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An overview of news, trends and research in the Football industry in the UK:

Gap widens between have and have-nots of English football While revenues continue to explode in the land of milk and honey that is the Premier League, elsewhere in English football the picture is far less rosy.
06 September 2019
EE&G warns Beckham MLS site ‘contaminated’ with arsenic David Beckham’s Major League Soccer franchise has been handed a major set-back, with the news that its proposed stadium site is contaminated with arsenic.
30 August 2019
YLD named sponsor of Reading FC Women 2019 has proven to be a watershed moment for women’s football in England, with a high profile World Cup campaign and the domestic league said to be on the brink of a deal with the Premier League.
25 July 2019
Bolton Wanderers administration hit by player strike The players of Bolton Wanderers have traded barbs with one of the ailing football club’s joint administrators, following the news the team would be taking strike action during pre-season.
22 July 2019
England’s women face uphill struggle at World Cup As the first round of the 2019 World Cup in France draws to a close, the tournament has clearly captured the imaginations of global sports fans in a way never before seen in women’s football.
21 June 2019
Promotion to Premier League worth £170 million English football is famed around the world for its high-spending clubs and colossal revenues, but life is deceptively precarious beyond the top-tier of the national sport.
14 June 2019
Champions League trip equivalent of 4 years rent in Liverpool Elated Liverpool and Tottenham fans were quickly brought back to earth after reaching the UEFA Champions League final, as they were greeted by the news of small ticket allocations and predatory prici
29 May 2019
Premier League reluctant to cash in on stadium naming rights The renaming of football stadiums to cash in on corporate sponsors remains a contentious issue, and while it could enable clubs to post record revenues, it could also alienate the hordes of fans foot
24 May 2019
David Rubin & Partners to oversee Bolton Wanderers administration One of the English Football League’s oldest members is on the brink of collapse, following its appointment of administrators at the end of the 2018/19 season.
17 May 2019
Champions League glory hard to buy for football’s economic elite The thrills and spills of knock-out football can still be one of the sport’s great levelling forces, with the Champions League’s second round having shown that the biggest spenders aren’t always able
15 March 2019
English football's winter transfer window spending halves Footballs Big Five saw their collective spending in the winter transfer window fall by more than $300 million from last season’s levels.
08 February 2019
Stock of British footballers rises for winter transfer window As the football season passes its halfway point, the yearly frenzy that is the January transfer window has cracked open.
04 January 2019
McKinsey examines FIFA's $25 billion global football overhaul As FIFA continues to try and find support for controversial plans to initiate two new global tournaments at club and international level, McKinsey & Company has been drafted in by prospective financi
10 December 2018
Wealthy owners no guarantee of safety for Premier League clubs For a brief window of time, being purchased by a billionaire was seen by aspirational football fans as a ticket to the top.
02 November 2018
Charity football cup sees Hays consultants raise £3,000 for Action for Children A kick-about between consultants has helped to raise important funds for a charity campaign aiming to provide children in deprived areas with improved career opportunities.
26 October 2018
Premier League elite milks academy players for £100 million price-tag The top clubs of the English Premier League are milking their academies for huge profits, new figures have revealed.
19 October 2018
Former consultant Vinai Venkatesham takes charge of Gunners Former Deloitte consultant Vinai Venkatesham has taken up the reins as Managing Director at Arsenal Football Club, with the North London soccer institution going through a period of transition.
05 October 2018
English clubs' average ages primed for UEFA Champions League success This season’s English Champions League hopefuls have time on their side, if the latest data on the average age of the competition’s entrants is anything to go by, at least.
18 September 2018
Premier League remains Europe's highest spending league on transfers The English Premier League remained Europe’s highest spending football league in the 2018 summer transfer window.
07 September 2018
Deloitte and Linklaters end legal battle with ex-Arsenal investor Deloitte and Linklaters have ended a long-running feud with a former Arsenal investor, who claimed the pair’s negligence had caused her to have to pay tax on her sale of the football club’s shares.
27 August 2018
Fans wary of hidden fees as Kroenke takes 100% Arsenal stake Arsenal fans have reacted with apprehension as their club is set to fall into the complete ownership of US sports tycoon Stan Kroenke.
10 August 2018
Ronaldo to Juventus set to provide major boost to club revenues The much heralded arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin, having signed a deal with Italian champions Juventus, has been the source of a great deal of debate since its announcement in July 2018.
27 July 2018
Consulting firm hosts football tournament for palliative care hospice The World Cup may be over, but football fever continues to burn through the scorching summer months, in anticipation of a new league season.
26 July 2018
Professional services firms make thousands from struggling London Stadium The former Olympic Stadium has enjoyed a turbulent life, following London 2012.
23 July 2018
RSM donates to Everton in the Community's DofE programme RSM has donated to the Everton in the Community’s Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award programme, aimed at reaching some of the most disadvantaged youth in the UK.
20 July 2018
FIFA plays risky game with World Cup model sustainability Whether or not “football’s coming home”, the World Cup in Russia has beguiled fans around the globe with a storming showcase of attacking soccer.
13 July 2018
Broadcast haul of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia leaps to $3 billion The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has seen a week of highs and lows since its initial kick-off.
22 June 2018
Ticket hike sees England fans priced out of World Cup Earlier in the year, figures unveilled by FIFA showed that travelling support for England’s football team was likely to decline by around 15,000 at Russia 2018.
15 June 2018
£4.5 billion Premier League clubs dominate Europe's football rich list Premier League wages reached an all-time high of £2.5 billion – however, the beginning of a huge television rights deal meant that clubs actually turned a large profit in the 2016/17 season.
27 April 2018
Deloitte and Linklaters play blame game over Arsenal sale lawsuit Deloitte and Linklaters have pointed the finger at one another over a UK lawsuit relating to the sale of Arsenal Football Club.
16 March 2018
Profits of British football champions hampered by European struggles While football clubs put an increasing emphasis on social media as a means to boost future revenues, at present a decent European campaign is the best way to boost profits, judging by last season’s p
19 January 2018
English Premier League clubs lead the way with digital fan experience Digital technology has transformed the way that businesses across all industries are expected to interact with their customers – and the world’s most popular sport is no different.
15 December 2017

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