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

Premiership Rugby calls in PwC to guide restart plans Professional services giant PwC has been called on by Premiership Rugby to help plans to restart the season.
26 June 2020
Research suggests football can be played safely during Covid-19 While the likes of Scotland, France and the Netherlands have ended their footballing seasons prematurely to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the top two tiers of English football are about to join
17 June 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
Mazars lead dealmaker behind Westfield Health's Dutch acquisition Sheffield-based Westfield Health has acquired Netherlands-headquartered High Five Health Promotion in a multimillion-pound deal.
30 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
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
Grant Thornton to finally exit Sports Direct role Sports Direct is reportedly set to ramp up its efforts to find a new auditor, with incumbent accounting contractor Grant Thornton having confirmed it will quit the role.
06 August 2019
Team GB could see medal haul tumble at Tokyo 2020 A study from sports analytics firm Gracenote forecasts the number of medals won by British athletes will decline by 24 at the Tokyo Olympics next year.
30 July 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
Runners clock combined 13,000 km at Grant Thornton charity run Hundreds of runners have taken to an air-strip in Northern Ireland for the fifth annual Grant Thornton Runway Run.
08 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
Onside appoints Rory Best as sponsorship consultant Irish sponsorship consulting firm Onside has installed a new expert to its sports advisory panel in the shape of Ireland rugby captain Rory Best.
31 May 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
Consultants to hit the road for charity cycling event Hundreds of cyclists will take to roads across Wharfedale in an annual charity ride co-founded by RSM on June 14. The 100-mile route will see riders raise funds for the Marie Curie Hospice Bradford.
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
Five trends in UK's health and fitness market Digitalisation and rapidly changing customer expectations are transforming the consumer goods and leisure sectors.
16 May 2019
Despite industry disruption televised sport still draws audiences Despite the disruption wrought on most areas of traditional broadcasting by streaming challengers, sports remains a major draw for audiences of television networks.
24 April 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
Auditing own-goal sees Goals Soccer Centres issue profit warning Scottish five-a-side football firm Goals Soccer Centres has seen its share price slump, following its issue of a second profit warning in the wake of uncovered accounting errors.
12 March 2019
RSM welcomes golfing legend as new brand ambassador Professional golfer Colin Montgomerie will become a brand ambassador for mid-tier professional services firm RSM.
26 February 2019
Grant Thornton comes under scrutiny for Sports Direct role Global auditing and advisory firm Grant Thornton has been attacked by critics for its accounting role for Sports Direct.
19 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
Elixirr helps Southampton FC with back office transformation Southampton FC has rolled out a new solution to improve its back-office efficiencies, as the club attempts to implement a new long-term business strategy.
14 December 2018
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
Arup and Mace brought on board for Commonwealth Games stadium revamp Two leading engineering and construction consultancies have been tapped to help modernise Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium, ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
19 November 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
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
Big Four firms wary of Sports Direct's hunt for new auditor As competition rules have led to Grant Thornton having to stand aside as the auditor of Sports Direct, the retail group has been left struggling to replace the firm.
19 September 2018

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