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Championship football

  • Swansea buck gambling trend as Snoop Dogg’s club sign green wellness brand

    Sport Business

    Snoop Dogg’s English football club has announced a green wellness brand as its front-of-shirt sponsor, bucking a trend of Championship clubs siding with gambling firms. Swansea City – part owned by Snoop, footballer Luka Modric and American businesswoman Martha Stewart – will play in the Championship with gut health firm AG1. The wellness brand – [...]

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  • West Ham face exodus threat amid 50 per cent cut to player wages

    Sport Business

    West Ham’s players will be hit with a 50 per cent wage cut after their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed. Morning Wire understands that a relegation decrease clause is written into all player contracts, a factor that will make retaining their star players difficult as the club attempts to rebuild a squad capable [...]

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  • West Ham United relegation to cost London taxpayers millions

    Sport Business

    West Ham United’s relegation from the Premier League to the Championship will cost London taxpayers millions with the capital losing a top flight club once again. West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur went into Sunday’s final round of matches knowing one of them would be relegated and, despite a 3-0 win over Leeds United, it [...]

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  • Championship play-off final: Hull or Middlesbrough stand to gain £200m

    May 21, 2026

    Hull City and Middlesbrough will be fighting for a £200m revenue windfall this weekend in the Championship play-off final, according to Deloitte. The Tigers and Boro head to Wembley Stadium on Saturday after a week marred by Southampton’s “Skygate” looking for a spot in next season’s Premier League. And Big Four firm Deloitte’s Sports Business [...]

  • Sheffield Wednesday enter administration owing £1m in unpaid tax

    October 24, 2025

    Struggling Championship club Sheffield Wednesday have filed for administration amid mounting financial issues under the stewardship of Dejphon Chansiri. Thai tuna tycoon Chansiri has owned the Hillsborough club for a decade but the Owls have been under pressure to pay staff for a number of months, and reportedly owe around £1m in unpaid tax to [...]

  • Snoop Dogg joins Luka Modric as co-owner of Swansea City

    July 18, 2025

    Drop It Like It’s Hot rapper Snoop Dogg has joined Luka Modric as a co-owner of Championship club Swansea. The Welsh club announced Croatian footballer Modric as a part-owner of Swansea City earlier this year and have added Snoop as a co-owner and investor. Snoop Dogg’s sporting associations of late have included the Fifa video [...]

  • Southampton chairman: Saints not for sale

    June 19, 2025

    Southampton chairman Dragan Solak has insisted the club that were relegated from the Premier League this year is not for sale. Solak and his Sport Republic group purchased a controlling stake in the Saints in 2022 and have seen the St Mary’s club promoted and relegated from the Premier League in that time. He became [...]

  • Real Madrid captain Modric invests in Championship side Swansea City

    April 14, 2025

    Real Madrid captain and former Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric has purchased a minority stake in Championship club Swansea City. The investment will see the Croatian midfielder join the ownership group at the club based in South Wales. “This is an exciting opportunity,” Modric said. “Swansea has a strong identity, an incredible fanbase, and the [...]

  • Wayne Rooney sacked by Plymouth Argyle

    December 31, 2024

    Wayne Rooney has been sacked by Plymouth Argyle with the club bottom of the Championship and facing a relegation battle. Argyle have won just four of their 23 Championship matches this season, netting 18 points in the process. Former Manchester United player Rooney said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board [...]

  • 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 [...]

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