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Plan signals Riyadh’s ambition to expand its push into football, golf, tennis and beyond
Middle Eastern money will keep shaping the game after Manchester City’s Champions League win
Manager Pep Guardiola’s team takes third trophy of the season with Champions League victory in Istanbul
This weekend’s showcase final is a sellout but making the game commercially sustainable remains daunting
European football’s governing body apologises to Liverpool fans after it is heavily criticised for last year’s fiasco
US owners confirm looking for outside investors or potential disposal after 17 contentious years
Media group’s deal with Uefa is latest sign that football is finally making strides in US market
Plus, the competition probe rocking sports broadcasters, antitrust authorities home in on golf, and more.
European football authorities bet they can cash in on game’s growing appeal in America
The US online retailer and video platform will split TV rights with BT Sport from 2024
UEFA offers ‘sincere apology’ to fans for scenes that highlighted risks of repressive approach to security
Ministers blame distribution of fake tickets ‘on an industrial scale’ for trouble outside Paris stadium
Liverpool’s players are ‘mentality monsters’ while Real Madrid’s team never know when they are beaten
The widening financial gulf between Premier League clubs and the rest is shrinking the pool of competition
President Macron was among those who persuaded the footballer to spurn Real Madrid
Football federation seeks to overturn suspensions through Court of Arbitration for Sport
Plus, how Phil Mickelson accidentally derailed Saudi Arabia’s global golf ambitions, the economics of sports streaming, and more
Formula 1 cancels Russia grand prix as repercussions of invasion ripple through sporting world
Football body’s ties to Russian state energy company Gazprom are also under scrutiny
Premier League champion’s rival hampered by loss of match day income
Shortlisted financial groups race to meet deadline for plans to provide post-pandemic cash to Europe’s top clubs
This week in the business of sport: private equity bets on basketball in Africa, China fights to keep up with marathon growth, and more.
Finalists Manchester City and Chelsea have maintained high spending levels despite the pandemic
Uefa says Covid restrictions also ruled out UK venue to host climax of premier club competition
‘This was the hardest one,’ says manager Guardiola after team takes title in year of Covid and aborted Super League
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