February
European football club takeovers halve in a year
Just 23 clubs in Europe changed hands in 2024, according to figures from governing body UEFA, a steep drop from the 44 that were sold in 2023, and 48 in 2022.
November 2024
Billionaire-backed British sports streamer turns Foxtel suitor
DAZN has been trying to build a global platform, aggressively expanding including in Australia. News Corp’s cable TV business could be its next target.
October 2024
The former model who became go-to broker for world’s richest sheikhs
How Amanda Staveley became the unlikely toast of the Middle East and one of the most powerful people in English professional football.
August 2024
Samsung selfies, Dior clothes: Olympic product placement explodes
The prominent positioning of sponsors’ brands at the Olympics is a first, as Paris leans more on the private sector, not taxpayers, to foot the bill.
June 2024
NSW budget winners; Bitcoin ETFs arrive in Oz; 15 ASX stock picks
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Manchester City cannot be allowed to corrupt British soccer
The Abu Dhabi-owned soccer club wants to strike inflated sponsorship deals with companies linked to its owners.
May 2024
Manchester United manager’s blunt message after FA Cup win
Erik ten Hag warned Manchester United’s owners he will win trophies elsewhere if they sack him, after his side’s 2-1 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final.
‘There is no work-life balance’ for Ange Postecoglou
How does the Tottenham manager balance the Premier League with being a father and husband? He doesn’t.
March 2024
The Aussies taking charge at an English soccer icon
In 2023, Tottenham Hotspur was forced to make some serious changes to management. They brought in three Australians.
February 2024
GAF in the zone for $3.8b pro sports fund
GAF is kicking up to $100 million into Arctos’ second investment fund and has begun offering special access to its 350-odd family office and HNWs.
December 2023
British billionaire to buy a minority stake in Manchester United
Manchester United has agreed to sell a minority stake in the storied club to Jim Ratcliffe in a deal that would also see the British billionaire and boyhood fan take control of its soccer operations.
Stake.com billionaires build secret position in local bookie PointsBet
Ed Craven and his business partner, Bijan Tehrani, have spent weeks buying shares in the ASX-listed group as they establish a foothold in the local market.
November 2023
Collecting for a colleague’s gift is an office nightmare
Technology is upending the age-old act of chipping in for a farewell gift.
October 2023
‘Gifted icon’: Tributes flow for soccer giant Bobby Charlton
The Manchester United legend, who survived a plane crash that killed teammates, was known as a gentleman of the game and perhaps England’s greatest player.
Nine things you might have missed in the Beckham documentary
You will watch it all, even if you don’t want to, and especially if you make a show of telling people you won’t.
September 2023
If this deal succeeds, US investors will own half the Premier League
Everton’s Russian-linked businessman Farhad Moshiri is close to selling the English soccer club to 777 Partners, a US private equity fund.
August 2023
Why Saudi Arabia is spending a fortune on luring big sporting names
The kingdom says the splurge will help its plan to diversify its economy away from oil. But critics say it amounts to “sportswashing”.
Billionaire Joe Lewis’ representatives deny Aussie beef leak
Responding to ASX questions, AACo said neither of the board members shared information with the British businessman, indicted last week for insider trading.
July 2023
‘She’s the one that lifts you’: how Sam Kerr can change the game
Sam Kerr has unexpectedly developed a talent for leading young players, according to her assistant coach at Chelsea.
Women’s World Cup offers broadcaster Optus a shot at redemption
It can’t control how well the Matildas do in the World Cup, but Optus Sport says it has pulled out all the tech stops to make its coverage a success.