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Why is a Green council demanding a percentage of Spurs' revenue? City AM Deputy Sports Editor Matt Hardy explains why the Haringey Green Party are asking for 0.1% of Tottenham Hotspurs' revenue. Tune in to Business As Usual for more, brought to you by Workday: buzzsprout.com/2612946/episo… #TottenhamHotspursFC #Spurs #NorthLondon #GreenParty #TheGreens #UKPolitics #London
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Back-page exclusive for @CityAM Tottenham Hotspur facing pressure from the council to sacrifice a fixed percentage of annual revenue for residents. Haringey Greens accuse Spurs of “defaulting on planning obligations” attached to their £1bn stadium. cityam.com/tottenham-hotspur…
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💰 As Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) talk floods the timeline, thought I would resurface this financial piece I did with @Adam___Williams after Lacroix was sold 🤔 There should still be a good £50m to spend on amortised deals, even more if Ozoh and Devenny go. Feels like Palace are making a mountain out of a molehill when it comes to SCR... wearepalace.uk/exclusives/cr… #CPFC
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JPMorgan in sport - Helping FIFA privatise world football - $4bn for European Super League - Glazers' leveraged buyout of Man Utd - Relocating St Louis Rams to LA via SoFi funding - Seized F1 after Kirch collapsed, sold to CVC - Actively turning sport into an 'asset class'
Looks like @jpmorgan will be facilitating Trump-Kushner-Gianni World Cup takeover So with their reputation for corporate governance, I guess Jamie Dimon will be fully scrutinised on overseeing this sale from a federation that has been historically one of most corrupt in sport
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BBC and Independent now covering story about Rovers being sued by Macron for £500k, as I reported last month. Nick De Marco (barrister who's acted on behalf of 45 English clubs as well as Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Tyson Fury) representing Macron
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If Cape Verde reach the round of 32, their FA banks $11m prize money. That's 0.3% of their GDP. Apply that uplift to the US and it'd be over $100bn. Okay, it's a crude metric... But the country's president has emphasised World Cup economic benefits too. hitc.com/cape-verde-on-cours…
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🚨 EXC: Blackburn have filed defence in Macron contract lawsuit, revealing new details about the case 🔵 Macron want £500k, legal costs & interest 🔵 #Rovers allege 'matching offer' failed to genuinely mirror rival bids, which sources say were from Castore, Hummel, Adidas (1/4)
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Macron's offer matched: ✅ Retainer fee ✅ Royalties ✅ Performance bonuses ✅ Free sporting goods But Rovers say Macron also proposed terms which were either "materially different" or not included in rival bid... (3/4)
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Different terms, per Rovers: - 5-yr deal (rival bid: 3 yrs, option to extend to 5) - Higher minimum orders, advertising space, hospitality rights etc Terms w/ no equivalent in rival bid: - £200-£325k annual clothing purchase obligations - £300k penalty for any breach (4/4)
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🚨 Breaking: Man United refinance $425m of debt with new $550m deal Interest rate up from 3.79% to 5.36%, which will see annual interest on this portion of the debt reach nearly $30m annually. unitedinfocus.com/news/man-u… #mufc
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Good analysis here from @thePoS_007
Initial high level thoughts. Big accomplishment for #MUFC to get through their near term debt burden. Another milestone completed for the financial and operational rebuild. The net increase in debt (by $125mn) will of course be a concern to many fans. But essentially, United's actions over the last few years (including the mistakes) has bought them the access to cash and time to focus on continuing the rebuild. Overall good deal and broadly in-line with my expectations. Interest rates were effectively zero when the $425mn debt was issued. So interest rate increase of just 1.57% is, in my view, reflective of the financial model being implemented and potentially bigger prize of stadium financing deal in the future. United's other $225mn term loan is also extended to 2031 (with the new $550mn facility). Gives some headspace for operational focus. Extra $125mn/ £100mn will boost cash coffers and mean United have even more flexibility to do deals. Would not expect them to change transfer plans as a result. Maintaining the financial discipline still important long term. Incremental $13mn annual interest cost (c.£10mn) will continue to be a minor hindrance to football earnings rule for UEFA competitions.
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Fine margins! If Sunderland finished 8th in PL, they risked being kicked out of Conference League Sartori is director at SAFC + Monaco, who qualified for Conference. Not allowed, per UEFA Article 5 Monaco finished higher in Ligue 1, so UEFA would've awarded them spot over SAFC
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Further on this... The club say they have now brought all HMRC liabilities up to date. HMRC filed the winding-up petition last Friday, but it appears Ebbsfleet weren't made aware until today.
🚨 Exclusive: HMRC file winding-up petition against Ebbsfleet United “We take a supportive approach to dealing with customers who have tax debts and only file winding-up petitions once we’ve exhausted all other options, in order to protect taxpayers’ money," HMRC told me. (1/2)
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🚨 Exclusive: HMRC file winding-up petition against Ebbsfleet United “We take a supportive approach to dealing with customers who have tax debts and only file winding-up petitions once we’ve exhausted all other options, in order to protect taxpayers’ money," HMRC told me. (1/2)
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Utd yet to respond to comment request but 30 Apr end-of-szn statement said: - "Doing things correctly" w/ HMRC adds 35% to payroll vs clubs who may cut corners - Player costs for some National Lg Sth = £1m p/a - Big costs due to proposed ownership change, stadium project delays
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Arsenal fans, want a private executive box at the Emirates for the final home game of the season against Burnley? That’ll be £100,000 please
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🚨EXCL: Celebrated Liverpool artist Frank Green suing Everton at High Court for copyright infringement He alleges one of his works used on Goodison Park cladding from 2022-25 w/out consent. EFC yet to respond to claim Green's lawyers declined to comment. Everton were approached
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Dictionary definition of a 'clubman'. RIP, Tony. I like to think he waited until Rovers were safe from relegation last night. Thoughts with Natalie and the rest of family.
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🚨 EXCL: AGS Capital Global among groups to have held talks about acquiring stake in Newport County Owner Huw Jenkins loaned club £1m last season and has been open about seeking third-party investment. League Two status a key variable. eflanalysis.com/news/exclusi…
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