Eagle Football, and John Textor initially came to my attention when Textor was touted, indeed promoted, by Farhad Moshiri as a suitable and appropriate owner of Everton Football Club in the difficult days when 777 Partners were collapsing, the new Everton Stadium contractors were demanding payments and Moshiri had no liquidity nor access to further borrowings. Remarkably, this was only two years ago – 1st June 2024 was when the 777 “bid” expired.

Fortunately for Everton, the Textor approach was smoke and mirrors, we survived somehow until the Friedkins recapitalised us.

Those associated with John Textor have not fared so well – here’s the collection of articles I have written in the intervening period

May 22 2026:

The Analysis Series: Textor v Iconic Sports Eagle Investment LLC (update)

May 12 2026:

The Analysis Series: Eagle Football Group: Assessment of Prospects (H1 2025/26 financial results)

30th April 2026:

The Analysis Series, a detailed look at the accounts of Eagle Football Group SA (EFG), formerly OL Groupe SA, the Euronext Paris-listed parent company of Olympique Lyonnais

29th April 2026:

Systemic collapse of Eagle Football Holdings must bring highly leveraged multi-club operations to a swift end

April 23rd 2026:

The Analysis Series: Systemic collapse of the Eagle Football multi-club ownership model: Comprehensive legal, financial, & regulatory analysis

April 9th 2026:

Analysis Series: Eagle Football Group – Olympique Lyonnais (2024-2025)

Série d’analyses : Eagle Football Group – Olympique Lyonnais (2024-2025) – traduction française

April 5th 2026:

The Analysis Series: Continued analysis of the Eagle Football Holdings collapse, updated with the Botafogo-Olympique Lyonnais litigation

April 2nd 2026:

The Analysis Series: Eagle Football Holdings insolvency will satisfy none of the constituent clubs, nor their fans – particularly Botafogo

31st March 2026:

The Analysis Series, Concluding the Eagle Football Analysis – RWDM Brussels

March 31st 2026

The Analysis Series, continuing the Eagle Football analysis – Botafogo

March 30th 2026

The Analysis Series: Financial evolution of Eagle Football Group: Analysis of EBITDA and operational performance (2021–2026)

28th March 2026

The Analysis Series: Analysis of Ares Capital Corporation and Eagle Football Holdings Bidco Limited debt architecture

October 27th 2025

The Analysis Series: Financial and operational risk analysis of Eagle Football Holdings Limited

August 26th 2024

Everton, Moshiri & John Textor – part I

September 4th 2024

Everton’s ownership, Moshiri & John Textor – Part II

September 12th 2024

The Everton takeover saga – further analysis of the potential Textor bid

August 10th 2024

Why Everton’s ownership needs sorting urgently, and why Textor is not the answer to the problem