Arsenal, Tottenham Provide Blueprint for New Chelsea Stadium
The Chelsea F.C. sale process was turned on its head last week when the U.K. government froze the assets of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. A special license was…
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What to do about Stamford Bridge? The future of the iconic stadium—opened in 1877—is a puzzle that Roman Abramovich has tried to tackle since he bought Chelsea for £140…
Chelsea Frenzy Tests Billion-Dollar Auction Block Against NFL’s Broncos
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already spurred major changes for global sport, perhaps none bigger than Russian-born billionaire Roman Abramovich’s decision to sell…
Manchester United Appoints Richard Arnold as New CEO
The Premier League’s most valuable club is getting a new boss. Manchester United announced Thursday morning that current managing director Richard Arnold would be…
Cristiano Ronaldo Returns to Manchester United in $18M Transfer
The biggest soccer star on the planet is headed home. Cristiano Ronaldo reached an agreement with Manchester United 12 years after he left Old Trafford for Real Madrid…
2021 Premier League Team Valuations Ranking List
Sportico‘s 2021 Premier League Team Valuations report includes a feature story as well as an interactive data visualization display. Below is a rank-order listing of all…
Anti-Yank Sentiment Cows Would-Be Media Partners of Euro Super League
The last time a group of wealthy Americans so infuriated the English, an expeditionary force of British troops occupied Washington and set fire to the White House and…
Paraag Marathe’s Not-So-Secret Plan for 49ers Global Domination
Paraag Marathe is getting more done than you are. In recent months, the San Francisco 49ers executive vice president restructured the team’s salary cap, allowing them to…
Liverpool Hires Astrophysicist as Teams Embrace AI to Reduce Injury
Come Opening Day, when a manager takes the slow walk to the mound to pull his starting pitcher, will it be because of a gut feeling about his ace or what the analytics…
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Genius Sports Sues Sportradar in ‘Cat and Mouse’ Dispute Over Data Collection
Genius Sports Group sued Sportradar in the U.K. High Court on Feb. 5, the latest legal back-and-forth between the two rival sports data providers. In a sealed filing…
ALK Capital Buys Burnley With Aggressive Debt Structure, Doubts Exist About Their Ability to Service Loans
Back on Dec. 31, Alan Pace’s ALK Capital closed on its acquisition of the English Premier League club, Burnley F.C. The deal, which reportedly valued the…
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