Among many drawbacks of everyone having a podcast is broadened opportunity for Methven to continue his reputation-washing tour and rewrite history of his time at #SAFC What he means is #SAFC fan groups realised his tales didn't tally and he took an almighty strop when asked why

Election night at Real Madrid, is it?

It is frankly insane, and so ruinous to competitive balance, how much we have just normalised a small group of clubs being able to so regularly pilfer the best players from other teams *in the same division* (I know it has been rejected, but 'opening' bid is telling)

Sunderland confirm £200m(+) turnover in 2025-26 at last month's Supporters' Collective Meeting Club earned estimated £168m from Premier League prize pot, a £156m increase on previous broadcast income Expected increases in matchday and commercial (2024-25: £13m each) revenues too

Sunderland confirm £200m(+) turnover in 2025-26 at last month's Supporters' Collective Meeting Club earned estimated £168m from Premier League prize pot, a £156m increase on previous broadcast income Expected increases in matchday and commercial (2024-25: £13m each) revenues too

"Celebrating Restore as something that could split the Reform vote feels like it could age as badly as Democrats in 2016 celebrating the fact Donald Trump got the Republican nomination, because it would make it easier for Hillary Clinton to secure a landslide election victory."

Reminder: Aston Villa limited to €60m (£52m) Football Earnings (i.e. UEFA's PSR) loss in 2025-26 under Settlement Agreement Villa's Football Earnings loss in 2024-25 was c.£46m - but that was with £70m UCL prize money. 2025-26 Europa League win generated around half that

Some old(ish) school pre-World Cup reading here

It is objective fact PSG rested players through Ligue 1 season and were given further rests by league postponing fixtures before UCL games Second point is a straw man Using PSG as evidence of a club being fine after the CWC but ignoring their ability to rest players all season long is disingenuous

It’s now World Cup build-up week Last time, there was fury about Qatar’s issues There’s now nothing even though it all applies to PSG The rhapsodising of Saturday and Pep’s exit shows how this all works And this is as Qatar change how football works www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

PSG's financial dominance has rendered their own domestic league such a cakewalk that some key players played more minutes in the Champions League than they did in Ligue 1 And the league still bent over backwards and postponed games to give PSG a greater chance of winning in the Champions League

In boyhood, guilt was a constant companion. I stopped mentioning the quarters that Mr. Wood put into my pocket. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Some noteworthy exceptions this weekend but in large part there remains a nauseating omertà surrounding football's winners, with it apparently deemed unbecoming to simply be honest about how certain teams arrived at the summit Don't Look Up

these psg players get so much rest during the season. it's a huge structural advantage compared to basically every other big club.

The 2025-26 Champions League is over and we can now estimate what each club earned from it: • PSG top pile for second year running • Arsenal break English record • Premier League clubs dominate prize pot @theathleticfc.bsky.social 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

How much did each Champions League side earn in prize money this season? Read the full story from @cweatherspoon.bsky.social for free ⤵️ 🎁 bit.ly/3PygaUl

Oh good, a country won the Champions League again

#NUFC approaching £200m in player sales in 2025-26 across Longstaff, Isak and now Gordon Previous club records: • 2023-24: £91m (Anderson, Minteh, Saint-Maximin) • 2016-17: £70m (Sissoko, Wijnaldum, Cabella, Janmaat) • 2018-19: £42m (Mitrovic, Merino, Mbemba)

Barcelona spending money means it is of course the PERFECT time for you to acquaint yourself with the batshit crazy tale that is their recent financial history

Anthony Gordon has signed for Barcelona. £69m • Everton due £3.8m + £3m solidarity • #NUFC £38m profit on sale • £13m into 26-27 SCR calc • Under 85% rule, £11m extra spending capacity - before considering wages All this and more: @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

Will be on @wearetrackradio.bsky.social discussing Premier League prize money and summer spenders/sellers in 10 minutes or so

#MUFC full Q3 report out and details: • Net transfer debt up to £360m (new high) • £209m of that due between April 2026 and March 2027 • £110m debt repayments in April and May • RCF debt down to £150m • Overall debt c.£640m • Received £31.4m from Napoli for Rasmus Højlund

🚨Elon Musk has boosted the public profile of Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe on X, pulling Britain’s political discourse towards extreme content and amplifying his influence ahead of a knife-edge election in Makerfield More @FT: as.ft.com/r/80f4639f-0...

