PLUS: how do you help a new signing settle? Player care Q+A with Hugo Scheckter
With everyone in football setting out their own position on a new regulator, UEFA's unexpected intervention has heightened tensions
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
There is a lot at stake for the league, for City's owners in Abu Dhabi and many more besides
Matt Hughes spoke to legal experts and executives across the Premier League and EFL
A deep dive into whether the Prem's bubble has burst, Ivan Toney's taxes and some other stuff outside our jurisdiction
Sponsorships expert Ricardo Fort looks at the confusing advertising environment around gambling
Would you buy a Scottish Premiership team?
From the hotel sales and women's team transaction to Maresca's already infamous 'Bomb Squad', Blueco "keep doubling down"
Including: the problem with cost control measures, John Textor's plan, the rise of the buyback, where scouting fits in the modern recruitment operation and much more
Setting rules for financial cost controls is a virtuous aim, but increasingly a game of regulatory whack-a-mole
As the market becomes more sophisticated, clubs are finding ways to retain control and optionality even after a player has been sold
