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Finance
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Jul 9, 2025
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25 min read
FootBiz newsletter #91: D-Day for Lyon, Barca's latest issues and will PL close swap deal loophole?
Plus: UK's football regulator to become law and Chelsea's CWC windfall
Finance
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Jun 10, 2025
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24 min read
FootBiz newsletter #87: Palace vs UEFA, Club World Cup latest and two debutants secure 2026 places
Gianni Infantino's consecutive summers of fun begin this weekend
Legal
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Mar 7, 2025
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7 min read
Competition law and carve outs: How does the Premier League untie its Gordian knot?
Either a collective bargaining agreement, carve out or full rules amnesty and reset could be needed to unpick football's legal spiral
Legal
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Feb 17, 2025
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5 min read
Analysis: How Manchester City's latest legal challenge has paralysed the Premier League's attempts at reform
While the league's owners are more united than in recent years, planned changes are now on ice until the legal battles reach a definitive judgement
Finance
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Jan 16, 2025
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17 min read
FootBiz newsletter #48: Chelsea escape points deduction, PIF investing in DAZN and a major US lawsuit
Plus: Wrexham's potential path to the UEFA Conference League
Finance
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Jan 2, 2025
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16 min read
FootBiz newsletter #44: Barcelona's enduring mess, Amazon's strategy and PSR season
If there are any levers left in the Catalonia region, please report to the Nou Camp
Media
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Nov 28, 2024
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12 min read
FootBiz newsletter #26: Real Madrid prepare to welcome private investment
PLUS: a big media case in the US, M&A murmurs, Premier League legal news and States of Play
Finance
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Nov 12, 2024
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13 min read
FootBiz newsletter #22: APT vote on a knife-edge plus governance bill and Club World Cup latest
Next week's vote is in the balance but don't expect a rush of inflated sponsorship deals to be rammed through
Finance
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Nov 7, 2024
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11 min read
FootBiz newsletter #21: Arsenal's inner workings, a key Premier League vote and a wild tale from Mexico
Come for the latest on several big Premier League stories, stay for a wild tale from Liga MX
Finance
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Oct 22, 2024
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14 min read
FootBiz newsletter #16: EFL, Barcelona, games being moved abroad and Brighton's loan repayments
PLUS: Inter Miami gifted Club World Cup spot and are Arsenal expanding the Emirates?
Legal
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Oct 11, 2024
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7 min read
How Man City's attack on the Premier League could affect crucial voting blocs
An inflammatory letter sent to other clubs this week might have had a counter-productive effect for a club that did, previously, count on some support from its peers
Finance
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Oct 10, 2024
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13 min read
FootBiz newsletter #13: Klopp, INEOS and Man City's new sporting director?
Plus, a bumper edition of M&A murmurs
Finance
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Sep 30, 2024
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7 min read
The government vs the people and a fight for Argentine football
President Javier Milei is determined to change the landscape of Argentinian football, but the resistance is strong as Milei's support of unfettered capitalism clashes with fans views of what a football club should be
Finance
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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
Legal
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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
Finance
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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
Finance
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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
