Investment & Strategy

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

Fitzboydon: European Super League could open up a ‘football civil war’

The formation of the new European Super League (ESL) could provoke a ‘football civil war’, with UEFA no longer holding a ‘monopoly’ on the...

UEFA President brands ESL ‘a spit in the face’ as UK...

UEFA President, Aleksander Ceferin, has blasted the newly formed European Super League (ESL) as a ‘spit in the face of all football lovers and...

Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich back away from Super League proposals

Bundesliga duo Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have ruled out entering the new European Super League, instead favouring the proposed reforms to the format...

ESIC names Oddin as esports anti-corruption supporter

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has certified Czech betting software provider Oddin as an ‘anti-corruption supporter’, safeguarding pro-esports interests against the threats of match-fixing...

Italian clubs call for Lega Serie A President’s resignation over rights...

Seven top-flight Italian clubs have called for the resignation of Lega Serie A President, Paolo Dal Pino, according to Italian newspaper Il Sole 24...

Ibrahimovic facing three-year suspension due to BetHard links

AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic may face a three-year ban due to his connections to online sports betting operator BetHard, with both FIFA and UEFA...

Former cricket captain issued eight-year ban by ICC

Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has been hit with an eight-year ban from all cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC).Streak, who is the...

Chinese company donates 50,000 vaccines to CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL players competing in the Copa America will be inoculated ahead of the tournament, after Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech Ltd offered to donate...

Chicago Fire strikes responsible betting alliance with Entain and Epic

Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise Chicago Fire FC has become the first team from the league to launch a problem gambling and sports betting...

Athletes are the ‘main casualty’ of match-fixing, says ESIC

Reaffirming its independence as an organisation, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has taken the opportunity ‘to clear false narratives’, issuing a statement regarding its...