December 9 – As well as being the most successful club in Germany, FC Bayern Munich are also the biggest generators of cash. The operational arm of Bayern München AG, has reported a record revenue of €951.5 million ($1 billion) for the 2023/24 fiscal year (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024).
December 9 – Sheffield United owned by Saudi Arabian Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, currently top of the Championship and bidding for a return to the Premier League after being relegated last season, is set to be sold for £105 million an American consortium led by Steven Rosen and Helmy Eltoukhy.
December 5 – Clubs from across the English football pyramid are “alarmed” by the lack of consultation on legislation which could “fundamentally affect the future” of the game, West Ham United vice-chairwoman Karren Brady has warned.
December 5 – US-based private equity investor Bruin Capital, backed by one of its main investors TCJ, has bought three player agencies, merging them into a group reportedly valued at €310 million.
December 5 – Mexico’s LigaMX clubs are set to vote on a $1.25 billion proposal to sell a stake in their commercial rights to private equity giant Apollo Global Management with deal also including participation from the NFL.
December 2 – Illegal streams of professional football have long been a thorn in the side of broadcasters. In France that has been taken to a new level according to stark new findings presented by LFP Media, the commercial entity of the Professional Football League (LFP).
November 28 – John Textor, whose multi-club ownership vehicle Eagle Holdings is preparing for a £2.3 billion stock market float, looks to be closing in on the sale of his 46% stake in Premier League Crystal Palace.
November 27 – The multi-club ownership group Eagle Football Holdings, led by US businessman John Textor, has announced $40 million of initial equity investment towards a $100 million pre-IPO financing round, led by Portuguese investment fund UCEA Capital Partners.
November 27 – Since becoming Manchester United minority shareholder, Sir Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), has been wielding a heavy scythe. In July he released 250 employees in a decision related to cutting costs.
November 24 – The Premier League clubs have majority-agreed changes to the league’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules at a shareholders’ meeting held last Friday.
November 25 – Construction entrepreneur and investor Ivan Pashov (pictured) has announced he is ready to buy the controlling stake in Bulgaria’s Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Pashov said he is ready to pay BGN 1 million (€500 000) to current owner Hristo Krusharski in order to gain control of the Plovdiv club.
November 25 – In a sign of the club’s financial difficulties, Belgian second-division club Deinze fielded a junior team in their 3-0 home defeat against Francs Borains, as elite players refused to play due to unpaid wages.
November 22 – Former Manchester United, Chelsea, and Spain star, Juan Mata has announced that he’ll be joining the investment group behind Major League Soccer’s (MLS) newest franchise, San Diego FC, as a part owner.
November 21 – The latest CIES Football Observatory analysis charts the Premier League’s staggering net transfer deficit of €11.6 billion over the past decade, in comparison to other leagues worldwide.
November 21 – FIFA has announced that more than $125 million has been distributed to clubs around the world from transfers of their former players through its Clearing House system that has now been fully operational for two years.