Chelsea’s accounts show they face a battle to comply with the PL’s profit and sustainability rules & could be forced to sell players before June 30. #CFC are confident they will remain compliant with PSR.

W/ Kieran Maguire

Full analysis: The Athletic | Football: theathletic.com/5412296/2024/0…

Chelsea selling a hotel to BlueCo, then spending £454m on players while giving £75m to agents… there’s nothing in the latest accounts to allay concerns about PSR compliance in 2023/24 #CFC

Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League table in 2022/23 with
⚽️2nd highest wage bill
⚽️ Highest amortisation cost
⚽️ Most expensive squad
⚽️ Biggest operating loss

Chelsea's amortisation policy under Todd Boehly and co was *so* smart that #CFC spending £745.2m on new players in 2022/23 only gave rise to...err...the highest single-season player amortisation charge in English football history

In comments at this week's BOG meeting, FIFA president Gianni Infantino told MLS owners to 'think big' and 'be bold,' sources said, including in on-field investment, to maximize the impact of events coming to the U.S., most notably the 2026 World Cup.

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NEW: #NUFC victorious in initial stage of court proceedings against Sports Direct.

Mike Ashley’s retailer fails to secure injunction ordering club to supply them with next season’s Adidas kit.

Panel unanimous.

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The EFL has confirmed it cannot apply a points deduction from the Premier League to Leicester City this season.

#LCFC

More from Luke Bosher and Matt Slater ⬇️

Looking forward to the arguments for mitigation/aggravation on cooperation. I’d suggest Leicester City bring their phones & laptops to the fact-finding meeting.

The PL gave agents £409.5m last year. More than three times the amount it shared with the EFL in solidarity payments.

From talk of landing a thrilling quadruple to the threat of Jurgen Klopp’s farewell turning into a damp squib. How quickly the landscape has shifted.

Suddenly, Liverpool’s match with Crystal Palace on Sunday has taken on even greater significance. Win or bust.

James Pearce

So it's farewell to iFollow (for domestic fans) 👋
All EFL midweek games moving to Sky from next season to 2028-29 as part of the new £935million tv deal.
Details on the EFL announcement The Athletic | Football:
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Remember those 'blue billion-pound bottle jobs'? Whenever Chelsea stutter, references abound to the £1bn outlay by Boehly-Clearlake in their first three transfer windows.

But how much of that eye-watering spend have #CFC even seen on the pitch?

⬇️ Liam Twomey

More on the crunch meetings which take place next week

Read here: echo-news.co.uk/news/24245433.…

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As previously reported, £400k a year for PL clubs!! And £10m a year is HALF what the PL is spending on lawyers right now. I’d suggest independent regulation is massive money-saver for the PL.

You know those FFP rules that have been in place for years but you’ve only just noticed? Forget ‘em. We’re getting new ones. A few details to iron out (“anchoring”, anyone?) but welcome to the “squad cost” era. 70% of you will like it, 85% of you won’t. 😉 theathletic.com/5407740/2024/0…

VAR, FFP, DOGSO, PSR…bad news, I’ve got a new acronym for you: SAOT. To be fair, it’s v clever & better than VAR. A low bar, admittedly. Anyway, the graphics are fun. And if Liverpool & Man Utd put in decent screens, all match-going fans could see them. theathletic.com/5039970/2024/0…

The Israel Football Association has signed a new agreement with CONMEBOL which they “very much hope” will enable the Israel national team to take part in future editions of the Copa America.

More from @Callum_davis89 ⬇️

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Let's not pretend we care about the new Premier League spending rules, what is important is HOW MUCH CAN WE SPEND or do we need to save? Based on assumptions of Player wages = 80% of total & player profits = best of last 1,2 or 3 this is the estimate.

Based on new Squad Cost Ratio rules the EPL is now expected to adopt, here's how much each EPL club could have spent on wages, transfers and agent fees in 2022/23

In August, Gaelic football kicker Charlie Smyth went to an American football kicking session in Dublin.

It led the 22-year-old to the scouting combine, where he caught the eye of several NFL special teams coaches.

“These lads can kick.”

✍️ Kalyn Kahler

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