Newcastle_United_Limited 2025, Statutory_Financial_Statements Following the 2021 acquisition by a consortium led by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, Newcastle United have navigated a complex equilibrium between aggressive squad investment […]
Final analysis of the financial reconstruction and stewardship transition of Everton Football Club and Everton Stadium Development Limited for the 2024/25 Fiscal Period
With the publication of the Everton Stadium Development Company Accounts 2024/25, it is possible to complete the analysis of the fiscal year ending 30 June 2025. Everton Stadium Development Company Accounts 202425 […]
The Analysis Series: The extra-ordinary £700 million loss by Chelsea’s parent company
Analysis of the financial performance and capital structure of 22 Holdco Limited: 2024-25 fiscal review 22 Holdco 2024/25 accounts The consolidated financial statements of 22 Holdco Limited for the fiscal year ended […]
The Analysis Series: Financial and structural analysis of Chelsea Football Club Limited: 2024/25 Annual Report and recapitalisation
Chelsea fc accounts 2024/25 The financial performance and structural evolution of Chelsea Football Club Limited during the fiscal year ending 30 June 2025 is an unprecedented and extreme case study of […]
Structural fragility and regulatory arbitrage in US reinsurance and private credit – its relevance to football
When the possibility of 777 Partners’ acquisition of Everton was first mooted, the subsequent investigations, here, and continuing with Josimar and the likes of Paul Brown, opened up a world in which […]
Shifting tides of private capital: Analysis of the US Private Credit market and its influence on Global Sports
The global financial system is currently navigating a period of (at best) structural realignment, following the meteoric rise of private credit as a primary source of corporate and specialised finance. Historically a […]
Analysis of the 2025 CAS Football Annual Report and the statutory transformation of English football governance
The global football system in 2025 and early 2026 is undergoing a significant structural change, shifting from a century-long tradition of private, autonomous self-regulation toward a hybrid model of statutory oversight […]
Matthew Benham: An Analysis of Matthew Benham’s statistical gambling operations and football governance
As the majority owner of Brentford Football Club and the founder of the statistical research firm Smartodds, Benham has pioneered an analytical framework that prioritises mathematical probability over traditional subjective scouting and […]
Anthony Grant Bloom: Analysis of Starlizard, the Brighton Model, and the legal challenges to professional gambling integrity
As part of the Analysis Series, I’m going to start looking at club owners. First up “Tony Bloom” Anthony Grant Bloom MBE, started as a mathematics student at the University of Manchester […]
Analysis Series: Eagle Football Group – Olympique Lyonnais (2024-2025)
Eagle Football Group (formerly known as OL Groupe) is a French holding company that owns and manages Olympique Lyonnais. French translation (here) Le Document d’Enregistrement Universel (French) This analysis examines the consolidated […]