Future of Football Finance
In this fourth and final installment of Paul Quinn’s deep dive into the new era of club finances in Europe, we break down three plausible scenarios for European football’s cost-ratio era—and the decisions clubs should make now.
Paul Quinn
5 aug 2026 · europe
The New Economics of Player Trading: Valuations, Amortisation and the Inflation Hypothesis
Why cost-ratio rules reward young talent, amplify player-trading profits and create incentives to inflate prices.
Paul Quinn
31 jul 2026 · europe
Club strategies under cost-ratio regimes
How stadium revenue, commercial growth, academy production and wage discipline determine what clubs can spend.
Paul Quinn
29 jul 2026 · europe
The Rulebook — How UEFA, the Premier League and Europe's Other Regimes Now Police Club Spending
Financial Fair Play's loss-based era is over. In its place, a harder question every major league is now answering differently: how much of your revenue can you actually spend on players? UEFA's answer is already being enforced — with the first confirmed fines now on the board. The big five leagues are still working out their own.
Paul Quinn
15 jul 2026 · north america
FootBiz Special Edition: FIFA, Political Interference and the Trump–Balogun Red Card Intervention
Political neutrality under the FIFA Statutes, the FIFA World Cup 2026 disciplinary intervention of 5 July 2026, comparative enforcement precedent, and the governance and commercial risks of perceived political capture
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