Football Finance

Because of their Gulf state-backed ownership regimes, there are many who assume Manchester City and Newcastle United must have a strategic partnership behind the scenes.…

Aston Villa have found themselves on opposing sides of the internecine finance and governance conflict at Premier League HQ in recent months. Liverpool are one…

In April, Tottenham will mark the sixth anniversary of the opening Daniel Levy’s magnum opus, the club’s world-class 62,850-seater stadium – but his masterpiece still…

Last night’s grudge match against Man City was charged with emotion and testosterone – Arsenal’s finances were the last thing on anyone’s mind. In the…

It has been another sedate transfer window so far for Fenway Sports Group, with Liverpool one of a small handful of clubs who will likely…

Arsenal’s 5-1 destruction of Manchester City last night was the latest chapter in a fascinating rivalry that runs far, far deeper than Gabriel vs Erling…

It’s near impossible to exist in football’s financial ecosystem without some sort of link – formal or informal – to the state of Qatar and…

Bending to the will of billionaires is an occupational hazard for Premier League managers, as Mikel Arteta has discovered in his five-and-a-half years working for…

For a club with a six-point cushion atop the Premier League that practically sauntered through to the Champions League knockouts, there is an awful lot…

Despite the roaring success he has delivered Eddie Howe has occasionally cut a world-weary figure at Newcastle United, who are convinced that – financially speaking…

Daniel Levy has delivered during his chairmanship of Tottenham – but for the ownership group of which he is a part, not the fans. At…

As a market, the Premier League is a basket case. Despite spending a combined total of over £850m on their squads in the last financial…

The economy of modern the modern game is such that, if Mohamed Salah’s contract impasse ends with him leaving Liverpool, his next paymasters will almost…

With Tottenham in freefall under Ange Postecoglou, the blame game is in full swing in N17. Is it a rotten football culture and fixation on…

Football is an increasingly commodified game, and the owners of Manchester United and Chelsea view talents like Alejandro Garnacho and Christopher Nkunku through the cold…