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FootBiz newsletter #193: When Football Assets Stop Appreciating

Sep 8, 2026

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FootBiz newsletter #193: When Football Assets Stop Appreciating

Leicester’s £200m rebuild, Bordeaux’s latest collapse, Wrexham’s first sporting director, Serie A’s private-equity return and Barcelona’s €1bn year.

Who Controls Premier League Broadcast Income?

Sep 7, 2026

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Who Controls Premier League Broadcast Income?

Comcast, Canal+, Disney, Paramount and the concentration behind global distribution.

Paul Quinn
Paul Quinn
FootBiz newsletter #192: Premier League Spending Breaks Another Record

Sep 4, 2026

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FootBiz newsletter #192: Premier League Spending Breaks Another Record

The £3.46 billion transfer window, Everton’s investor search, Starbucks’ Toulouse shirt deal and Bordeaux’s unfinished takeover.

Concentration and Third-Party Risk in Premier League Broadcast and Commercial Income — Part 1: The Global Rights Map

Sep 3, 2026

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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
Paul Quinn
FootBiz newsletter #191: The Emerging-Markets Fund Betting on Northampton

Sep 1, 2026

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FootBiz newsletter #191: The Emerging-Markets Fund Betting on Northampton

Premier League crypto money frozen, Jamie Vardy becomes a broadcaster, Everton enters the ratio era and deadline day becomes balance-sheet day.

FootBiz newsletter #190: When Footballers Become Club Owners

Aug 29, 2026

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FootBiz newsletter #190: When Footballers Become Club Owners

Thomas Müller’s move into club ownership, Nigeria’s $7.5m league deal, Barcelona’s new airline and football’s changing commercial map.

FootBiz newsletter #189: Saudi Football’s Ownership Endgame

Aug 25, 2026

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FootBiz newsletter #189: Saudi Football’s Ownership Endgame

Plus: Venezia’s boat business, Serie A’s reach gamble, Wrexham’s new banker and Chelsea Women’s Stamford Bridge experiment.

FootBiz newsletter #188: Football Sponsorship After the Betting Ban

Aug 21, 2026

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FootBiz newsletter #188: Football Sponsorship After the Betting Ban

Google’s AI play, Burnley’s 42-day sponsor, Salford’s Accenture model and the season ticket in a scarf.

FootBiz newsletter #187: Chelsea’s Ownership Endgame, Germany’s 50+1 Victory and Football Content’s New Buyer

Aug 18, 2026

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FootBiz newsletter #187: Chelsea’s Ownership Endgame, Germany’s 50+1 Victory and Football Content’s New Buyer

Plus: European football passes €40bn, Canadian investment reaches Cliftonville, CAF packages three AFCON cycles and Deadline Day approaches.

International Coverage - Asia

Jリーグ秋春制元年:世界基準と移籍市場への挑戦

Aug 17, 2026

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Jリーグ秋春制元年:世界基準と移籍市場への挑戦

Jリーグの新たな秋春制は、史上最多の観客動員で幕を開け...そして移籍金とセルオン条項を巡る静かな戦いも始まっている。

Shinya Kizaki
Shinya Kizaki
The League That Never Was: Inside the Long Death of Africa's Super League

Aug 16, 2026

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8 min read

The League That Never Was: Inside the Long Death of Africa's Super League

Seven years after FIFA president Gianni Infantino promised the continent a $100 million competition, the African Football League has played 14 matches, crowned one champion and vanished. Patrice Motsepe says it is coming back later this year. However, the calendar says otherwise.

Owuraku Ampofo
Owuraku Ampofo
FootBiz newsletter #186: Money, ownership and power across world football

Aug 14, 2026

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FootBiz newsletter #186: Money, ownership and power across world football

This week's issue: Leicester's £200m sale search, the Bezos-backed Liverpool minority stake reportedly worth £4.4bn, the Premier League's post-gambling shirt-sponsorship scramble, and why Championship clubs are spending 96p of every £1 on wages.

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