Football research in the UK

An overview of research in the Football industry in the UK:

Experience and energy the key as Spain and Argentina prepare for World Cup final As the largest Fifa Men’s World Cup finally draws to a close, match 104 sees holders Argentina face European champions Spain in the final.
17 July 2026
Elite football clubs see revenues explode but risk player revolt over workload New research from Deloitte suggests that nine of Europe’s richest football clubs now hail from the English top-flight.
03 February 2025
Premier League spending slows as financial rules kick in After a landmark season in which two clubs were dragged into a relegation battle due to financial rules, Premier League clubs have reined in spending in the latest transfer window.
13 September 2024
Stadium naming rights present quandary for historic football clubs Five years after it last tried, consulting firm Kroll has published a study trying to convince football club owners of the financial sense of selling naming rights to their stadiums.
02 August 2024
Supercomputer predicts Three Lions triumph at Euro 2024 As the continent’s football fans gear up for the 2024 Men’s European Championships in Germany, a supercomputer has predicted the most likely winners.
14 June 2024
English football retains dominance in annual rich-list Almost half of the clubs in Deloitte’s annual Football Money League are from the English top-flight.
02 February 2024
Top ownership changes in European football reveal risky trends The ever-greater gulf between sport’s haves and have-nots means that a takeover by a super-wealthy owner who can spend their way to glory has become one of the prevailing dreams of 21st century footb
01 December 2023
Champions League revamp promises funding refresh The 2023/24 season is the end of an era for the UEFA Champions League, as it prepares to bring in a new format for the next campaign.
29 September 2023
Average fans of Premier League clubs paying up to £2,000 per season The UK remains in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis – yet many of the country’s top football clubs are seemingly unmoved by the plight of their fans.
15 September 2023
Premier League clubs maintain gambling habit in spite of 'concern' From the inception of the Premier League, it took ten seasons before the first gambling sponsorship appeared on shirts – but 40% of front-of-shirt partners are now betting companies.
01 September 2023
US favourites to defend Women's World Cup title As the Women’s World Cup kicks off in New Zealand and Australia, a new study has predicted the potential winner.
20 July 2023
Six English clubs among 10 most valuable football brands Manchester City has been rated as the world’s most valuable football brand, according to new research.
16 June 2023
Premier League clubs who axe managers find little success The last season of football has seen a huge leap in the number of managers being hired and fired, across Europe’s five biggest top divisions.
26 May 2023
Experience makes the difference for Champions League glory Much has been made of the record transfer haul amassed by Premier League clubs during football’s most recent transfer window.
07 September 2022
Half of English Football League clubs say finances 'need attention' The UK’s football pyramid is still far from secure, according to new research into English club teams’ finances.
19 August 2022
Simulation finds Lionesses favourites for Euro 2022 glory With the delayed Euro 2022 having finally kicked off with England taking on Austria, many anticipate the hosts to perform strongly at the tournament.
07 July 2022
UEFA introduces new Financial and Sustainability Regulations As UEFA beefs up its financial regulations for European football, clubs will soon be required to ensure their employee expenses are less than 70% of revenue.
04 July 2022
The 30 European football clubs with the highest revenue Almost half of Deloitte’s Football Money League comes from the English Premier League.
22 March 2022
Ronaldo's Juventus impact muted on and off the pitch Three years after the much heralded arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin, the fabled CR7 brand has moved on for a fraction of his initial transfer fee.
10 September 2021
English grassroots football adds billions in social and economic value Amateur football in England creates more than £10 billion in social and economic value every year, according to a new report by the nation’s football governing body.
09 September 2021
The financial impact of Covid-19 on Premier League clubs Deloitte has released the 2021 edition of its ‘Annual Review of Football Finance’ report, one of the year’s most anticipated studies in the world of football that sheds light on the industry’s financ
30 July 2021
Europe's top 20 football clubs see revenues nosedive due to pandemic Europe’s wealthiest football clubs will miss out on revenue of over €2 billion by end of the 2020/21 season, according to a new report.
05 February 2021
Europe's top football leagues lose £4.5 billion due to pandemic The impact of Covid-19 on the global economy means Europe’s top football leagues lost £4.5 billion in revenues over 2020.
15 January 2021
English football scales back spending amid Covid-19 Half of English football clubs describe their finances as in need of attention or a cause for grave concern, according to a startling new study of the industry.
18 September 2020
Ending football season early could cost Europe's top clubs billions Every industry is currently experiencing a prolonged period of uncertainty thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic; even the seemingly recession-proof world of elite level football.
20 March 2020
The true cost of new ownership at a football club To many people, owning a football club is its own end – the opportunity to invest in the success of a sporting institution they have followed for their whole lives.
31 January 2020
Cost of fandom in the Premier League booms over five years The cost of being a football fan following the Premier League has exploded in the last five seasons, according to a new study.
22 November 2019
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
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
AI predicts performance of Premier League’s top strikers The future of football will likely see managers and fans alike turn to artificial intelligence to inform decisions on and off the pitch.
22 March 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

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