Investment & Strategy

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

UEFA reviews Champions League final chaos after Hogan ‘horrified’

UEFA has announced that it has commissioned an independent report into what is being described as ‘chaos’ during the UEFA Champions League final in...

Premier League pushed for quicker removal of gambling sponsors

The UK government has been in discussions with the Premier League to put forward an early end to clubs’ gambling/betting sponsorships, according to BBC...

ITIA suspends Mick Lescure and Jules Okala following appeal

French tennis players Mick Lescure and Jules Okala have been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).With the decision being made by...

‘Abnormally high’ number of bets recorded during Miralles vs Sela clash

Police sources have suggested that the tennis match between Bernabé Zapata Miralles and Dudi Sela has flagged ‘irregular patterns’, according to a report from...

Belgium Justice Minister pushes for betting advertisement ban on sports

Belgium's Minister for Justice has proposed an advertising ban on the betting industry and sports, according to De Tijd - a local news outlet.Vincent...

Terms for Todd Boehly’s £2.5bn Chelsea bid confirmed

Chelsea FC has confirmed that terms have been agreed for Todd Boehly’s group to purchase the club from Roman Abramovich following his sanction earlier...

Italian gambling authorities shut down three esports venues

The Italian Agency of Custom and Monopolies (ADM) has shut down three ‘digital entertainment venues’ used for esports in Northern Italy. Responsible for overseeing gambling...

Jdigital targets sports corruption as integrity training efforts increased

Spanish online gambling trade association Jdigital has cooperated with the country’s National Police Department to share knowledge on sports corruption and match-fixing.The organisation’s Director...

GLMS highlights Beijing and AFCON operations as football dominates Q1 alerts...

Football was the cause of most alerts in the Global Lottery Monitoring System’s (GLMS) Q1 report, whilst the body also highlighted its sporting integrity...

Sports betting deals approved by NCAA for schools and conferences

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is allowing for schools and conferences to sign deals with data companies that sell that information on to...