Investment & Strategy

News and analysis relating to sports investment and the strategy employed by sports teams globally, including financial results.

Second-tier Mexican club Apodaca suspends players amid betting investigation

Apodaca Football Club has confirmed the removal of 10 players from its squad amid an investigation into an alleged illegal betting ring.The second division...

Sinner banned from tennis for three months over positive drug test

World number one tennis player Jannik Sinner has been handed a three month ban after two drug tests came back positive last year. The Italian...

Trump Jr.’s investment fuels Enhanced Games’ PED revolution

Donald Trump Jr's 1789 Capital has co-led a multi-million-dollar Series B for the Enhanced Games, an Olympic-style event allowing the use of performance-enhancing drugs...

PSR and VAR saga continue with Premier League and FA decisions

The Premier League and Football Association (FA) have decided on the future of two controversial practices in the modern English game - the Profit...

FIFA & NFL legal partner gunnercooke launches sports division

International corporate law firm gunnercooke has launched a specialist sports division - gunnercookeSport - to enact on its teams ties to high-profile organisations such...

INEOS faces legal action over All Blacks sponsorship payment

New Zealand Rugby has announced it is taking legal action against INEOS, the minority owner of Manchester United.New Zealand Rugby has accused the global...

Manchester City relaunches legal challenge against Premier League sponsorship rules

Manchester City has revived the legal battle around how sponsorship and commercial arrangements in English football should be governed.The Premier League club has launched...

UFC to payout $375m to fighters after decade-long antitrust case 

The UFC has been given final approval by Judge Richard Boulware to begin a total payout of $375m to relevant fighters over an antitrust...

Salas faces trial as match-fixing investigation progresses

Sevilla player Kike Salas is awaiting trial following his arrest last week over allegations of match-fixing.Reports claim Salas was involved in betting-related fraud, intentionally...

IBA asks Donald Trump to ‘make Olympic movement great again’

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has reached out to President Donald Trump for help after boxing was excluded from the initial lineup for the...