FRANCE’S Ligue 2 had a spectacular climax in 2016-17 with any one of half a dozen teams able to lift the title on the final day of the season. Top spot ended up with Racing Strasbourg, with Amiens finishing in second place, both teams enjoying a second successive […]
CHINESE outbound corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) may be set to cool this year but in the football world, China has the fattest wallet when it comes to buying into clubs. As another English club – Southampton – is poised to be bought by a Chinese company, ThinkingLinking, […]
IS IT purely philanthropy or is there something tangible about investing in a non-league football club? It is hard to justify investment in any sports club, let alone a non-league outfit, but all over the country, local football is short of money and struggling to live within its […]
GAME OF THE PEOPLE gets a mention in this week’s New European newspaper. The article, “The day football beat fascism” tells the story of how football in Britain has – to some extent – defeated xenophobia. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “GLANCE at today’s Premier League and you […]
