That crazy European Super League hasn’t gone away you know

The crazy idea, of a European Super League of soccer, appears to be alive and well. The website is still live for god's sake - see here. What you need to know What is (or was) The Super League? The Super League definitely hasn't gone away The African Super League could be an omen of…

ByDavid ClaxtonAugust 31, 20220Comments

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Brazilian football ends mass manager sackings

Brazilian football will implement a new rule curbing the amount of managers who can be sacked each season in a historic ruling Research has found that there are an average of 37 sackings of managers in the men's game in Brazil each season - the most in the world Could it have wider implications for…

ByDavid ClaxtonMay 28, 20210Comments

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The BeNeLiga – Europe’s first joint football league?

Could Belgium and the Netherlands launch a joint league? Why would both countries be looking at starting a BeNeLiga? It was the topic of discussion on a recent edition of The Smart Money podcast, with journalist Robert Kidd Could European football soon have its first, major joint domestic league between two European countries? It looked…

ByDavid ClaxtonMay 21, 20210Comments

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The rise (and sudden) fall of The Super League

And just like that, The Super League project looks dead. Maybe for just a few moments though. It was a topic we discussed once more in detail on The Smart Money podcast, with my guest, once more, Colin Watt. See the full conversation below and also here on YouTube. It was the second…

ByDavid ClaxtonApril 30, 20210Comments

Analysis Football The Smart Money Podcast

Champions League Reforms

The so-called "Swiss Model" will make extensive changes to football's UEFA Champions League competition The reforms are due to be put in place by 2024's competition This was a topic explored on The Smart Money podcast - see below to listen in Big changes are coming for the UEFA Champions League. Start from 2024, these…

ByDavid ClaxtonApril 13, 20210Comments

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UK, Ireland World Cup 2030 bid

The UK government announced its intention to launch a joint bid, with Ireland, to host the 2030 World Cup The Smart Money podcast asked - Do we finally need to have an honest conversation about the worth of World Cups to countries? It was revealed in an exclusive interview given by Prime Minister Boris Johnson…

ByDavid ClaxtonMarch 24, 20210Comments

Football Interviews

“Refugees welcome”: How an Irish football club went global

I spoke with Bohs' Daniel Lambert about how the Dublin football club became involved in the issue of refugees' rights (and other social issues) The club decided to partner with Amnesty and put "Refugees Welcome" in place of a sponsor on this year's away jersey - the move has generated an extremely positive, global reaction…

ByDavid ClaxtonJuly 15, 20200Comments

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National Football Museum keeping fans engaged

How does a sports museum survive during a lockdown? That’s the difficult situation The National Football Museum found itself in during the COVID-19 pandemic

ByDavid ClaxtonMay 26, 20200Comments

Analysis Football Longform

Why did Bury FC die?

At 23.07pm on Tuesday 27th August, for all intensive purposes, with the announcement that the club had been demoted from the English Football League (EFL), effectively signaled the extinction of Bury FC. Bury FC was dead as it had, effectively, run out of money. With the English Football Association (FA) moving the game…

ByDavid ClaxtonSeptember 6, 20190Comments

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Championship Playoff Final is richest game in football

BusinessOfSport.Net YouTube ChannelYesterday's EFL Championship Playoff Final between Aston Villa and Derby County was portrayed as the "richest game in sport". How much is the yearly playoff worth to the victor, Villa? According to ESPN, the game is worth £170 million (!) across three seasons (even if a team is relegated after just one season…

ByDavid ClaxtonMay 27, 20190Comments

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That crazy European Super League hasn’t gone away you know

Brazilian football ends mass manager sackings

The BeNeLiga – Europe’s first joint football league?

The rise (and sudden) fall of The Super League

Champions League Reforms

UK, Ireland World Cup 2030 bid

“Refugees welcome”: How an Irish football club went global

National Football Museum keeping fans engaged

Why did Bury FC die?

Championship Playoff Final is richest game in football

All or Nothing: Arsenal Amazon Prime review

Pele, Argentina and the dictators

Finding Jack Charlton