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Richard Masters seeks visa rules shake-up to make it easier for English clubs to sign young overseas players
Policymakers will need to take the cultural significance of clubs seriously when considering ownership changes
UK sports minister hails greater scrutiny of finances and prevention of poor governance
Independent body will have wide range of powers with focus on financial sustainability
Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes rival offer for Premier League club
Plus, English Rugby’s crisis darkens as Leicester Tigers raise funds to avoid administration, China’s anti-corruption agency targets football, and more
English football has become a Wild West of light touch regulation for foreign owners
Data suggest that fans and officials are right to be asking whether money is warping sporting achievement
Lavish January spending confirms for many the unfair advantage enjoyed by the Premier League thanks to years of light-touch regulation
Plus, a LeBron James exclusive and Super Bowl makes history
Industry observers warn a final outcome is not imminent
Top tier of English football says champions flouted rules numerous times over many years
Plus, New York Knicks’ owner under fire for use of facial recognition software
The world is drawn to its distinctiveness, and threatens it
English top-tier clubs spent almost €830mn in January window
League agrees multimillion-pound licensing deal with start-up that offers trading in digital player cards
Investors attracted to running a network of teams must win over fans and sporting regulators
The desert state is hunting for strategic investments in the sports industry
Sale of club marks the latest push by American financiers into England’s Premier League
Dollar-for-pound there’s no substitute
Plus, football investors target Portugal and Spain, Japan’s Olympic clean-up, and more
Plus, the German Bundesliga’s private equity play, chess cheating scandal rocks the board, and more
Renowned tech investor has turned its sights on sport and is now second-largest shareholder in City Football Group
Plus, Chelsea owners change tack after a rocky summer, Porsche and Red Bull scrap F1 talks, and more
New owners and improved international broadcast deals help widen gap with European rivals
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