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Also in this week’s newsletter, Jon Rahm defects to LIV, disappointment for John Textor and Arctos buy PSG stake
The superstar effect of being a famous footballer has the edge over investment banking
Selling players at a profit helps offset the club’s huge wage bill
Europe’s top football clubs can turn a profit if they put their minds to it
Club looking for ways to broaden audience and boost growth by providing more media content
Middle Eastern money will keep shaping the game after Manchester City’s Champions League win
Manager Pep Guardiola’s team takes third trophy of the season with Champions League victory in Istanbul
Abu Dhabi-owned side on track for historic treble if they win FA Cup and Champions League
Data suggest that fans and officials are right to be asking whether money is warping sporting achievement
Industry observers warn a final outcome is not imminent
Top tier of English football says champions flouted rules numerous times over many years
Investors attracted to running a network of teams must win over fans and sporting regulators
Chinese investor in club slashes stake to almost zero
Renowned tech investor has turned its sights on sport and is now second-largest shareholder in City Football Group
Clubs have a different social role from other companies and should not encourage fans to take financial risks
Premier League champion’s rival hampered by loss of match day income
Virtual stadiums will kick off a new debate over the sport’s ‘real’ fans
England footballer’s declaration at FT event will alert top clubs despite depressed transfer market
New money to fund expansion for Abu Dhabi-controlled City Football Group
English clubs make ‘goodwill gesture’ and agree to rule changes
Unlike the ill-fated attempt to create an elite football division, the anonymous sneakers have been embraced by managers and fans alike
This week in the business of sport: Triple Crown doping crisis hits US horseracing, Europol warns on growing sports corruption in pandemic, and more.
Manchester City’s Catalan coach has now won nine league titles in three different countries
Uefa says Covid restrictions also ruled out UK venue to host climax of premier club competition
‘This was the hardest one,’ says manager Guardiola after team takes title in year of Covid and aborted Super League
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