Category: The Analysis Series

The Analysis Series: The Independent Football Regulator

  The Analysis Series: The Independent Football Regulator and its likely Impact on English Football   The Football Governance Act 2025  which received Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, marks the end […]

The Analysis Series: Everton’s stadium development in the context of 30 plus years stadium development across Europe

  With the Hill Dickenson Stadium just a few short days away from its first capacity crowd, I thought it would be interesting to compare the building of other stadia in England […]

The Analysis Series: An Analysis of Lenders, Debt, and Influence in English and European Football

  Section 1: The Evolving Financial Landscape of English and European Football   The financial architecture of European football is undergoing a profound transformation. Driven by an unprecedented surge in revenue, the […]

The Analysis Series: The £4 Billion Paycheck: An Analysis of Wage Cost Growth and Financial Sustainability in the Premier League (2010-2024)

  I. Summary   This report provides a financial analysis of the English Premier League over the 15-season period from 2009/10 to 2023/24, with a specific focus on the growth of wage […]

The Analysis Series: Premier League Clubs’ Earnings from UEFA European Football Competitions (2010-Present)

Summary This report provides a comprehensive financial analysis of Premier League clubs’ earnings from UEFA European football competitions—the Champions League (UCL), Europa League (UEL), and Europa Conference League (UECL)—from the 2010/11 season […]

The Analysis Series – the growth of transfer debt among clubs and the associated systemic risk

The Growth of Player Transfer Creditors and Debtors in Premier League Football: 2010 to Present Summary This report examines the significant growth in trade creditors (transfer payables) and the complex management of […]

The Analysis Series: An Analysis of Premier League Profit and Loss Accounts (2010-2023) & regulatory challenges

  1. Summary   The Premier League stands as a global sporting powerhouse, with its constituent clubs consistently generating record revenues, primarily fueled by robust broadcasting revenues and commercial agreements plus increasing […]

The Analysis Series: Analysis of Capital Inflows into Premier League Football Clubs (2010-2025)

Analysis of Capital Inflows into Premier League Football Clubs (2010-2025) 1. Summary This report provides an analysis of capital inflows into Premier League football clubs over the past 15 years, from 2010 […]

The Analysis Series: Multi-Club Ownership in Premier League Football: A Detailed Analysis of Structures, Control, and Strategic Implications

Multi-Club Ownership in Premier League Football: A Detailed Analysis of Structures, Control, and Strategic Implications (This article excludes Everton and Roma and the multi-club ownership by the Friedkins – that topic will […]

The Analysis Series: Premier League Club Governance, A Comprehensive Analysis of Board Composition and Director Profiles – Part II

This is Part II of a three part series looking at the individual boards of each Premier League Club. It includes a detailed profile of each director. Part I features Manchester City, Manchester […]

The Analysis Series: Premier League Club Governance: A Comprehensive Analysis of Board Composition and Director Profiles – Part I

This is a two or three part series looking at the individual boards of each Premier League Club, profiling each of their Directors – warning -Long read Part I features Manchester City, […]

The Analysis Series: Premier League 2023/24: A Financial Overview (most recently available figures)

With Everton’s finances in a much more robust state following the Friedkin acquisition, and with a year of unprecedented (for Everton) revenue growth ahead, I thought it would be useful to put […]