The American invasion of the Premier League continues with the news that the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has bought Fulham from Mohamed Al Fayed for between £150m and £200m depending on the source. Khan’s takeover of Fulham means that almost a third of Premier League clubs; Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Sunderland and […]
Finances
Some interesting comments by Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho that he he is motivated by the challenge of adhering to the Financial Fair Play rules at Chelsea. Mourinho told the club’s official website: “It’s very motivational and demands more from you. You have to think more about every decision and every move. “Every wrong move you […]
After slashing their wage bill over the summer, and going with a younger (cheaper) side this season, AC Milan have seen the benefit of that move on their bottom line. On Monday, AC Milan announced an operating loss of €6.9m for the calendar year of 2012. That is a huge improvement over the losses in […]
Real Madrid retained its title as the biggest club financially in the world as a new Deloitte report showed that the combined revenues of Europe’s top 20 clubs exceeded €4.8b in 2011-12, a 10% rise from the previous season’s top 20. In a clear indication that Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules will not work, the […]
Arsenal will be able to compete with the world’s biggest clubs “within the next two years,” chief executive Ivan Gazidis has told shareholders at the club’s annual general meeting. Once again Gazidis trotted out the line that Arsenal’s financial philosophy will pay off when UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations become more rigorously enforced. “In the […]
Manchester United have been named the most valuable football club in the world for the eight consecutive year by Forbes. United are also ranked as the most valuable team in any sport, worth $2.24billion (£1.4bn), $385million more than baseball’s New York Yankees and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Arsenal are fourth on the list, worth 1.29billion […]
Spain’s centre-right People’s Party said it will push Real Madrid and Barcelona to have more equitable distribution of income from television rights, according to PP policymaker Miriam Blasco. “You have to support the small teams as well, because it’s true that the Spanish league would not exist if it was not working for all the […]
A new Deloitte report showed that the combined revenues of Europe’s top 20 clubs exceeded 4bn euros (£3.8bn) for the first time in the 2009-10 season, and that three La Liga clubs made its Top 20 list. Real Madrid ans Barcelona continue to dominate the Money League, while Atletico Madrid is ranked 17th. Here is […]
A new Deloitte report showed that the combined revenues of Europe’s top 20 clubs exceeded 4bn euros (£3.8bn) for the first time in the 2009-10 season, and that four Serie A clubs made its Top 20 list. AC Milan claimed the the top Serie A spot with revenues of 235.8m euros, passing Inter, even though […]