This article covers professional and career conduct only. All claims are sourced from primary or major verified secondary sources; unverified matters are flagged. The report presents a fair but critical examination of […]
GDA Luma Capital Management, L.P. is a US-registered, Miami-headquartered distressed-for-control private investment firm founded by Mexican investor Gabriel de Alba and legally established in 2021 as a Delaware limited partnership. Supported […]
On 5 June 2026 a buyer-side press release from Eight Sports Capital Limited announced the signing of a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 24.99% interest in ENIC Sports and Developments […]
The Moores’ family’s association with Everton Football Club spanned more than three decades from 1960 to the mid-1990s. The family’s principal figure, Sir John Moores CBE, founder of the Littlewoods retail and […]
AM03: Notice of administrators’ proposals Summary The appointment of Cork Gully LLP as Joint Administrators of Eagle Football Holdings Bidco Limited on 27 March 2026, executed unilaterally by Ares Capital Corporation acting […]
This article provides a comprehensive assessment of Kiavash (“Kia”) Joorabchian. It covers his biographical background, career history, sources of wealth, verified business associations, known litigation, controversies, and his current involvement in the […]
Ownership, collapse, licensing jeopardy & remedial pathways This article provides a financial and strategic analysis of RWDM Brussels FC (Racing White Daring Molenbeek), examining the club’s journey since its acquisition by […]
tl;dr….. French professional football has lost roughly half of its domestic broadcast value in a single decade, from €1.153 bn p.a. under the 2020 Mediapro/beIN deal to a projected €142 m […]
The public version of Michele Kang’s story is clean, almost mythological: the daughter of educators in Seoul, using her parents’ bridal savings to flee political upheaval during the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, […]
This article continues the in-depth analysis of Eagle Football Holdings, details of which can be found on this page On March 27, 2026, Ares utilised a qualifying floating charge, which had been […]
I’ve written a fair bit about Chelsea’s finances in recent weeks. Their finances are significant and potentially systemically important to the game they merit constant updating. Previous articles can be found in […]
With the FIFA World Cup just days away (and with the help of some internal documents from FIFA), I thought it interesting to analyse the finances of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. […]
This article is prepared on the final day of the 2025/26 Premier League season. Tottenham Hotspur sit 17th, two points above West Ham United in 18th. Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers are […]
This report provides an analysis of Premier League club brand values, the methodology by which they are measured, the contributory factors that drive them, and the strategies by which clubs can grow […]
Case Citations: [2026] EWCA Civ 355 • [2026] EWHC 514 (Comm) • CL-2025-000308 • 2:25-cv-14239 (S.D. Fla.) Verification: All case citations and procedural facts are from primary court records (Judiciary.gov.uk, BAILII, CourtListener, […]
This article provides an analysis of the financial regulatory framework governing professional football in Spain. It examines the structure, powers and enforcement mechanisms of the principal regulatory bodies; the operational mechanics of […]
The emerging story of Market Financial Solutions is relevant to the way football is financed – much of what is alleged at Market Financial Solutions is alleged at 777 Partners (for example). […]
I want to look at a series of ownership and funding structures across modern football, often including all of or a combination of private credit, private equity, insurance company funding. I’m going […]
Following on from Part I published yesterday, I continue the analysis of the new financial rules impacting English football. I’m going to start by looking at the six Premier League clubs that […]
Premier League, Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) and Sustainability and Systemic Resilience (SSR) The rules were approved at a Premier League Shareholders’ meeting on 21 November 2025, with clubs voting in favour […]