Browsing Archive: November, 2013
Posted by Ed Thompson on Wednesday, November 27, 2013,
Updated 1/12/13
During the next two or three weeks Manchester City will publish their accounts for the 2012/13 season. Like several PL clubs with a bad set of results, City published their previous accounts on a Friday afternoon (when then knew journalistic attention would be kept to a minimum; a practice I highlighted here). Although I expect the accounts to improve, given that this forthcoming set of accounts will complete the FFP jigsaw it will be interesting to see if City repeat the pract...
Posted by Ed Thompson on Wednesday, November 20, 2013,
Of FIFA’s 209 member countries, only 47 have reached the Word Cup Finals more than once in the last 30 years. The 5 African teams taking part in Brazil 2014, will be the same ones that took part in the 2010 Finals. Even with a World Cup made up of 32 countries, most of FIFA’s members have little realistic chance of qualification.
In response to member pressure, FIFA has taken steps to widen representation; both Blatter and his heir-apparent Platini have floated the idea of having 40 count...
Posted by Ed Thompson on Sunday, November 17, 2013,
Nick Harris, writing in the Mail On Sunday, has delivered a rather nice scoop and discovered that any 'Fair Play Tax' will now be paid to charity, rather than be redistributed to Championship clubs.
The Fair Play Tax (FPT) was introduced to sanction clubs that overspend whilst gaining promotion to the Premier League. The FPT was designed as a deterrent so that clubs are less likely to spend heavily in an effort to get out of the Championship. The rules were announced by the Football League in ...
Posted by Ed Thompson on Sunday, November 10, 2013,
BT's acquisition of the Broadcasting Rights for Champions League and Europa League football has significant implications for the English game. On the face of it, paying an increased sum for exclusive TV rights seems to be just an extension of current trends. However, when we look at the huge sums involved and calculate the financial impact on the clubs involved, it becomes clear that this deal will have far-reaching consequences.
To put this new deal in perspective, in 2011/12, UEFA received ...
