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Deal with private equity group will deliver Spanish club more than €200mn over 25 years
The widening financial gulf between Premier League clubs and the rest is shrinking the pool of competition
Plus, the challenge of better pay in tennis, Uefa choose Citibank for €7bn relief fund, and more.
Real Madrid and Barcelona claim plan will give private equity business too much of their future revenues
Top Spanish football clubs launch counter-offer to head off private equity firm’s cash injection
Spanish tie-up offers potential blueprint on financing for teams that traditionally struggle to attract investors
Clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona secure opt-out, pushing value of private equity investment down to €2.1bn
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona oppose private equity deal with Spain’s top league
Football club says deal would not be in its interests, even if it would have been a way to keep its star player
Split blamed on financial regulations as Spanish league roiled over private equity deal
Club does not support investment by CVC after a committee at La Liga unanimously approved it
Javier Tebas hits out at Fifa over breakaway competition and says Champions League will survive
$1.4bn deal with Disney-owned network comes as bidding for European football rights intensifies
La Liga reveals it implemented a €600m cut on player transfers and wages due to pandemic losses
Artificial sights and sounds are no substitute for real fans at sports events
Footballer will see out final year of contract after aborted attempt to leave
Revenue hit from pandemic risks cutting access to ‘factoring’ deals
Football chief warns it could take two seasons for sport’s finances to return to normal
Prime minister tells nation football matches will resume in June as complex exit from lockdown continues
League aims to build profile and fan base through sponsorship deals
Devastated by the lockdown, the sports industry is turning to esports
Heads of Premier League, La Liga and Bundesliga fear top clubs would become richer at expense of domestic leagues
Big rise in sponsorship deals helps increase overall turnover by fifth
Spanish team Eibar’s rise to La Liga is a tale of management on and off the pitch
Spain’s top football division seeks approval to stage Barcelona v Girona in US in January
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