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  • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
    FC Barcelona
    Barcelona sells media rights stake to Sixth Street in bid to repair finances

    Deal with private equity group will deliver Spanish club more than €200mn over 25 years

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
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    French star Kylian Mbappé backs NFT fantasy football start-up Sorare

    Footballer to invest in SoftBank-backed company that allows consumers to buy digital football cards

  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
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    Why Wimbledon’s global pull defies Russian row Premium content

    The American investor solving football’s money problem, Ronaldo’s crypto goals, golf’s Saudi squabble, and more.

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    North American entrepreneurs in talks to buy Lyon in €800mn deal

    Investment vehicle controlled by John Textor and Jamie Salter in exclusive discussions to acquire French football club

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Abramovich ally Buck stands down as Chelsea FC chair after two decades

    US lawyer will remain as special adviser to club’s new owners following last month’s £2.5bn sale

  • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
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    Tech group teams up with North American football league amid race to secure sports content for digital platform

  • Friday, 10 June, 2022
    AC Milan’s new owners bet they can top miracle season

    US investment firm RedBird has bought a club that enjoyed an unexpected recovery under hedge fund Elliott Management

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
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    Elite football is a meritocracy. Why can’t politics be?

    Failure in sport is clear-cut and gets punished, unlike in government

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
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    Trade in replica kits shows how lucrative the loyalty of diehard supporters can be for powerful clubs

  • Saturday, 4 June, 2022
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    Meet the dealmaker who bought AC Milan from Elliott Management

    Plus, why the Formula One turnround isn’t over, France’s Champions League fiasco, and more

  • Friday, 3 June, 2022
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    French police on defensive over tear gas tactics at Champions League final

    UEFA offers ‘sincere apology’ to fans for scenes that highlighted risks of repressive approach to security

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    Associazione Calcio Milan SpA
    Elliott to sell Italy’s AC Milan football club to RedBird for €1.2bn

    Deal follows Serie A title win and caps turnround under activist investor’s ownership

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    France apologises for botched security at Champions League final

    Ministers blame distribution of fake tickets ‘on an industrial scale’ for trouble outside Paris stadium

  • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
    UK calls for probe into ‘distressing scenes’ at Champions League final

    Culture secretary Nadine Dorries says accounts from Liverpool fans of treatment by French police are ‘disturbing’

  • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
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    Inside the low-profile firm behind Boehly’s buyout of Chelsea

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  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
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    European football now belongs to the highest bidder

    The widening financial gulf between Premier League clubs and the rest is shrinking the pool of competition

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
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    What supporting Real Madrid really means

    Plenty is known about the club’s stars and triumphs. But what of its fans?

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Chelsea sale shows US investors’ desire to play in Premier League

    Groups attracted by rising revenue streams and a perception that football is undervalued

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
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    France breathes a sigh of relief as Kylian Mbappé chooses to stay

    President Macron was among those who persuaded the footballer to spurn Real Madrid

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
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    UK government clears £4.25bn Chelsea FC sale to Todd Boehly

    Licence issued to consortium led by US financier as ministers satisfied Roman Abramovich would not benefit from funds

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Chelsea sale set for UK approval after Abramovich meets ‘red lines’

    UK ministers close to signing off on deal that ensures no benefit to oligarch but green light still needed from Brussels and Lisbon

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
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    Plus, the women world champions earning as much as the men, Real Madrid bets on a future beyond football, and more.

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
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    Investcorp out of race to buy AC Milan after talks with Elliott collapse

    Rival bidder RedBird the lead contender to acquire Serie A’s top football club

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
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    Jake Daniels and Idrissa Gueye demonstrate why many footballers have chosen to stay silent about their sexuality

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
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