London Edition Monday 12 October 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% FENER.IS 2.41 -22.01% Four Super League clubs show support for NRL deal after Leigh criticism Sky Sports Football regulator to recommend cost controls in landmark report with 94% of clubs making loss The Guardian Struggling Leicester City owners seek takeover bids this week Sky News Business Blessin in disguise? Gladbach must scale mountain after derby defeat by Köln The Guardian Almost half of female footballers are considering retiring early, survey shows The Guardian Gateshead expect players to be paid on Tuesday BBC Sport Peterborough deny making illegal approach for Savage BBC Sport Women's billion-dollar boom leaves players behind, says Fifpro BBC Sport Can Robinson solve Aberdeen's lack of goals? BBC Sport Barcelona Finances 2025/26 The Swiss Ramble Monday briefing: Friedkin Group open to selling Everton majority stake Off The Pitch 'It's a bad situation' - Why Man City win creates uncertainty 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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