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31 articles
Jul 9, 2025 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #91: D-Day for Lyon, Barca's latest issues and will PL close swap deal loophole?
Plus: UK's football regulator to become law and Chelsea's CWC windfall
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
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 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
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
Mar 7, 2025 · legal
Competition law and carve outs: How does the Premier League untie its Gordian knot?
Either a collective bargaining agreement, carve out or full rules amnesty and reset could be needed to unpick football's legal spiral
Rob Draper
Feb 17, 2025 · legal
Analysis: How Manchester City's latest legal challenge has paralysed the Premier League's attempts at reform
While the league's owners are more united than in recent years, planned changes are now on ice until the legal battles reach a definitive judgement
Matt Hughes
Jan 16, 2025 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #48: Chelsea escape points deduction, PIF investing in DAZN and a major US lawsuit
Plus: Wrexham's potential path to the UEFA Conference League
Matt Hughes
Jan 2, 2025 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #44: Barcelona's enduring mess, Amazon's strategy and PSR season
If there are any levers left in the Catalonia region, please report to the Nou Camp
Matt Hughes
Dec 18, 2024 · legal · Premium
Whatever happens, the Premier League and Manchester City must find peace in 2025
In a fitting message for the festive season, Rob Draper says the league, and its relationship with its members, needs a reset
Rob Draper
Nov 28, 2024 · media
FootBiz newsletter #26: Real Madrid prepare to welcome private investment
PLUS: a big media case in the US, M&A murmurs, Premier League legal news and States of Play
Matt Hughes
Nov 12, 2024 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #22: APT vote on a knife-edge plus governance bill and Club World Cup latest
Next week's vote is in the balance but don't expect a rush of inflated sponsorship deals to be rammed through
Matt Hughes
Nov 7, 2024 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #21: Arsenal's inner workings, a key Premier League vote and a wild tale from Mexico
Come for the latest on several big Premier League stories, stay for a wild tale from Liga MX
Matt Hughes
Oct 22, 2024 · finance
FootBiz newsletter #16: EFL, Barcelona, games being moved abroad and Brighton's loan repayments
PLUS: Inter Miami gifted Club World Cup spot and are Arsenal expanding the Emirates?
Matt Hughes
Oct 17, 2024 · newsletter
FootBiz newsletter #15: how you hire an England manager
Plus: Tebas on the attack, MLS double down on Apple deal, Ligue 1's continuing struggles and the Superleague that won't die
FootBiz Staff
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 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
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 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 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
Sep 5, 2024 · finance
Analysis: how did Leicester get off PSR charges - and what happens next?
Matt Hughes spoke to legal experts and executives across the Premier League and EFL
Matt Hughes
