THE total cost of the pandemic for top level football is still uncertain, but it is no secret that most clubs have felt the pressure of lost income, compromised commercial and broadcasting deals and the almost total loss of matchday … Continue reading Football clubs need cash and they will source it
SINCE THE launch of both the FA Premier League and UEFA Champions League, the football industry has undergone significant change, characterised by unprecedented revenue growth, bloated competitions, globalisation and expanded franchises. Football has become a business that attracts new owners … Continue reading Like it or not, football has to be more aligned to finance
OVER the past few years, there’s been a reaction to the increasingly polarised state of top-class football, an industry that continues to grow and detach itself from grassroots. There’s arguably no turning back, the football world now revolves around a … Continue reading Commentary Box: Corporate football, footballing corporates
THIS WEEK, I ended 41 years in the City, the last 26 of which have been as a writer and journalist. I started my career at NatWest, in the days when banks were certainly more respected institutions than they are … Continue reading When commerce had a heart and soul
