Apollo, one of the world’s largest investment firms, just published a report that should change how every club owner, fan, and investor thinks about the business of sports. The investment firm believes there’s a $2.5 trillion investment opportunity in sports…
Cádiz CF has moved in a direction that very few mid-tier European clubs have attempted. Instead of relying on traditional financing through player sales, bank loans, or shareholder injections, the club has created a U.S. corporate vehicle, Nomadar Corp., and…
Barcelona thought they were days from letting ~27,000 fans back into a half-open Spotify Camp Nou. Then the city said no. Inspectors walked the site and found basic safety gaps: emergency exits that weren’t fully ready, missing handrails, signage that hadn’t…
A year after being seized by its main creditor Oaktree Capital, Inter Milan has begun to look less like a distressed asset and more like a financial project in transition. The Nerazzurri may have lost the last Champions League final…
The Traditional Business of Football: A Fragile Foundation For decades, football clubs mostly relied on three major sources of income: ticket sales on match days, broadcasting rights, and sponsorship deals. While these were enough to grow football into a global…
(And Why It’s Way More Than Just Their Salary) Private jets, tax loopholes, and bonuses for just showing up. Welcome to the wild economics of modern football. When fans hear that a footballer earns £180,000 a week, they often gasp.…
How Big Investments and Cost Challenges Are Shaping the Game Women’s football is making headlines not just for the action on the pitch but also for the huge money moves behind the scenes. On one hand, the sport is attracting…
A New Era for Historic Stadiums Naming rights for football stadiums have become one of the hottest topics in sports finance, especially in Europe. Many clubs with long, proud histories are now looking at these deals as a way to…
The debate over financial sustainability in English football has taken a dramatic turn. The Premier League’s proposed salary cap, designed to tie clubs’ wage spending to television revenues, has sparked fierce opposition from players and several top clubs. With the…
LaLiga’s Financial Fair Play and Barcelona’s Challenges LaLiga enforces some of the strictest Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in European football to ensure clubs manage their finances responsibly. Central to this is the Squad Cost Limit (SCL), which caps how…