Paramount is set to win the rights to broadcast the majority of Champions League games in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Sources briefed on the bidding process indicate the streaming giant — which already holds the rights to screen Europe’s premier men’s club competition in the United States — is the preferred…
Watching live sport on TV has arguably never been more accessible than it is today. The Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world and is broadcast in more than 180 countries globally. Whether you are in the United Kingdom, the United States or Uzbekistan, and just about anywhere else you can think…
Three top football agencies have threatened to sue the Premier League if it introduces new financial rules, including the controversial “top to bottom anchoring” (TBA) proposal that would set a hard cap on how much clubs can spend on players. The proposed new regime, which includes a squad cost rule (SCR) similar to the one…
Liverpool owner Fenway Sports Group (FSG) has ended its interest in buying La Liga club Getafe. The Athletic reported in July that discussions were taking place with Getafe president Angel Torres over a staged takeover as FSG considering adding the Spanish club to its portfolio of sports teams. However, following an extensive period of due…
Turkish football was already reeling from the betting scandal that implicated hundreds of their match officials last month. Now, it is the turn of the players to be at the centre of the storm, after 1,024 of them were suspended by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) as part of the same investigation. In a statement,…
Washington Commanders ownership anticipates conversations with President Donald Trump about the team’s new stadium when he attends Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium. Yet, no formal request has been made about naming the new development after him, according to a team source who wished to remain anonymous because they’re not authorized to…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been accused of a “clear violation” of the governing body’s statutes on neutrality after appearing to endorse United States president Donald Trump’s political agenda. Speaking at the American Business Forum in Miami on Wednesday, an event that was also attended by Trump, Infantino lavished praise on the U.S. president and…
The Board of Legends deliberated. Opinions were swapped, cases made, and gradually 100 names became 25. Its eclectic members were tasked with deciding the winner of the 2025 Golden Boy, the best under-21 player in European football. Each brought their own experience. Among them were Ballon d’Or winners Andriy Shevchenko, Pavel Nedved and Hristo Stoichkov….
Chris Weatherspoon is The Athletic’s first dedicated football finance writer. Chris is a chartered accountant who uses his professional acumen as The BookKeeper to explore the money behind the game. Today he is exploring the extraordinary finances of Barcelona but he has previously analysed Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle and Aston Villa. Chris has also written a glossary…
UEFA is facing a claim for more than €20million (£17.5m; $23m) after Chilean sports consultancy MatchVision filed a lawsuit against the governing body for its alleged theft of the league-phase format it has used for its men’s club competitions since 2024. MatchVision started the action in April by filing documents in Spain, where the case…