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FIFA releases Global Transfer Report as spending hits $13.11billio
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (280+ words) January 29 " FIFA has released in annual report of global transfer spending, with transactions in the transfer market topping "10 billion for the first time " a sign that football's economic profile continues to expand. The 2025 Global Transfer Report shows that more than…...
Real Madrid once again top Deloitte Money League
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (536+ words) January 22 " Real Madrid remain the financial benchmark in world football, finishing top of Deloitte's latest Football Money League as the game's biggest clubs pushed revenues to a new high. The Money League table lays out the combined total of "12.4bn in…...
English club finance chiefs expect more losses and more funds needed, finds BDO report
1+ week, 1+ day ago (437+ words) January 21 " English football's headline numbers continue to impress, but the underlying picture is far less comfortable, according to a new report from accountancy firm BDO " warning that sustained losses, rising costs and widening inequality are putting the game's financial model…...
Attendances remain strong across Premier League
2+ week, 2+ day ago (300+ words) January 13 " Premier League attendances remained strong across matchweeks 19 to 21, although the figures show a clear and expected easing once the calendar moved out of the festive period." Matchweek 19, played around 30 December, stands out as the high point. Stadiums were filled…...
High Court Judge blows final whistle on Premier League referee David Coote
2+ week, 6+ day ago (458+ words) January 9 " Former Premier League referee David Coote has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a child abuse video was discovered on a laptop seized by police. The video only came to light after Coote's refereeing career began to unravel....
Inter report record revenue and return to profitability
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (289+ words) The report shows that operating costs rose modestly by 3.8% to "482 million, which the club says reflects its "controlled expenditure" despite activity levels growing. The turnaround from a "35.7 million loss in the financial year prior, to a positive balance sheet today…...
Manchester City spend more than EPL rivals combined in winter window
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (321+ words) The January transfer window saw plenty of movement across the globe, headlined by Manchester City spending more than the rest of the English Premier League (EPL) combined as they attempted to patch holes in their increasingly leaky title defence. Having…...
Champions League knockout play-offs pitch Real Madrid against Man city for place in last 16
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (324+ words) January 31 " Manchester City will face defending champions Real Madrid. The top two UEFA-ranked teams will come head-to-head much earlier than most expected, after each club failed to make the top eight during Wednesday's group stage climax. Europe's two giant clubs…...
Serie A to partner with 7-a-side Kings League in pursuit of younger demographic
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (632+ words) January 31 " Hot on the heels of the rapidly growing six-a-side Baller League, comes the announcement that the Kings League, the innovative 7-a-side football competition founded by Gerard Piqu, will form a partnership with the Serie A, Italy's top football league....