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Talent agencies had scored series of wins against the new rules in the courts
A squeeze on revenues stands to benefit the Premier League, but at a cost to competitions elsewhere in Europe
Ineos billionaire’s steep learning curve in French football provides valuable insights to apply at storied English club
British tycoon will also invest $300mn in the 20-times English football champions
Biggest European clubs given chance to join breakaway tournaments after ECJ competition ruling
Also in this newsletter: The battle for control of European elite football reaches ECJ judgment
Plus, is an afternoon with Oleksandr Usyk, Paris Saint-Germain 2.0
Deal valuing football club at more than €4bn signals commercial push by Qatari owners
Ankaragücü club president Faruk Koca struck referee Halil Umut Meler during a Süper Lig match against Çaykur Rizespor
German sports brand says decision was taken for business reasons and not related to consumer backlash
Result paves way for deal that would see buyout industry take stake in entity controlling Bundesliga’s commercial rights
Former centre-forward will use his 123mn social media followers to expand club’s international brand
War means the country’s top football team is reliant on income from competitions in Europe and player transfers
Rule change would aid Aleksander Ceferin in remaining beyond 12-year limit he helped introduce
Also in this week’s newsletter, Jon Rahm defects to LIV, disappointment for John Textor and Arctos buy PSG stake
After a 25-year hiatus, the world’s richest football club will face a team that has risen from the ashes
Qatari owners bring in sports-focused US private equity group
Four-season deal means Amazon will no longer screen Premier League matches in the UK
As costs have soared, there is less appetite to build sporting complexes which are destined for white elephant status
Sanction is the toughest yet handed out to a Premier League football club
The deal would value the Premier League football club at about $5.4bn
European standard bearer contests male officialdom view that ‘patience’ is the way forward
Europe’s top football clubs can turn a profit if they put their minds to it
Club looking for ways to broaden audience and boost growth by providing more media content
Matches will be shown by Paramount’s CBS, Disney’s ESPN and ABC, Amazon Prime and Scripps
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