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  • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
    Scoreboard
    Scoreboard: 10 takeaways from the FT Business of Football Summit Premium

    Cash-burning clubs under fire, TV media rights deflation, Zaha won’t take the knee, and all the news from this year’s conference.

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Premier League boss attacks breakaway ‘Super League’ plan

    Masters says a competing contest of top European teams would damage domestic football across continent

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Murray Withers
    Why the glut of live football is a lockdown lifesaver

    Matches, and online discussions of them, take on added significance for fans stuck at home

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Media
    Football TV rights braced for ‘deflation’, warns BT Sport chief

    Media contracts helped Europe’s 5 biggest leagues to a combined €17bn in revenues last season

  • Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
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    10 stories to read before the FT Business of Football summit Premium

    The stories to read ahead of this week’s virtual event with the biggest names in the football business

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Celtic PLC
    Celtic blames empty stadiums for poor performance on and off the pitch

    Glaswegian club falls to £5.1m loss as first-half revenues drop by almost a quarter

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
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    English football needs a new regulator to tackle wealth gap, says Mervyn King

    Former BoE governor calls for reforms to prevent bankruptcies and distribute Premier League income

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    FT Magazine
    Norwich City and the battle of football’s haves and have-nots

    Delia Smith’s ‘yo-yo club’ is playing the long game in a bid to compete with super-rich rivals — without breaking the bank

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    News in-depth
    Michael Dell’s investment firm is a new force in football finance

    MSD Partners financed the takeover of Burnley and provided loans to Southampton and Derby

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    Calm decision making and risk aversion still have their place in the world

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
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    Inter Milan owner seeks $200m in emergency finance

    Chinese conglomerate Suning responds to financial crisis at Italian Serie A team

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Andrew Hill
    What José Mourinho tells us about ‘special’ leaders

    Do football managers really have lessons for their peers in business?

  • Monday, 1 February, 2021
    French football crisis deepens as league fails to resell TV rights

    Auction fiasco places finances of Ligue 1’s 20 clubs under severe pressure

  • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
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    Scoreboard: Game over for Liverpool and Boston Red Sox Spac deal Premium

    This week in the business of sport: the marketing trend that caught out the Super Bowl, why Netflix should buy a league, and more.

  • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
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    Football transfers hit by ‘double whammy’ of Covid and Brexit

    Spending in English Premier League drops in January window as clubs are hit by coronavirus losses and new visa regime

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    World’s richest football teams set to miss out on €2bn revenue

    Clubs continue to suffer as pandemic keeps stadiums empty

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Leeds United Football Club
    San Francisco 49ers lift stake in Leeds United

    Increased commitment to Yorkshire club marks latest US investment in English Premier League football

  • Saturday, 23 January, 2021
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    Scoreboard: English football gets a government bailout behind closed doors Premium

    This week in the business of sport: leagues count cost of selling to private equity, fallout from the US election puts new price on women’s basketball, and more.

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Fifa moves to block ‘super league’ with international player ban

    Documents reveal 15 clubs to be offered €350m each to join tournament that aims to replace Europe’s Champions League

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
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    English Football League in talks to tap BoE Covid lending facility

    Governing body scrambles to agree up to £225m through state and private borrowing

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
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    Chinese broadcaster sues Premier League in escalation of Covid dispute

    PPLive Sports retaliates after receiving $215m legal claim last year

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    Inter Milan owners in talks over private equity sale

    BC Partners and EQT among groups vying for some or all of Suning’s majority holding in Italian club valued at up to €900m

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
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    French football’s slow-motion crisis should open door to change

    Retreat of broadcaster Mediapro and Covid-19 fallout pile pressure on Ligue 1

  • Saturday, 9 January, 2021
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    Scoreboard: Nike’s big bet will define a Silicon Valley veteran Premium

    US investors change the complexion of F1 and the English Premier League, college football’s must-play game, and more

  • Friday, 8 January, 2021
    News in-depth
    England’s Premier League steps up efforts to play out season

    Clubs adopt stricter Covid measures in attempt to ensure fixtures can be completed

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