THE FA Cup is back at the weekend and the process of elimination continues as we reach the second qualifying round. Well over 700 teams have entered this season, so by the time the top clubs enter, most will have … Continue reading A plan for FA Cup free-for-all and the troubles of Tebas
THE UEFA Champions League kicks off today against a backdrop of financial discomfort, battered club reputations and a summer of transfer surprises. With the European Super league debacle still fresh in the memory, the general footballing public would, to quote … Continue reading More than ever, the Champions League needs a new winner
REAL MADRID have made a € 160 million bid for Kylian Mbappé of Paris Saint-Germain, arguably the most coveted player in world football today. This is the same Real Madrid that was impacted by the pandemic to the tune of € … Continue reading Real Madrid, PSG and Mbappé – an impasse developing
HOW DO you improve the finances of a football club that has almost everything? And why is Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) signing of Lionel Messi so important to the French club? Since PSG joined the elite, they have craved credibility from … Continue reading Paris Saint-Germain and the Messi effect
IT IS not easy to be sympathetic to a club that makes a billion but still cannot afford its best player, indeed the world’s leading footballer. Lionel Messi has had to be sacrificed to ensure his employer gets through some … Continue reading Barca, Messi and a big warning to football
FRENCH football has already revealed that it is in chaos, the collapse of its € 3.25 billion TV deal with Chinese-Spanish broadcaster MediaPro has been well documented, but the financial state of the member clubs in Ligue 1 and 2 … Continue reading Ligue 1’s financial mistral
