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FootBiz newsletter #89: Lyon relegated, Palace sold, what now for Eagle Football?

Jun 25, 2025

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21 min read

FootBiz newsletter #89: Lyon relegated, Palace sold, what now for Eagle Football?

PLUS: Major media rights deals in two significant global football markets

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

+1

FootBiz newsletter #78: Ligue 1 becomes first major league to launch its own broadcaster

May 1, 2025

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14 min read

FootBiz newsletter #78: Ligue 1 becomes first major league to launch its own broadcaster

LFP Media must stand up a streamer (with linear broadcasts) in just three months as traditional media companies walk away

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

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

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

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

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

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?

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

+1

FootBiz newsletter #51: DAZN's losses, Man United, el clásico and Champions League denouement

Jan 28, 2025

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18 min read

FootBiz newsletter #51: DAZN's losses, Man United, el clásico and Champions League denouement

The Swiss format reaches its dramatic crescendo this week, but has Europe's premier club competition improved or just expanded?

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Finance

+4

FootBiz newsletter #48: Chelsea escape points deduction, PIF investing in DAZN and a major US lawsuit

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

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Finance

+5

FootBiz newsletter #44: Barcelona's enduring mess, Amazon's strategy and PSR season

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

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

+2

FootBiz newsletter #31: the texts that sent John Textor and Nasser al-Khelaifi's spat nuclear, plus drama in Mexico

Dec 17, 2024

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17 min read

FootBiz newsletter #31: the texts that sent John Textor and Nasser al-Khelaifi's spat nuclear, plus drama in Mexico

Maybe it's the time of year but what a spicy week in the business of football

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

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FootBiz newsletter #28: DAZN's Club World Cup deal, Bundesliga TV rights and Premier League lobbying

Dec 5, 2024

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16 min read

FootBiz newsletter #28: DAZN's Club World Cup deal, Bundesliga TV rights and Premier League lobbying

A bit of a Club World Cup special on the morning of the expanded tournament's draw

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

+3

FootBiz newsletter #26: Real Madrid prepare to welcome private investment

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

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

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FootBiz newsletter #26: changes at the Premier League, plus Real Madrid's Apple talks

Nov 26, 2024

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13 min read

FootBiz newsletter #26: changes at the Premier League, plus Real Madrid's Apple talks

PLUS: news on Ronaldo, FIFA's disciplinary cases, private equity and more

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

+1

FootBiz newsletter #25: PL meeting primer, Michelle Kang & who is broadcasting the Club World Cup?

Nov 21, 2024

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12 min read

FootBiz newsletter #25: PL meeting primer, Michelle Kang & who is broadcasting the Club World Cup?

How many 'watershed moments' is too many for a league? Asking for a friend

Ed Malyon
Matt Hughes
Ed Malyon, +1

Media

Why Gary Lineker leaving MOTD isn't the surprise it's been made out to be
LockSimple

Nov 12, 2024

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4 min read

Why Gary Lineker leaving MOTD isn't the surprise it's been made out to be

Nor is it some huge disaster, but the reaction has shown the strength of feeling towards a British broadcasting institution

Ed Malyon
Ed Malyon

Finance

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FootBiz newsletter #8: No public money for Old Trafford, Everton deal's new twist and Club World Cup

Sep 24, 2024

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14 min read

FootBiz newsletter #8: No public money for Old Trafford, Everton deal's new twist and Club World Cup

Inside FIFA's meeting with broadcasters, Neville blasts Premier League 'greed' and why how the tide has turned against independent women's teams

Ed Malyon
Ed Malyon

Media

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Inside FIFA's pitch to save the Club World Cup
LockSimple

Sep 23, 2024

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10 min read

Inside FIFA's pitch to save the Club World Cup

An urgent meeting called on Friday saw FIFA wheel out the big guns to save its attempt to cash in on the club game, but with resistance from clubs and commercial headwinds the question remains: will it work?

Ricardo Fort
Matt Hughes
Ricardo Fort, +1
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