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A new season and new governing body for the WSL, but answers are needed on broadcasting future and its clubs' financial model

After a botched negotiation, WPLL will step up to negotiate who will broadcast the WSL with question marks hanging over the business side of a growing league

Matt Hughes

Newsletter

Sep 19, 2024

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12 min read

FootBiz newsletter #7: Mbappe, UEFA threats, Reading deal collapses and will the players strike?

There's a lot going on this week. Let's try and make sense of it...

Matt Hughes

Data

What do clubs want in a sporting director? The answer is more nuanced than most might think

Sep 18, 2024

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12 min read

What do clubs want in a sporting director? The answer is more nuanced than most might think

With every Premier League club now boasting a sporting director (or equivalent title), Rob Draper looks at the evolving role and how clubs are using it

Rob Draper

Finance

Sep 17, 2024

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19 min read

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

Legal

Explained: UEFA, English football's independent regulator and some panic and paranoia amid the threats

Sep 16, 2024

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5 min read

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

How do you help a new signing settle? The biggest mistakes clubs make with player care

Sep 16, 2024

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17 min read

How do you help a new signing settle? The biggest mistakes clubs make with player care

Finance

Sep 12, 2024

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16 min read

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

Finance

Manchester City's 115 charges: What happens next if City lose Premier League battle? What if they win?

Sep 11, 2024

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11 min read

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

Finance

Sep 10, 2024

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12 min read

FootBiz newsletter #4: Chelsea drama, Ligue 1, Pochettino and Barca presidential challenge

The international break appears to be the chosen time for Chelsea's ownership situation to irreversibly fracture

"It feels like Behdad's club": What to make of Chelsea's civil war going public

Sep 10, 2024

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7 min read

"It feels like Behdad's club": What to make of Chelsea's civil war going public

Todd Boehly was the face of the new Chelsea, but as his rift with Clearlake breaks into the news there are genuine questions over how this can be resolved

Matt Hughes

Finance

Analysis: how did Leicester get off PSR charges - and what happens next?

Sep 5, 2024

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8 min read

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

Finance

Sep 5, 2024

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13 min read

FootBiz newsletter #3: Leicester taking the PSR, Premier League spending review and how to fix Barca

A deep dive into whether the Prem's bubble has burst, Ivan Toney's taxes and some other stuff outside our jurisdiction

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A new season and new governing body for the WSL, but answers are needed on broadcasting future and its clubs' financial model

FootBiz newsletter #7: Mbappe, UEFA threats, Reading deal collapses and will the players strike?

What do clubs want in a sporting director? The answer is more nuanced than most might think

FootBiz newsletter #6: Champions League bonuses, Man City hearing, independent regulator, Spurs, Valencia, Everton and more

Explained: UEFA, English football's independent regulator and some panic and paranoia amid the threats

How do you help a new signing settle? The biggest mistakes clubs make with player care

FootBiz newsletter #5: Man United accounts, Boehly's new plan, Mbappe sues and more

Manchester City's 115 charges: What happens next if City lose Premier League battle? What if they win?

FootBiz newsletter #4: Chelsea drama, Ligue 1, Pochettino and Barca presidential challenge

"It feels like Behdad's club": What to make of Chelsea's civil war going public

Analysis: how did Leicester get off PSR charges - and what happens next?

FootBiz newsletter #3: Leicester taking the PSR, Premier League spending review and how to fix Barca

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