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.
August 2024
Widespread boycotts in Muslim countries hammer Western brands
Consumers are shunning goods produced by companies such as Coca-Cola, KFC, Starbucks and Mondelez in protest against their perceived support for Israel in the war in Gaza.
August 2023
London housing feels the pain of Britain’s wobbling economy
New home sales in the UK capital have collapsed to an 11-year low as surging interest rates and a cost-of-living crisis reduce demand.
Women’s soccer is just starting to roar
England and Spain are home to the two richest soccer leagues. From a business and marketing perspective, it was the dream Women’s World Cup final.
England v Spain a battle of money and league development
Sunday’s FIFA World Cup will showcase elite players from two domestic leagues that have become talent hubs for the game.
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”.
November 2022
A Saudi soccer victory rings out across the Arab world
The 1000 to 1 outsiders shocked Argentina in one of the greatest boilovers in the soccer World Cup’s 92-year history.
May 2022
Madrid wins Champions League final marred by crowd chaos
The start of European soccer’s showpiece game was delayed after riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray at supporters waiting in long lines to get into the stadium.
March 2022
Abramovich puts $7.35b price tag on football powerhouse Chelsea
The Russian businessman is selling the club after 19 years and promised to donate money to help the victims of war in Ukraine, amid mounting pressure from British MPs.
May 2021
Manchester United owners rocked by protest over breakaway league
The team’s match against Liverpool, also American-owned and part of the Super League plan, was postponed.
April 2021
Super League rebels shift the goalposts of European football
If successful, the new elite competition would amount to the biggest transformation of how football is organised in decades, and mark a seismic shift in the allocation of money and power in the world’s favourite sport.
England’s ‘big six’ face expulsion from Premier League
Top soccer teams, including Manchester United, have joined with leading clubs in Europe for a new competition that would in effect replace the Champions League.
European Super League explained: teams, format, winners and losers
How the proposed competition would work, which clubs would be involved and whether the Champions League will survive.
January 2021
'You'll Never Walk Alone' singer Gerry Marsden dies at 78
Though another Liverpool band – The Beatles – reached superstardom, Gerry and the Pacemakers will always have a place in the city’s consciousness because of classic anthem.
June 2020
Liverpool fans turn the city red after Premiership win
The fans couldn't watch the game but nothing would stop them celebrating the win they had been waited 30 years for.
May 2019
Liverpool show Moneyball works in soccer, too
Soccer was thought unsuitable for the analytical approach described in Michael Lewis’ book, but Liverpool's turnaround suggests data can work in football.