Dan Ballard contract extension at Sunderland. Well-deserved. www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
01.03.2026 10:53 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Dan Ballard contract extension at Sunderland. Well-deserved. www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
01.03.2026 10:53 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
West Ham's record Β£104m loss last season is bad enough but of greater concern is something we've highlighted before: low liquidity.
Club took out Β£124m loan in July and admits player sales needed to meet liabilities this summer.
Analysis @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
West Ham's record Β£104m loss last season is bad enough but of greater concern is something we've highlighted before: low liquidity.
Club took out Β£124m loan in July and admits player sales needed to meet liabilities this summer.
Analysis @theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
π¨π‘ππͺ @theathleticfc.bsky.social: #SAFC remain in talks to sell a 'significant majority stake' in their women's team, even as an exclusivity period with Sixth Street ends today
Club has received multiple bids for SAFC Women in past 12 months
w/@mjslater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
And now a Β£104million loss at West Ham reported for last season. That ludicrous Chelsea number. Championship clubs lobbing eight figures down a well every year. And a hunk of yesterday hearing about booming 'asset' values and growth. My head is on Mars with this sport
27.02.2026 18:23 β π 13 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
π¨π‘ππͺ @theathleticfc.bsky.social: #SAFC remain in talks to sell a 'significant majority stake' in their women's team, even as an exclusivity period with Sixth Street ends today
Club has received multiple bids for SAFC Women in past 12 months
w/@mjslater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
Three EFL Championship clubs have released 2024-25 financials in the past day
Pre-tax losses:
β’ Middlesbrough Β£11m
β’ Coventry City Β£25m
β’ Cardiff City Β£35m
Operating (pre-player sales) losses:
β’ Middlesbrough Β£37m
β’ Coventry City Β£28m
β’ Cardiff City Β£34m
Insanity
Good morning. Did you see this?
Because if not, you're gonna wanna see this
Manchester United's Q2 results for 2025-26 are out and show improved profitability
But any financial improvement this season will be restrained by falling revenues and continued high transfer spending
Analysis w/ @mjcritchley.bsky.social
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
Oh no. Oh that's very irritating
24.02.2026 22:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Newcastle United's progression to the round of 16 this evening banks them a further β¬11m in Champions League prize money
Takes #NUFC 2025-26 estimated total to β¬65m (Β£57m)
And now a 2-1 victory at the San Siro. Genuinely, BΓΈdo/Glimt beating Inter Milan 5-2 over two legs is one of the most impressive results in European football history
24.02.2026 22:04 β π 41 π 3 π¬ 4 π 1aaaaaand: 175 entities in the network were sanctioned today by the UK.
24.02.2026 08:19 β π 570 π 192 π¬ 13 π 5
Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling.
If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This is brilliant. And the idea of Allardyce as a managerial dinosaur was always lazy
23.02.2026 09:07 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0While you're looking at Conor Benn signing with Zuffa and focusing on the promoter wars, remember the one he's just signed with is pushing to remove the main law currently protecting fighters and stopping promotional outfits from monopolising an already very broken sport
20.02.2026 23:00 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
19 of 92 Premier League/EFL clubs have now released accounts for the 2024-25 season. π‘πΌπ»π² of them made an operating profit. One made a pre-tax profit...of Β£322k.
Net results across the 19 clubs
β’ Pre-tax loss: Β£256.1million
β’ Operating loss: Β£475.6million
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Clubs are at differing stages year-on-year - e.g. Brighton invested heavily in 2024-25 after profitable previous seasons - but, for comparison, at 14 of the 19 clubs the 2024-25 pre-tax result was worse. Operating result worse at all bar one - Manchester United
20.02.2026 10:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
19 of 92 Premier League/EFL clubs have now released accounts for the 2024-25 season. π‘πΌπ»π² of them made an operating profit. One made a pre-tax profit...of Β£322k.
Net results across the 19 clubs
β’ Pre-tax loss: Β£256.1million
β’ Operating loss: Β£475.6million
Okay, it's only half-time in the tie, but to understand the achievement by BΓΈdo/Glimt in beating Inter Milan 3-1 last night, consider most recent wage bills:
β’ Inter β¬258m (2024-25)
β’ BΓΈdo β¬22m (2024)
Okay, it's only half-time in the tie, but to understand the achievement by BΓΈdo/Glimt in beating Inter Milan 3-1 last night, consider most recent wage bills:
β’ Inter β¬258m (2024-25)
β’ BΓΈdo β¬22m (2024)
An ugly night in Lisbon: not just an allegation that Vinicius Jnr was racially abused by an opponent, but the hostility that greeted him thereafter, monkey gestures in the crowd and the painfully familiar rush to accuse him of bringing it upon himself
www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...
Seven EFL Championship clubs to have so far published 2024-25 accounts combine for Β£167m in underlying (pre-player sales and interest) losses. Β£23.9m per club, or Β£65,000 per club per day every day across the year. Even as EFL's upsized TV deal with Sky Sports began last season
18.02.2026 10:13 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Queens Park Rangers lost further Β£20million in 2024-25, their 26th consecutive loss-making year. Revenue up, wages up more, wages to turnover at 98%. Β£19.4m in owner funding required. Club has lost Β£404m since 1999
Average league finish in that time: 14th in the Championship
Burton Albion booked an Β£8.3m loss on Β£6.4m revenues in 2024-25, first season under new ownership. Wages 128% of turnover. Owners Nordic Football Group put in Β£7.2m.
Club finished one point and spot above the League One relegation zone. Currently only one place higher. Christ
Only four (out of 24) EFL League One clubs have published 2024-25 financials but we're already at Β£22m in combined losses. This in a year which heralded a new TV deal
17.02.2026 22:35 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Burton Albion booked an Β£8.3m loss on Β£6.4m revenues in 2024-25, first season under new ownership. Wages 128% of turnover. Owners Nordic Football Group put in Β£7.2m.
Club finished one point and spot above the League One relegation zone. Currently only one place higher. Christ
Confirmed ENG club prize money from UEFA competitions in 2024-25:
β’ Arsenal β¬117.0m (Β£98.3m)
β’ Liverpool β¬98.1m (Β£82.5m)
β’ Aston Villa β¬83.7m (Β£70.3m)
β’ Man City β¬76.2m (Β£64.1m)
β’ Spurs β¬41.4m (Β£34.8m)
β’ Man Utd β¬36.4m (Β£30.6m)
β’ Chelsea β¬21.8m (Β£18.3m)
β¬3.317bn/Β£2.788bn paid in prize money across UEFA's three club comps in 2024-25
36 clubs from 'Big Five' - Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1 - gobbled up β¬2.109bn (63.6%) v β¬1.207bn for 72 others
Seven ENG clubs got 14.3% of pot - highest country share