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  • Monday, 6 February, 2023
    Manchester City Football Club PLC
    Manchester City accused of financial rule breaking by Premier League

    Top tier of English football says champions flouted rules numerous times over many years

  • Monday, 6 February, 2023
    Sixth Street among firms preparing bid for German football media rights

    US group to join discussions as Bundesliga seeks to attract investment

  • Friday, 3 February, 2023
    Janan Ganesh
    The Premier League is global because it is local

    The world is drawn to its distinctiveness, and threatens it

  • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
    Chelsea FC PLC
    Chelsea FC’s transfers splurge pushes Premier League to new spending record

    English top-tier clubs spent almost €830mn in January window

  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    Premier League
    Premier League backs Sorare’s NFT fantasy football game despite crypto crash

    League agrees multimillion-pound licensing deal with start-up that offers trading in digital player cards

  • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
    Sport
    Football’s multi-club owners start to feel growing pains

    Investors attracted to running a network of teams must win over fans and sporting regulators

  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    Juventus Football Club SpA
    Juventus shares tumble after 15-point penalty for transfer dealings

    Deduction could prevent Italian club from taking part in lucrative European competitions

  • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
    Scoreboard
    Todd Boehly bets big in the transfer market Premium content

    Plus, LIV Golf joins forces with Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    New Olympique Lyonnais owners plan Spac listing

    US multi-club business’s move would be a first for the football sector

  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
    Ratcliffe enters race to buy Manchester United

    Glazer family is trying to sell club that has enterprise value of $4.5bn

  • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
    News in-depthPremier League
    Qatar targets the Premier League after World Cup success

    The desert state is hunting for strategic investments in the sports industry

  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    News in-depthNational Football League
    Life or death crisis on football field puts spotlight on NFL’s priorities

    Commissioner Roger Goodell under scrutiny over player safety vs interests of team owners

  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
    Inside BusinessMichael Pooler
    Brazilian football’s new goal: a league that can take on the world

    A pair of opposing consortiums are vying to create a new domestic competition

  • Saturday, 31 December, 2022
    Cristiano Ronaldo
    Ronaldo quits top-level football with move to Saudi Arabia

    Portuguese star signs for Al Nassr FC after airing dissatisfaction with Manchester United

  • Friday, 30 December, 2022
    Brazil
    Brazilians unite in grief following death of football icon Pelé

    Player widely regarded as greatest to ever play the game died at the age of 82 after a battle with cancer

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    ObituaryPelé
    Pelé, football star and global symbol of Brazil, 1940-2022

    One of history’s greatest players helped his country win three World Cups in 21-year career

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    Pelé
    Pelé dead at 82 after stellar football career for Brazil

    Player hailed by many as greatest of all time dies in São Paulo hospital after battle with cancer

  • Saturday, 24 December, 2022
    Scoreboard
    Will the sports bubble burst in 2023? Premium content

    Plus, our year-end highlights, World Cup reflections, and more.

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    OutlookLucinda Elliott
    Messi and his squad’s victory cannot dispel Argentina’s travails

    World Cup euphoria will fade but the country’s economic problems and political divisions will remain

  • Monday, 19 December, 2022
    US investor John Textor completes Lyon takeover

    Eagle Football Holdings now owns about 78 per cent of French club’s shares

  • Monday, 19 December, 2022
    Lars Windhorst
    Windhorst covered bill for Hertha Berlin smear campaign, probe finds

    Investigation by law firm puts financier at centre of exit of German FC’s former president

  • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
    News in-depthFIFA World Cup
    Messi finds the fitting ending to cap Argentina’s long quest for glory

    Best player of possibly any era wins football’s biggest prize at his fifth attempt

  • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
    FIFA World Cup
    Argentina win epic World Cup final against France on penalties

    Dramatic denouement had ended 3-3 after extra time with Messi scoring twice and Mbappé a hat-trick

  • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
    News in-depthFIFA World Cup
    Qatar’s $200bn infrastructure and on-pitch action confound doubters

    Gulf state has been able to shrug off a series of controversies as the sporting action took over

  • Saturday, 17 December, 2022
    News in-depthFIFA World Cup
    Why Messi surpasses Maradona without needing World Cup victory

    Most of the game’s greats marry brilliance and persona, but Argentina’s talisman ruthlessly pursued individual records

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