Alex Phillips, the secretary-general of Fifpro says footballers are scapegoated, overworked and excluded from decisions — while true power remains with clubs and owners
Christopher Ward and Tudor are among brands tapping into the sport’s fast-growing fanbases, including the US and women
Aston Villa, Barcelona and Lyon also hit in crackdown by European club football’s governing body
The 2022 tournament made winning players into stars and boosted match-day crowds
Plus, Business of Tennis highlights
The former Manchester United star on joining forces with Hans Ulrich Obrist for Manchester International Festival’s ‘Football City, Art United’
Group including hedge fund billionaire Jamie Dinan demand $93mn after French club was demoted this week
For a decade Ian Graham helped drive Liverpool’s analytical approach. Now CEO of Ludonautics, he explains why most clubs are still resistant to change
Deal values Premier League football club at £550mn and could enable it to take part in European competition next season
Premiership Rugby chief says CVC-backed league has reduced clubs’ financial problems
Plus, has multiclub ownership hit its limits?
Influential report calls out risks to athletes’ welfare ahead of Fifa’s controversial Club World Cup
Plus, Q&A with Home Depot co-founder and sports tycoon Arthur Blank
Arthur Blank predicts geopolitical tensions will ‘settle down’ before 2026 football tournament
Nearly 500 arrested after looters raid shops in the Champs-Élysées area and burn cars in the city
Victory caps Gulf state’s 14-year effort to convert French club into a football superpower
Plus, the stadium arms race goes up another gear
Champions League final comes just a year after US firm seized control but club has not made an annual profit for a decade
The city was once too snooty for football — no longer
Plus, Toto Wolff exclusive, Arsenal versus Barcelona, and more
Merseyside force says incident is not being treated as terrorism after PM Keir Starmer describes scenes as ‘appalling’
Arminia Bielefeld hopes to put town on map after near-bankruptcy and decades of jokes that town is fictitious
Loss means club misses out on Champions League qualification, costing it about £100mn
Plus, CATL soars on stock market debut and French grocer Casino’s debt troubles
Wealthy industrialist’s arrival raised hopes of football glory but club’s woes have worsened just as a chemicals downturn bites
