<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Football]]></title><description><![CDATA[Football]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/44cc3b84-8c00-4d39-b1f9-2d787aa6a39a</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 05:41:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/44cc3b84-8c00-4d39-b1f9-2d787aa6a39a?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2024. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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International investors hope a new league could change that ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/eea1962a-ae17-4d92-9fe8-d5407c17f2a6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">eea1962a-ae17-4d92-9fe8-d5407c17f2a6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[German football needs to open up to outside investors says Leverkusen boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fernando Carro, CEO of the Bayer-owned side, believes scrapping the rule tying control of teams to club members will revive the Bundesliga]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/106c17e0-b560-4b6d-974c-1e07a3c922b4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">106c17e0-b560-4b6d-974c-1e07a3c922b4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2024 04:00:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A PR nightmare’: Lionel Messi’s Hong Kong no-show hits Inter Miami brand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Furious backlash after friendly match highlights risks to Florida football team of relying on a single star]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c52366ef-de6d-4adc-b550-7f8a98968f8e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c52366ef-de6d-4adc-b550-7f8a98968f8e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:22:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa president will not seek re-election despite rule changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Football’s governing body tweaks statutes but Aleksander Čeferin does not intend to stay in post beyond 2027]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/58330dd6-c050-4f8e-8387-bd4ae0188ef1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">58330dd6-c050-4f8e-8387-bd4ae0188ef1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:15:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong’s Messi backlash says more about digital fandom than football]]></title><description><![CDATA[The meltdown was a revealing moment for the game as global entertainment — and its vulnerability to social media]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/af81d3aa-1824-49db-b5eb-5e5bdc80a7b7</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The shared passions of Lapo Elkann and Simon de Pury]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rock-star auctioneer and Fiat scion both have a lust for life and a knack for reinvention ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/35dd5c3f-c871-4ff3-8155-623e55b405ae</link><guid isPermaLink="false">35dd5c3f-c871-4ff3-8155-623e55b405ae</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:30:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier League transfer spending tumbles as financial rules start to bite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market also hit by weakening demand for broadcast rights]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f4e1609f-a121-46f8-90e5-93fd04c2ef5f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f4e1609f-a121-46f8-90e5-93fd04c2ef5f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:11:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s by design, not by luck’: Man Utd’s new CEO on the strategy behind his former club City’s treble win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omar Berrada faces the daunting task of restoring the 20-times English champions to its former glory]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5dd88475-2b25-4bf9-84ec-c0e491ff54b7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dd88475-2b25-4bf9-84ec-c0e491ff54b7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 05:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[English women’s football clubs hope new league will kick start investment  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shake-up designed to attract bigger commercial contracts and broadcasting deals]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/908f7b2e-da1b-4bad-94ab-a7bdd774ef98</link><guid isPermaLink="false">908f7b2e-da1b-4bad-94ab-a7bdd774ef98</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2024 04:00:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jürgen Klopp’s departure holds lessons for leaders everywhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Liverpool manager is a gifted motivator who knows how to delegate]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/53be4040-e3fd-4bc2-8d96-550d0e3b697f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">53be4040-e3fd-4bc2-8d96-550d0e3b697f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:06:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jürgen Klopp calls time on Liverpool FC saying he has ‘run out of energy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[German manager will leave Premier League club at end of season after almost nine years in charge]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9b1fceca-40e7-4c17-a6bd-c22c4efef91d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9b1fceca-40e7-4c17-a6bd-c22c4efef91d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:18:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrea Agnelli on Juventus and the Super League: ‘My conscience is super clear’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The industrial scion on family, football and why there is still life in a breakaway European tournament]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ed5b2b2f-df93-4f77-bfed-66c6dcea0dd8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ed5b2b2f-df93-4f77-bfed-66c6dcea0dd8</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 12:30:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euro 2028 stadium revamp brings Northern Ireland divisions to surface]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regeneration of Casement Park sparks resentment from unionists ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/4ad0b9c4-975e-4987-8ac5-d8d2c2a432da</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4ad0b9c4-975e-4987-8ac5-d8d2c2a432da</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 04:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United cuts profit forecast after Champions League ejection ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning from New York-listed club shows challenge facing new minority shareholder Jim Ratcliffe]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e75a6aab-7fdc-4772-801e-ae775ba2ab98</link><guid 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