July 4 – FC Barcelona has refinanced €424 million of debt tied to its ambitious Espai Barça stadium redevelopment project, issuing bonds in partnership with Goldman Sachs just days before the close of its fiscal year. The move effectively pushes back key repayment deadlines and gives the financially strained club much-needed breathing room.
July 2 – Struggling Championship club Sheffield Wednesday’s financial turmoil has deepened even further, with several senior players now moving to terminate their contracts and leave the club on free transfers following a third instance of delayed wage payments in four months.
June 30 – Aston Villa are to sell their women’s team to V Sports, the club’s parent company, in a move designed to help comply with the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability regulations (PSR). The deal, while undisclosed in value, is expected to ease the financial strain that has impacted Villa in recent transfer windows.
June 30 – Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv has a new owner! The former benefactor of Bulgaria’s oldest club, Anton Zingarevich, has officially stepped down from power after transferring all his shares to minority owner, the Botev Plovdiv Association.
June 27 – After 15 years of collecting dust, cobwebs, and broken promises, the most notorious ghost stadium in world football might finally be rising from the dead. Valencia have secured €322 million ($377m) in financing to complete their cursed Nou Mestalla project – what may go down as the longest-running stadium saga in football history.
June 27 – Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a record-breaking new two-year contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, worth a staggering £492 million in basic salary, making it the most lucrative deal in sports history, according to reports.
June 26 – Barcelona will finally set foot back into their iconic Camp Nou Stadium on August 10 for the Joan Gamper Trophy – a symbolic homecoming after two years of Montjuic exile.
June 26 – Unsurprisingly, global footballing superstar Lionel Messi is the highest-paid player in the Major League Soccer (MLS) ranks – shocking stuff.
June 26 – The concrete skeleton of Miami Freedom Park Stadium is rising beside Miami International Airport, and Inter Miami officials are confident their 25,000-seat palace will be ready for spring 2026.
June 24 – French giants Olympique Lyonnais have been relegated from Ligue 1 following an audit by the French football financial watchdog. The club, owned by American John Textor, said it will appeal the decision.
June 24 – Former Wales captain Gareth Bale has declared his intention to buy his hometown club, Cardiff City, in a move that would make the former Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur star the latest high-profile name to step into football ownership.
June 23 – Woody Johnson, owner of the NFL’s New York Jets, has finalised a £200 million deal to buy John Textor’s 42.9% stake in Crystal Palace — a move designed to bring clarity to the Premier League club’s ownership structure ahead of their participation in next season’s UEFA Europa League.
June 19 – Just when you thought the Glazers couldn’t find new ways to squeeze every last penny out of Manchester United’s supporters, along comes a substantial increase in ticket prices for high-profile fixtures.
June 13 – Burnley’s American owner Alan Pace is in advanced negotiations to acquire a stake in Spanish club Espanyol. The deal, if finalised, would see Espanyol become the second club in the portfolio of ALK Capital, the US-based investment firm that acquired an 84% controlling stake in Burnley for £170 million in December 2020.
June 13 – Botev Plovdiv has said it may be forced to declare bankruptcy in the near future as a result of the complicated financial situation it has been left in with the club’s owner Anton Zingarevich’s ten-year ban on residence in Bulgaria.