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Regulation or free-for-all? Football stands at a fork in the road

Competitive balance, protective cartels and a problem that nobody has solved 20 years later

Rob Draper

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Apr 24, 2025

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19 min read

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

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Apr 22, 2025

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16 min read

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

Media

Apr 17, 2025

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17 min read

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

Finance

What stage of PSG's evolution are we at?

Apr 16, 2025

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11 min read

What stage of PSG's evolution are we at?

They may finally be genuine challengers for the Champions League, but in some respects the Qatar project is facing a fork in the road

Rob Draper

Newsletter

Apr 15, 2025

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23 min read

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

Newsletter

Apr 10, 2025

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15 min read

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

Newsletter

Apr 8, 2025

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20 min read

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

Newsletter

Apr 3, 2025

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14 min read

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

Finance

Manchester United's new stadium will be terrific, but what about the football?

Apr 2, 2025

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9 min read

Manchester United's new stadium will be terrific, but what about the football?

Even if the audacious design is likely pared back, the real work is yet to take place

Rob Draper

Finance

Apr 1, 2025

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22 min read

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

Media

Mar 27, 2025

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21 min read

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

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Regulation or free-for-all? Football stands at a fork in the road

FootBiz newsletter #76: Chelsea, Reading, Arsenal's Rwanda deal under fire and are AC Milan for sale?

FootBiz newsletter #75: Real Madrid have clear path to Xabi Alonso as Leeds and Burnley secure promotion

FootBiz newsletter #74: Champions League fallout and what does Ligue 1 do now?

What stage of PSG's evolution are we at?

FootBiz newsletter #73: is Ligue 1 broken for good? Man City FFP verdict delayed, La Liga accused

FootBiz newsletter #72: Premier League gains extra Champions League spot, UEFA to stick with format

FootBiz newsletter #71: FIFA's Trump headache, Chelsea's UEFA talks, Man City

FootBiz newsletter #70: Barcelona's financial games catch up with them

Manchester United's new stadium will be terrific, but what about the football?

FootBiz newsletter #69: Financials deadline day, Man City legal spend and £200m for Chelsea Women's team

FootBiz newsletter #68: YouTube as a potential rights bidder, the new San Siro and PSG moving out of Paris?

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