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International development, ESG strategies, takeover bids, social media... a look at clubs in 2025

European clubs carried out various development strategies in 2025, with a focus on international expansion (in varying regions depending on the club), ESG criteria and ownership models.While several major clubs saw their revenues and estimated valuations increase, others, such as Juventus FC (Serie A Enilive) and Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League), faced takeover bids that were ultimately...

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Premier League / safety: three pilot projects to be launched in 2026-27 in partnership with the police

• "Piloting drones in the West Midlands to provide an improved picture of what is happening around football stadia and help manage risks to public safety more effectively;• Leveraging data and AI-driven predictive modelling to understand crowd dynamics and enhance public safety in Merseyside;• Piloting live intelligence-led facial recognition in London to identify and prevent serious...

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SFS 2025: "Maintaining Serie A's appeal in the face of the Champions League" (L. De Siervo, Lega Serie A)

"We have to maintain the appeal of our league and our domestic matches. The Champions League has become gigantic and is causing a decline in public interest in the domestic leagues. We need to protect the product that people pay season tickets for. There is a risk of finding ourselves in the same situation as France, with TV rights plummeting. The first of the five Top 5 leagues has been hit by...

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Social Football Summit 2025: "Translating the values of the 50+1 rule into marketing" (A. Mühl, BVB)

"The involvement of the fans, their importance, the anchoring represented by the 50+1 rule in Germany (which gives the association the majority of voting rights - 50% + 1 vote - on the board of directors of a professional club incorporated as a commercial company), are all values that can be translated into marketing and can arouse curiosity, particularly in America. This rule forces us to be...

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Think Sport CIC: "Football is in a bad way, we mustn’t rush things" (P. Ferracci, Paris FC)

"Football is in a bad way today, as we all know. There are clubs in difficulty, as we can see in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. So Paris FC (Ligue 1 McDonald's) mustn't rush things. Let's think first about the club's foundations, and here Antoine Arnault has been clear: that means the training centre in particular. Or rather, the training centres, because we have overinvested in women's football at Paris...

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Germany/DFL: record cumulative turnover of €5.87bn for the 36 professional clubs

• "Never before have the 36 clubs reported such a high cumulative turnover: €5.87bn (€4,801.9m for the Bundesliga + €1,068.1m for the 2.Bundesliga, see below).• Never before have so many people been employed by the clubs of the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga and their subsidiaries: almost 62,000. • Never before has professional football paid so many taxes and duties: around...

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Diarra case: class action launched against FIFA by Justice for Players to compensate players

"Justice for Players is launching a class action in the Netherlands against FIFA and several national football associations on behalf of professional football players, men and women, who have played for football clubs in member states of the European Union and the United Kingdom and who have been adversely affected by FIFA's unlawful rules from 2002 to the present," announced the Dutch foundation,...

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Como 1907: launch of SENT Tourism, a "luxury tour operator" designed to enhance matchday experiences

Como 1907 (Serie A Enilive) has launched "SENT Tourism", a "luxury tour operator that transforms matchday into a lifestyle experience," announced the club on 09/06/2025."With SENT Tourism, the club extends its identity into the realm of elite travel, fusing the thrill of the game with the beauty, culture, and elegance of Lake Como and Italy's top-tier locations. SENT Tourism offers a range of...

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Arsenal FC: TCL (electronics) extends & becomes a global partner as part of a new "multi-year" deal

TCL, a Hong Kong-based electronics and television manufacturer, has extended it partnership and become a global partner of Arsenal FC (Premier League) as part of a "multi-year agreement," announced the club on 29/05/2025. TCL initially became a regional partner (3rd level) of Arsenal in the UK, Middle East and Africa from 2023, on 30/03/2023. As part of the new agreement, "TCL will now become...

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LALIGA: partnership with the CFL to develop football in China until 2029

LALIGA and the Chinese Professional Football League (CFL) have signed a "a strategic collaboration agreement between the two organisations for the development of Chinese professional football over the next four years (until 2029)," announced the Spanish league on 28/05/2025."This agreement will be the first cooperation agreement signed by the CFL with a top European football league since its...

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Real Sociedad: "We aim to make our sustainability plan tangible & clear" (Iñigo Múgica)

"The most important aspect of 'Planeta Urdina' (see below) and our next step is to make these concepts tangible and clear. We aim to translate this broad vision into concrete actions and educate our club members, employees, and those connected to the club about the significance of this environmental approach, culture, and commitment. As I've mentioned before, we believe it's our responsibility, as...

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Aston Villa FC: a turnover of £275.7m (+26%) & net loss of £85m in 2023-24

Aston Villa FC (Premier League) posted a turnover of £275.7m (€325.3m) for the financial year 2024 (over 13 months, from 01/06/2023 to 30/06/2024), up 26% on the financial year 2023 (£217.7m/€251.6m over 12 months, from 01/06/2022 to 31/05/2023), according to the club's financial results published on 03/04/2025.All of AVFC's revenue streams were up, starting with matchday revenues, which...

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