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Biggest European clubs given chance to join breakaway tournaments after ECJ competition ruling
Ministers told to take ‘precautionary’ approach to protect children and vulnerable people from branding ‘bombardment’
Airline’s shares hit record high, inching closer to target price of €21 for share option reward
Hedge fund manager rethinks his pessimism about online sports betting
Plus, is an afternoon with Oleksandr Usyk, Paris Saint-Germain 2.0
LA Dodgers’ owners grip sports world with unprecedented deal for Japanese baseball superstar
Equip Outdoor Technologies has appointed advisers to look at options
Deal valuing football club at more than €4bn signals commercial push by Qatari owners
Plus, a bright spot for Japanese M&A
Judge accused the platform of failing to withhold rental income from hosts for levy
Departure of Jette Nygaard-Andersen comes after several costly acquisitions and company’s languishing share price
Result paves way for deal that would see buyout industry take stake in entity controlling Bundesliga’s commercial rights
Former centre-forward will use his 123mn social media followers to expand club’s international brand
War means the country’s top football team is reliant on income from competitions in Europe and player transfers
Vivendi is hoping to fetch up to €300mn for one of the UK’s biggest ticketing merchants
Two new shareholders, PIF and Ardian could increase their investment further as part of airport’s ownership structure
Operators are finding new ways to train, recruit and retain staff
Also in this week’s newsletter, Jon Rahm defects to LIV, disappointment for John Textor and Arctos buy PSG stake
After a 25-year hiatus, the world’s richest football club will face a team that has risen from the ashes
Billionaire entrepreneur has a record of cannily timed deals, but would a bet on legal punting in Texas pay off?
Plus, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia strike the gong
Qatari owners bring in sports-focused US private equity group
Tour operator has been approached by investors over moving to a single listing in Frankfurt
UK-listed gambling company signs prosecution deal to end years-long probe
M&A ‘quarterbacks’ help navigate rules in record-breaking deals
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