Spurs open talks with Brentford over £10m move for Frank June 9, 2025 Spurs are edging towards a replacement for Ange Postecoglou after opening talks with Brentford over head coach Thomas Frank. Tottenham Hotspur sacked Australian Postecoglou just over two weeks after he led them to Europa League glory and Champions League qualification in his second season. And the north London club have their eyes set on the [...]
Can government force £2.5bn Abramovich Chelsea funds to Ukraine? June 8, 2025 Last week the UK government threatened to take Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to court to make sure the £2.5bn raised from his sale of Chelsea FC went to Ukraine. Abramovich owned Chelsea from 2003 until his forced sale in 2022 following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. But the proceeds of the sale to a consortium [...]
Aston Villa figure joins LIV Golf League June 6, 2025 Former Aston Villa bigwig Chris Heck has joined LIV Golf as the Saudi Arabia-backed league’s new president of business operations. Heck left Villa this season after a two-year stint that saw the Premier League club reach the Champions League. It comes as the US Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester snubbed a spot on the Korn [...]
Premier League to keep ability to sell hotels to related companies June 4, 2025 Not enough support was garnered amongst Premier League clubs to hold a vote on changing rules relating to fixed assets. The decision means Premier League clubs like Chelsea will still be able to sell hotels to a company linked to their owners without penalty. The Blues sold two hotels in 2023 and included the generated [...]
Birmingham City get boost from chancellor with stadium metro funding June 4, 2025 Birmingham City are set for a multi-million pound boost to their Sports Quarter development after chancellor Rachel Reeves committed investment which will see the city’s metro reach the club’s planned new stadium. Part of the £2.4bn allocated to the West Midlands will link Birmingham’s Sports Quarter to the centre of town, according to West Midlands [...]
Fulham Premier League hospitality: Margaritas, caviar and £20,000 season tickets June 4, 2025 Fulham FC’s Riverside Stand features a new Sky Deck offering over three floors. Morning Wire took a look around to see what it was all about. Worth the price tag? You decide. One of the newest features adjacent to the stretch of the River Thames between Putney Bridge and London’s famous River Cafe soars into [...]
Textor ready to sell stake in Crystal Palace to help Eagles reach Europe June 4, 2025 John Textor says he is ready to sell his stake in Crystal Palace to avoid the club being kicked out of the Europa League due to rules on multi-club ownership. The American is the largest shareholder in the FA Cup winners with a 43 per cent stake and has accepted defeat in his recent attempts [...]
Chelsea Sancho snub set to cost Manchester United £35m June 3, 2025 Chelsea have opted to pay a £5m penalty fee rather than make England winger Jadon Sancho’s loan move from Manchester United permanent this summer. Sancho scored five goals and contributed 10 assists in 41 appearances for the Blues but failed to establish himself as a regular starter in the Premier League. Chelsea would have had [...]
Gambling ban could cut Premier League sponsorship income by 60 per cent June 3, 2025 Premier League clubs could be set for a financial day of reckoning with the voluntary gambling sponsorship ban set to cut income by up to 60 per cent, according to industry experts. Research suggests that some clubs could lose over half of the revenue they currency enjoy as a result of gambling sponsors when the [...]
Uefa Champions League prize money: How much can PSG and Inter win? May 31, 2025 Paris Saint-German and Inter Milan will clash on Saturday in Munich in the Uefa Champions League final, but how much will the winner earn? The prize pot for this year’s top flight European club competition topped £2bn, up from £1.74bn last season, with prizes handed out for qualification as well as wins in the group [...]