Messi, with $127m, tops world sports’ rich list. Ronaldo and Neymar follow
June 12 – Lionel Messi is now officially the world’s highest paid sport star earning $127 million in the past 12 months, according to the Forbes top 100 ranking.
Finance
Stevenage equity offering to raise £1.2m launches via Tifosy platform
June 11- English League 2 club Stevenage has turned to sports investment platform Tifosy to raise £1.2 million by offering 12% equity in the club.
Moshiri tightens grip on Everton with new share buy
June 10 – Premier League Everton made another financial readjustment in its shareholding structure with billionaire owner majority owner Farhad Moshiri increasing his ownership from 68.6% to 77.2%.
NY Cosmos owner Commisso goes bigger with $180m addition of Fiorentina
June 10 – US businessman Rocco Commisso has completed his $180 million acquisition of Serie A side Fiorentina.
Premier League’s €5.6bn leads a growing €28.4bn Euro market as Bundesliga overtakes LaLiga
By Paul Nicholson
May 30 – The European football business has never had it so good. Latest data from Deloittes puts the overall market value at a record €28.4 billion, driven primarily by a 6% rise in revenues across the increasingly dominant Big 5 European leagues and their ‘super’ clubs to €15.6 billion.
Club value: Real Madrid bully Man Utd off top, Liverpool and Spurs leap up, Celtic join the party
By Paul Nicholson
May 29 – A new ranking of the value of European clubs on first glance shows few immediate surprise but a deeper look at the numbers shows the stunning growth in value of these football businesses over the past three years in comparison to other industries and Europe’s economy in general.
NY Cosmos owner Commisso closes in on Serie A’s Fiorentina
May 28 – New York Cosmos owner and billionaire businessman Rocco B. Commisso is poised to complete a takeover of Serie A club Fiorentina according to media reports.
Ashley’s £300m+ mooted sale of Newcastle might not be all about the money
May 28 – The on-off sales saga of Newcastle United is back in the news with the club having confirmed it is in discussion with UAE royal Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan over what is now, reportedly, a £350 million deal.
News Analysis: Liverpool vs Spurs – World champions of profit deal their way to CL glory
By David Owen
May 27 – It would be difficult to make the case ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final that Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, the two teams set to lock horns in the Wanda Metropolitano, are indisputably the two best sides in Europe.
Aston Villa and Derby play for £170m prize and a potential £300m future
May 24 – Dubbed the £170 million game, the Championship play off for a spot in the English Premier League to be played between Aston Villa and Derby County on Monday is the most lucrative one-off fixture in world football. And it could be worth as much £300 million.
Celtic top list of SPFL payouts, close to double that of Rangers
May 24 – Celtic top the list of interim payouts being made to clubs by the Scotland Professional Football League (SPFL). At £2 million it is almost double the next highest payment of £1.1 million to cross-Glasgow rivals Rangers.
Inter Milan clears final UEFA financial hurdle for return to full European play
May 20 – UEFA has announced that Inter Milan have fully complied with its financial fair play requirements and will no longer face extra financial scrutiny.
Man City’s CL future looks bleak as UEFA refers FFP case to judicial chamber
By Andrew Warshaw
May 16 – Still basking in the glory of becoming the first side in a decade to win back-to-back Premier League titles, Manchester City cannot escape global financial scrutiny off the field.
France’s OL records 19% rise in revenue, targets €400m and entry to the Euro elite
By Paul Nicholson
May 15 – French club Olympique Lyonnais whose women’s team compete in the Champions League final this week and whose men’s team are set for a third placed Ligue1 finish, has reported a €36.1 million (19%) leap in revenue of the first nine months of the current financial year to €223.8 million.
Crystal Palace deny takeover talks with Shinawatra, but new money is an option
May 15 – Crystal Palace have said that they are not in negotiation on a £150 million takeover deal involving former Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra.