Mikel Arteta picked out three Arsenal stars who impressed in their 4-0 victory over Newcastle at the Emirates stadium. Newcastle edged a first half in which Arsenal failed to get going, but the Gunners were a completely different team after the break, as Mesut Ozil started to find more space to cause the visitors problems, […]
Finances
Manchester City were on Friday night banned from the Champions League for the next two seasons for ‘serious breaches’ of UEFA’s financial fair play regulations. The Champions League ban has been rumored to be happing for months, but the announcement still sent shockwaves through football and may now see questions raised over their domestic success. […]
According to RMC Sport, Juventus are at risk of breaching Financial Fair Play parameters, as their payroll to total revenue ratio is at 71 per cent. The calculations were made based on a leaked copy of the KPMG financial report on the eight major European league champions, showing Juve are the only ones running at […]
Liverpool are close to signing a new Premier League record kit deal, according to Forbes. Spanish giants Barcelona earn the most from kit deals in world football raking in a whopping £100million a year. Manchester United lead the way in the Premier League though as they currently earn £75m a year with adidas but the […]
Most neutral observers expected FIFA to hand Manchester City a two window transfer ban for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. That is what Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea all received. But when you are dealing with state run teams the rules are different and Manchester […]
Chelsea’s formal appeal against FIFA’s transfer ban has been received and acknowledged by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but there has been no bid yet to have the punishment suspended until the legal process is complete. The London club is fighting a punishment imposed by world football’s governing body after being found guilty […]
UEFA’S chief financial investigator has confirmed that Manchester City could indeed be banned from the Champions League if they are found guilty of a further breach of Financial Fair Play regulations. I wrote last month, the view being held by senior figures at European football’s governing body is that a heavier punishment would be appropriate […]
Chelsea have revealed a record profit and turnover in the club’s latest published accounts. The Blues’ return to the Champions League in 2017-18 contributed to the turnover growing by 22.7 per cent to £443.4million in the financial results for the year ending June 30, 2018. And a record-high profit of £62m was achieved, after a […]
Liverpool are in negotiations to seal a record Premier League kit deal, with club officials looking to eclipse Manchester United’s £75million-a-year agreement with adidas. The Anfield club’s current kit deal with New Balance ends at the end of the 2019-20 season and it is understood that talks to extend the current deal under improved terms […]