Investment & Strategy

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

Bank of America extends Panthers naming rights as stadium renovation cost...

Tepper Sports & Entertainment has added $500m to its Bank of America Stadium project, raising its own contribution from $150m to $650mBank of America...

Liverpool to soar to $6bn if minority share sold to Amit...

A consortium, led by Amit Bhatia, has held talks with Liverpool F.C. over a potential minority share sale which would add to Bhatia's growing...

Infantino heads for fourth term as governance row widens

Seventy-two MEPs, UEFA and La Liga's Javier Tebas have all challenged Gianni Infantino in the past fortnight. He faces no rival for the presidency.La...

Leeds points to Burnley PSR win in Leicester legal challenge

Leeds United’s legal proceedings against Leicester City dates back to the 2023/24 season in which Leicester broke financial rules despite earning promotion and Leeds...

Unlicensed gambling sponsors face UK sports ban from 2027

DCMS consultation would make sponsorship deals with unlicensed gambling operators a criminal offence, threatening Everton, Chelsea and F1 arrangementsThe UK’s Department for Culture, Media...

Aston Villa’s £20m Visit Rwanda deal draws sportswashing warning

Amnesty International says Rwanda will use Aston Villa's record shirt deal to deflect from its human rights recordAston Villa has named Visit Rwanda its...

Seattle Seahawks acquired by former San Francisco 49ers owner

The NFL record for a team sale has been broken again, as the Seattle Seahawks are the latest team to benefit from the league’s...

Proposed Brazil sports law puts CBF on collision course with FIFA

A leading sports lawyer warns that Deputy Luiz Carlos Hauly's bill breaches the constitutional autonomy of sporting bodies and risks triggering FIFA intervention against...

The pro’s and con’s of a 64-team FIFA World Cup

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the governing body will examine a proposal to expand the World Cup to 64 teams for the 2030 tournament,...

What the BBC’s move on Channel 4 means for free-to-air sport

Matt Brittin's case for a British “sovereign platform” between the BBC and Channel 4 rests on reach. Live sport is where the biggest free-to-air...