Financial regulation in English professional football has evolved from a Victorian-era ethos of community custodianship to a system defined by global capital markets, private equity, and institutional shareholder supremacy. At the beginning […]
The Analysis Series: Value extraction in the global sports economy:
The evolution of asset stripping Historically viewed as community assets or the vanity projects of local benefactors, sports franchises and leagues have increasingly been reclassified as an alternative asset class within the […]
The Analysis Series: The erosion of the traditional football calendar: Commercial cynicism and broadcast imperatives in the Premier League 2025–2029 cycle
The commercial evolution of the Premier League has reached a juncture where the preservation of sporting tradition is increasingly subordinated to the exigencies of broadcast revenue and inventory management. In my […]
The Analysis Series: Broadcast rights, solidarity mechanisms, and financial redistribution in the English Football League
The structural transformation of the English football pyramid The 2024/25 football season represented the most significant restructuring of broadcast rights and financial distribution mechanisms in the modern era. For decades, the economic […]
Systemic Risk Assessment: The English Premier League in the 2025–2029 Cycle
The fragility of dominance The English Premier League (EPL) enters the 2025–2029 cycle as the undisputed commercial hegemon of global association football. With aggregate revenues that eclipse its European rivals and a […]
The Analysis Series: Analysis of the Premier League’s New Financial Regulations: Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) and Sustainability and Systemic Resilience (SSR) Rules
The Premier League clubs have voted to implement the new Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) and Sustainability and Systemic Resilience (SSR) rules from the start of the 2026/27 season. This overhaul is […]
Analysis Series: Governance Structure of Association Football: Integrity, Financial Regulation, and Strategic Failure
I have written for many years about the relationship between governance and the fundamental wellbeing of an industry and its key participants, customers, owners, operators (companies) and suppliers. By almost any metric […]
The Analysis Series: A Comparative Analysis of Financial and Governance Regulation Across Major European Football Leagues
Models of Control and Regulatory Divergence This article details the operational mechanics and statutory bases of financial governance across six major European football leagues, including the Dutch Eredivisie. The analysis reveals two […]
Analysis of the Burnley FC vs. Everton FC PSR Compensation Claim
Burnley FC has initiated a legal action against Everton FC, seeking compensation in the amount of £50 million. The claim is directly tied to the Clarets’ relegation from the Premier League […]
The Analysis Series: Premier League & European Football Ticketing & Fan Accessibility
Broadly speaking, European football at the highest level is a similar product, country to country. Yet it will be no surprise to anyone that there is a huge divergence in ticket prices, […]