Some reflections on Sunderland's seventh-place season, an £11m Sunday and what comes next, Europe. www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

Nationality of UEFA competition winners since introduction of Conference League in 2021-22 UCL: 🇪🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇪🇸🇫🇷 TBC (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿/🇫🇷) UEL: 🇩🇪🇪🇸🇮🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 UECL: 🇮🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Most recent total wage bills of this season's UEFA finalists (all 2024-25 except Freiburg): UCL • Paris Saint-Germain £450m • Arsenal £347m UEL • Aston Villa £273m • Freiburg (2023-24) £65m UECL • Crystal Palace £148m • Rayo Vallecano £30m

This was always going to be a tricky financial year for #MUFC, but Q3 results released today show improved projections - and Champions League will help greatly in 2026-27 Now, sustained improvements are needed Analysis @theathleticfc.bsky.social 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

🚨 Barcelona make proposal to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United. Bid for 25yo #NUFC winger €80m + bonuses; no agreement yet as talks over England int’l continue. Interest of other clubs ongoing but #FCBarcelona + #FCBayern strongest 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...

🚨 PSR/SCR PSA Any profit from player sales PL clubs make before their 2025-26 accounting year end date (30 June for most) will have still have some future benefit, albeit not the full amount each year Under SCR, player profits (or losses) are averaged over rolling three years

This was always going to be a tricky financial year for #MUFC, but Q3 results released today show improved projections - and Champions League will help greatly in 2026-27 Now, sustained improvements are needed Analysis @theathleticfc.bsky.social 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...

INVESTIGATION: Why was Edmilson deep in the Colombian Amazon, representing Barcelona? The Barca Foundation is a force for good — but indigenous leaders say a partnership with Gran Tierra Energy sportswashes the oil company's alleged abuses. With Matt Rendell:

No, La Liga winners Barcelona aren't getting less than half the prize money of PL table-proppers Wolves. €55m Barca figure circulating is just a merit payment La Liga winners have earned €140-150m in recent years. Or just a little higher than Wolves' estimated £118m in 2025-26

Talking Régis Le Bris, Granit Xhaka...and European football coming to Wearside

The 2025-26 Premier League wound up yesterday and, with its end, we're able to project how much each club earned. Based on multiple sources, we expect payouts to England's top 20 clubs exceeded £3bn for the first time. @theathleticfc.bsky.social FREE TO READ: www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

The 2025-26 Premier League wound up yesterday and, with its end, we're able to project how much each club earned. Based on multiple sources, we expect payouts to England's top 20 clubs exceeded £3bn for the first time. @theathleticfc.bsky.social FREE TO READ: www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...

Talking Régis Le Bris, Granit Xhaka...and European football coming to Wearside

Sunderland's total revenue in five seasons from 2020-21 to 2024-25: £150.8million Sunderland's expected Premier League prize money 2025-26: £168.2million

Merit payments up quite significantly in the Premier League this season. Only three positions confirmed (the top three) so means real financial consequence to games across the board today. Six different clubs' prize money can swing across a £19m range this afternoon. Big amounts

Merit payments up quite significantly in the Premier League this season. Only three positions confirmed (the top three) so means real financial consequence to games across the board today. Six different clubs' prize money can swing across a £19m range this afternoon. Big amounts

From a year ago, but still relevant today And 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: Why the Championship play-off final is the most lucrative match in world football www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

TV income in the nine seasons since their last Premier League relegation: • Hull City: £146million • Middlesbrough: £157million Minimum TV income over next three seasons, based on most recent figures, for winner of today's EFL Championship play-off final: £206million

TV income in the nine seasons since their last Premier League relegation: • Hull City: £146million • Middlesbrough: £157million Minimum TV income over next three seasons, based on most recent figures, for winner of today's EFL Championship play-off final: £206million

All the 'big' clubs need the Champions League to make their finances work. But Chelsea are increasingly at the extreme end of the scale. A piece on why @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...

🏆 UPDATE: They won now

Just very much the right decision. Intent was to cheat MULTIPLE TIMES. Doesn't matter whether it was with an iPhone (hardly rudimentary!), the James Webb Telescope or a daguerreotype. Well done the EFL for enforcing rules in a way far too many footballing authorities baulk at

ENIC's warrants, what they mean and how they could impact Tottenham's minority shareholders. By @cweatherspoon.bsky.social and me www.nytimes.com/athletic/727...

ENIC have poured over £230m into Spurs since 2022. Their stake is up 2.07% in that time. Warrants issued can take that yet higher. Here's what it means for both ENIC and c.30k minority owners w/ @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social [𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗] www.nytimes.com/athletic/727...

Less than an hour after it broke that Nigel Farage spent £1.4m cash on a property soon after receiving a £5m personal donation he said was for "security", Wes Streeting resigns and shifts all the focus back onto a Labour leadership contest. Political mastermind

BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.

Last season, 31%, or nearly a third, of Ligue 1's total wage spend was paid out by PSG • 2023-24: 35% • 2022-23: 34% • 2021-22: 41% • 2020-21: 32% Across 14 seasons of QSI ownership (no 2025-26 figures yet), L1 clubs have spent €13bn on wages. PSG account for €5.6bn (30%)