London Edition Sunday 2 August 2026
Football Economy The Business of the Beautiful Game
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BVB.DE 3.03 +0.83% JUVE.MI 2.16 +2.18% SSL.MI 1.69 +0.6% AJAX.AS 8.44 +0.71% CCP.L 248.00 +0% MANU 23.53 +3.02% SLBEN.LS 6.96 +2.79% FCP.LS 3.00 +0% SCP.LS 0.96 +0% Tottenham latest: Juventus eye loan move for Vicario Sky Sports A bruising 24 hours - what next for Fifa and under-pressure Infantino? BBC Sport Transfer news: Welbeck joins Chelsea, Brentford complete record Sangaré deal The Guardian Staveley-led consortium agrees deal for minority stake in West Ham Sky Sports Amanda Staveley consortium seals deal for Gold family’s 25.1% stake in West Ham The Guardian Gold family agree to sell West Ham stake to Staveley BBC Sport There can be no letup. Humiliated Infantino must stand down at Fifa or be removed | Nick Ames The Guardian Man City latest: Maresca's first game ends in penalty shoot-out loss to Inter Sky Sports Bellingham watches Phoenix seal first Hundred win as Perry stars Sky Sports Women’s football continues to be used as a pawn in Gianni Infantino’s Fifa tenure | Suzanne Wrack The Guardian Infantino adandons plan to sell off stake in World Cup Sky Sports Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan BBC Sport

The Record: Football Business News 2003–2009

Contemporary reporting on the financial events of football’s mid-2000s — delistings, administrations, takeovers and television deals, preserved as first reported.

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