Question Time maker wants to reclaim ‘world-class’ status after falling to a loss July 9, 2024 The group which makes Question Time, Amazon's UK Premier League coverage and Top Chef wants to recover its position as a "world-class television content business" after falling to a loss during its latest financial year.
Is Mike Dean really the strictest referee in the Premier League? April 1, 2021 Mike Dean is many things – showman in a world of automatons, purveyor of the no-look booking, gift to gif makers – but is he, as some would have it, the strictest referee in the Premier League? A study of officiating in English football’s top flight over the past five seasons has attempted to answer [...]
Premier League spending down in this summer transfer window as Covid-19 pandemic forces clubs to tighten belts August 24, 2021 The pandemic has forced Premier League clubs to dial down their summer transfer spending, according to new research by Deloitte. With one week of the transfer window remaining, England’s top-flight teams have committed £70m less in gross terms than at the same stage last year. And although Manchester City broke the Premier League transfer record [...]
What Amazon is doing with French football rights and the clues it offers to its plans for the Premier League July 14, 2021 Amazon is yet to make its widely anticipated big move for Premier League football rights, being content so far to buy up handfuls of live games and bundle them with its Prime Video subscription. But it is a different story in France, where the e-commerce behemoth is embarking on its first season as the main [...]
Majority of football league clubs received investment enquiries last year, report May 19, 2024 The majority of English football clubs in the top four leagues are receiving “formal or informal investment enquiries”, a survey by BDO suggests. It said that most interest is coming from the US, which accounts for 85 per cent of enquiries. Half of Premier League clubs, 10, have some form of US investors, while Middle [...]
Exclusive: Coutinho, Ronaldo, Bale, Grealish and other mega transfers to push Premier League spending to £55bn by 2050 September 9, 2021 Premier League clubs’ spending sprees will amount somewhere close to £300m annually in the next 30 years, according to new research that was shared with City A.M. this afternoon. The average outlay per club is set to be £286,996,502 in 2050, an increase of 135.99 per cent, while the average fee paid by top-flight clubs [...]
Watford FC valued at £175m with fans able to buy 10 per cent June 4, 2024 Watford FC has been valued at £175m after it confirmed it will be looking to offer up to 10 per cent of the Championship club in an equity grab open to fans. Punters would need to purchase a minimum of four shares (valued at £12.44 each) with up to £17.5m up for grabs. The shares [...]
Nottingham Forest blow as points deduction upheld in full May 7, 2024 It would mean Forest remaining on 29 points, three above the relegation zone with two matches left.
FA Cup replays axed as part of major rethink of historic tournament April 18, 2024 It comes as the number of European games is set to increase.
Premier League summer spending falls to 2015 levels as clubs seek value in football’s post-Covid transfer market September 1, 2021 Premier League clubs cut their summer transfer spending to the lowest level since 2015 in response to the pandemic. Gross spending by England’s top-flight teams in the summer window, which closed last night, fell 11 per cent to £1.1bn, according to analysis by Deloitte. Net spending was down 38 per cent to £560m, and both [...]