Sport research in the UK

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

Country cricket finances face make-or-break moment ahead of Hundred windfall A new report into the health of county cricket has found that eight of the 18 clubs involved ran at a loss in their last-reported financial year.
18 July 2025
Kearney predicts global sports market to hit $600 billion in 5 years As the ownership models of global sporting brands shift, so has the emphasis on revenue increases over on-pitch success, according to a Kearney report.
08 July 2025
Participation of UK women in sport flags despite on-pitch success The number of women playing sport is stagnating, in spite of the rising prominence of women’s sports in the country.
05 March 2025
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
Arsenal provides £600 million economic boost to UK economy A new report undertaken by EY suggests that Arsenal Football Club contributed more than half-a-billion pounds to the UK economy over the last season alone.
24 January 2025
Sports broadcasting relevance falls as fans struggle with pricing Sports broadcasters face a decline in interest of their services, with younger viewers drifting away from their products.
21 November 2024
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
4 in 5 consumers plan new wellness and fitness purchases by 2025 New insight from PA Consulting suggests that almost four-in-five consumers have made sport and wellness purchases in the last two years.
01 July 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
Post-lockdown fans prefer to watch sports outside the venue The number of empty seats across a number of leading sporting events is on the rise – in the wake of a major public health crisis and spiraling rates of inflation.
30 June 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
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
Motorsports generates €160 billion in revenues globally The global motorsports industry generated €159.2 billion of business impact in the world’s economy.
23 July 2021
UK consumers hesitant to return to sport and leisure activities After being away from stadiums for the best part of a year, football fans have returned to the terraces in their thousands during Euro 2020.
07 July 2021
Sports retailers must adapt to online demand, warns report Global sports participation is expected to increase by one billion people by 2025.
17 May 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
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

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