Manchester City post net profit of £10.7m

Manchester City have posted a net profit for the first time since Sheikh Mansour bought the club in 2008. The Premier League leaders’ annual financial figures show they made a profit of £10.7m in the 2014-15 season. That is despite having to pay some £16m in...

FIFA Club Licensing to go global by end of 2016

FIFA will create a global club licensing framework by the end of 2016, working with the six regional confederations to improve club football by setting minimum standards in key areas such as stadium safety, fan experience and youth football development. All six...

Tottenham Hotspur to host American football at new ground

Spurs set to move into new home in 2018 and will host a minimum of two NFL games a year. Tottenham have announced a deal with the NFL that will see them host fixtures in their new stadium. The Premier League club are due to move into a new home in 2018 and will now...

Football fans win ‘right to buy’ their clubs

FOOTBALL supporters could be handed the legal “right to buy” their clubs after the move was backed by MSPs at Holyrood last night. The Scottish Government now has the power to bring in a fans’ right to buy as part of the Community Empowerment Bill in a move hailed as...

Premier League clubs vote to drop title sponsor category

English Premier League clubs have voted to remove the League’s title sponsor category once Barclays existing deal expires at the end of the 2016/17 season. The decision to not search for a replacement to Barclays £40m a year deal was made during the AGM at the...

Indian Super League

Indian Super League has become world’s fourth biggest football league • ISL attendances behind only England, Germany and Spain • Opening game was also watched by 74.7m on television A goal by Mohammed Rafique in the dying seconds of the final won the Indian Super...