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              Football

              • Friday, 10 January, 2025
                Leicester City Football Club
                Helicopter group Leonardo sued for £2.2bn over Thai billionaire’s death

                Lawsuit over air crash at Leicester City in 2018 thought to be largest fatal accident claim in English legal history

                Tributes to club owner  Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha outside the Leicester City ground after his death in 2018
              • Tuesday, 7 January, 2025
                Chinese business & finance
                China’s biggest football club kicked out of league as financial woes mount

                Guangzhou FC’s struggles relate to collapse of property developer China Evergrande

                Guangzhou Evergrande in action against  Daegu FC during an AFC Champions League match
              • Monday, 6 January, 2025
                News in-depthSaudi Arabia
                World Cup award adds pressure to Saudi Arabia’s construction challenge

                Sporting plans bulk out kingdom’s project pipeline as it seeks to reduce dependence on oil revenues

                A general view inside the Saudi Arabia World Cup bid exhibition in Riyadh
              • Friday, 3 January, 2025
                Real Madrid
                Real Madrid’s concert dreams put on hold by ‘noisy neighbour’ complaints

                World’s most valuable football club halts shows as locals brand Santiago Bernabéu stadium a ‘torture-drome’

                Taylor Swift performing at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in May
              • Monday, 30 December, 2024
                David Beckham
                Brand Beckham pays out $124mn in dividends

                Footballer continues to earn healthily from his name more than a decade after retiring from professional game

                David Beckham
              • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
                Manchester United PLC
                Ratcliffe’s Ineos invests $100mn in Manchester United

                Capital injection completes billionaire’s pledge to invest $300mn into English football club

                Manchester City v Manchester United at the Etihad stadium in Manchester
              • Saturday, 14 December, 2024
                News in-depth
                How Saudi Arabia won the World Cup

                Fifa award draws criticism from rights groups who question links between the kingdom and football’s governing body

                Fans in Riyadh celebrate as Fifa announces on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will host World Cup 2034
              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
                Margaret Heffernan
                Team spirit is essential to the corporate turnaround

                If Manchester United is to see greener pastures, Jim Ratcliffe should remember that no single person succeeds alone

                A group of people stand in the box terrace at a football stadium
              • Friday, 13 December, 2024
                Manchester City Football Club PLC
                Manchester City books further profits despite issues on and off pitch

                English champions amass record £715mn in revenues but team performance slips amid continuing battle with Premier League

                Manchester City player Rodrio goes down inhured in a game against
              • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
                Private equity group EQT backs new football competition

                Baller League is among new events and formats backed by sports-focused investors using influencers to reach global audience

                Balller League promotional picture of former footballers and influencers
              • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
                FIFA Men's World Cup
                Fifa confirms Saudi Arabia as host of 2034 World Cup

                Kingdom’s unopposed bid for sporting event ratified by football’s governing body on Wednesday

                Saudi Arabia fans with a replica of the World Cup during the 2022 tournament in Qatar
              • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
                DAZN Group
                DAZN agrees $1bn deal with Fifa to show inaugural Club World Cup next year

                Blavatnik-backed streaming service will screen matches for free

                Paris Saint-Germain forward Goncalo Ramos, left, celebrates scoring a goal in March 2024
              • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
                Growth of player power spurs four-way football agency merger

                Private equity-backed deal continues wave of tie-ups in sports and talent representation industry

                Moises Caicedo and Bruno Fernandes
              • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
                Special Report
                FT Scoreboard: The Business of Sport

                In November, Netflix aired its first live sporting event and more than 100mn viewers tuned in. This report analyses the ways sport now interacts with its fans and commercial backers, through the latest technologies and new takes on old traditions

                A victorious boxer with tattoos and silver shorts labeled ‘Paul’ has his arm raised by a referee in a boxing ring. Another boxer with a towel draped over his shoulders stands beside them, showing a tattoo on his chest
              • Friday, 29 November, 2024
                News in-depth
                Man Utd hope Amorim is final piece in football jigsaw

                Portuguese coach joins raft of off-field hires charged with restoring the Premier League club to its former glory

                Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim gives instructions to striker Marcus Rashford
              • Friday, 22 November, 2024
                French fight tests limits of football’s hottest investment trend

                Olympique Lyonnais owner John Textor at odds with regulators over team finances and multiclub ownership model

                Lyon midfielder Rayan Cherki eyes the ball during the French L1 football match between Olympique Lyonnais and AS Saint-Etienne on November 10
              • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
                FT SeriesThe best books of the year 2024
                Best books of 2024: Sport, Health and Wellness

                Simon Kuper and Anjana Ahuja select their must-read titles

              • Wednesday, 13 November, 2024
                France increases security ahead of football match with Israel

                Emmanuel Macron to attend game in show of support for Jewish people after attacks in Amsterdam

                France’s midfielder Christopher Nkunku, right, vies for the ball with Israel’s defender Idan Nachmias
              • Sunday, 10 November, 2024
                Netherlands
                Amsterdam on edge after violence against Israeli football fans

                Residents say city has become more tense amid rightward shift in Dutch politics and pro-Palestinian protests

                Police patrolling near Amsterdam’s Dam Square after violent clashes involving fans of Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv football team
              • Sunday, 10 November, 2024
                News in-depthTravel & leisure industry
                Premier League clubs target stadium upgrades to boost revenues

                Top football division clubs look to increase capacity by at least 14% over next decade

                Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London
              • Friday, 8 November, 2024
                Netherlands
                Violence against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam sparks diplomatic incident

                Clashes take place after Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv

                Protesters, many wearing dark clothing and masks, gather in the street during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Amsterdam. Some carry flags, with a backdrop of urban lighting and visible police presence
              • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
                Olympique Lyonnais warns funding delay would put going concern status at risk

                French football club has assumed it will receive up to €40mn from owner’s sale of Crystal Palace stake

                Lyon’s Nicolás Tagliafico, right, competes against Lille’s Edon Zhegrova in a match last week
              • Friday, 1 November, 2024
                Manchester United PLC
                Manchester United hires Rúben Amorim to replace Erik ten Hag

                Portuguese manager has won two titles with Sporting Lisbon but has never led a club outside his home country

                Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim
              • Monday, 28 October, 2024
                Manchester United PLC
                Man United fires manager Erik ten Hag

                Dutchman leaves club despite winning two domestic trophies as the team languishes in the lower half of the Premier League

                Erik ten Hag reacts as he looks on during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Manchester United
              • Sunday, 27 October, 2024
                ‘We’re eating ourselves’: big money turns football into legal battlefield

                Vast sums underpinning top competitions have sparked outbreak of ‘lawfare’ that could reshape the sport

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