DERBY COUNTY are going into administration, a disaster for the club, but handled properly, it should not be the end of the road for the Rams. Fans of the club will be devastated, especially if it means relegation, but they … Continue reading The Derby County debacle – a possible Championship iceberg
MANCHESTER UNITED are arguably robust enough to withstand the financial pain of the 2020-21 season, but a huge net loss and a dramatic drop in matchday income, 92.1%, provides some indication of how challenging the next stage of the pandemic … Continue reading Manchester Utd’s 20-21 financials provide warning for the rest
THE CYNICS among us believe there are two motives behind the proposal to stage the FIFA World Cup every two years: the generation of more money for FIFA and its members; and an attempt to prise power away from UEFA … Continue reading Gorging the goose – the plan for a revised World Cup cycle
NOBODY SHOULD be too surprised by the behaviour of some Hungary fans in Budapest, it has been experienced before and the country has a right-wing, very nationalist government that has been in office for 11 years. The ingredients are there … Continue reading Hungarian football needs to learn from history
FIFA has published a review of the global transfer market over the 10-year period between 2011 and 2020, revealing that US$ 48.5 billion was spent on transfer fees over the course of that particular decade. In a week in which … Continue reading US$ 50 billion spent in a decade – the transfer market may have peaked
FOR THE past decade, English football has been dominated by two clubs: Manchester City and Chelsea. Between them, they have won 17 of the 30 domestic trophies on offer and Chelsea have won a further four European prizes. The pandemic … Continue reading It’s now Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United: The big six is no more
