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Matthew Brooker

Everton, based in the north-west port city of Liverpool, has a large fan base and a celebrated past, but hasn’t won a trophy since 1995.

US billionaires still love the Premier League

Half of its 20 clubs already have American owners, including Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea

Manchester City, champions for a record fourth year running, had record revenue of £712.8 million in the 12 months through Jun 30 last year, ranking it second globally behind only Spain’s Real Madrid, based on exchange rates at the time.

Football’s financial arms race just went nuclear

Money talks in football. An influx of rich owners helped turn England’s Premier League into the world’s most lucrative national football competition. Chelsea won the title for the first time in 50 yea...

The club has posted three consecutive annual pretax losses totalling £194 million, on revenue that increased a paltry 1.8 per cent in the five years through Jun 30.
COMMENTARY

What's Manchester United’s value to private equity?

IT’S easy to understand why super-wealthy individuals or oil-rich nations might want to buy football clubs. There’s the glamour of associating with a sport followed by billions of fans and, for govern...

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