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Sunday, 17 September, 2023

The Big Read
Can European football clubs ever be profitable?
Momentum is growing for tougher financial regulation as transfer fees and wages for star players rocket
Friday, 2 June, 2023

News in-depthFootball
Women’s football prepares for record-breaking Champions League final
This weekend’s showcase final is a sellout but making the game commercially sustainable remains daunting
Monday, 1 May, 2023

News in-depthNorthern Ireland
‘Sport can unite us’: Northern Irish stadium looks to Euro 2028
On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, fans hope Casement Park redevelopment can mend schisms
Tuesday, 14 February, 2023

Uefa urged to act after damning report into Champions League final chaos
European football’s governing body apologises to Liverpool fans after it is heavily criticised for last year’s fiasco
Friday, 10 February, 2023

Football
Uefa sounds alarm over risks of multi-club ownership model
Trend of owners with stakes in multiple football clubs could damage game’s integrity, warns governing body
Saturday, 28 January, 2023

Sport
Football’s multi-club owners start to feel growing pains
Investors attracted to running a network of teams must win over fans and sporting regulators
Thursday, 24 November, 2022

News in-depthFIFA World Cup
Argentina’s ‘final’ comes early as Messi and Co prepare to save World Cup campaign
This uncreative South American team need more exposure to Europe’s cutting-edge game
Friday, 7 October, 2022

The Top LineJosh Noble
Too much football risks burnout for fans and broadcasters
Match overload is a path to lowering the commercial value of the world’s most popular sport
Friday, 19 August, 2022

Media
Paramount pays record $1.5bn to keep Champions League on CBS
Media group’s deal with Uefa is latest sign that football is finally making strides in US market
Tuesday, 26 July, 2022

Football
England’s Lionesses roar into Euro 2022 final
Victory over Sweden gives Sarina Wiegman’s team chance to win their first big trophy
Monday, 11 July, 2022

Champions League
Uefa aims to double value of US Champions League media rights
European football authorities bet they can cash in on game’s growing appeal in America
Friday, 8 July, 2022

Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted of fraud by Swiss court
Judges find ‘no intention of unlawful enrichment’ over payments made in 2011
Sunday, 3 July, 2022

Women's Euro 2022
Euro 2022 seeks to break commercial records after banner year for women’s game
This week’s tournament is also under pressure to build on the momentum the game has developed over the past 12 months
Friday, 3 June, 2022

News in-depthFrance
French police on defensive over tear gas tactics at Champions League final
UEFA offers ‘sincere apology’ to fans for scenes that highlighted risks of repressive approach to security
Monday, 30 May, 2022

Football
France apologises for botched security at Champions League final
Ministers blame distribution of fake tickets ‘on an industrial scale’ for trouble outside Paris stadium
Sunday, 29 May, 2022

Football
UK calls for probe into ‘distressing scenes’ at Champions League final
Culture secretary Nadine Dorries says accounts from Liverpool fans of treatment by French police are ‘disturbing’
Tuesday, 8 March, 2022

Football
Russia lodges appeal over Uefa and Fifa bans
Football federation seeks to overturn suspensions through Court of Arbitration for Sport
Thursday, 3 March, 2022

Uefa says ‘impossible’ to say how Russia boycott will end
Formula One scraps Grand Prix contract with country as Premier League chief says ‘sport and Russia can’t mix’
Monday, 28 February, 2022

Russia
Fifa and Uefa suspend Russia from global football
Rival teams had threatened to boycott World Cup fixtures in response to invasion of Ukraine
Friday, 25 February, 2022

Champions League
Uefa seeks end to Gazprom deal after stripping Russia of Champions League final
Formula 1 cancels Russia grand prix as repercussions of invasion ripple through sporting world
Thursday, 24 February, 2022

War in Ukraine
Uefa poised to move Champions League final from Russia
Football body’s ties to Russian state energy company Gazprom are also under scrutiny
Tuesday, 22 February, 2022

Uefa under pressure over Gazprom sponsorship as Ukraine crisis escalates
European football urged to sever ties to Russian energy group with Champions League final in St Petersburg in doubt
Friday, 17 December, 2021

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Thursday, 16 December, 2021

Uefa picks US bank to lead €7bn football financing package
Citigroup set to head project as fears mount over further disruption from pandemic
Sunday, 24 October, 2021

European Super League
Super League clubs accuse Uefa and Fifa of breaking EU competition rules
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus take legal action to overthrow ‘monopoly’