Leader of Manchester City Vincent Kompany has achieved a personal ambition by obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, comparing management of personal finances to running a business.
Despite being caught up in various controversies, David Moyes has been named the new manager at West Ham FC. Is it a good idea to introduce such a leader into your business?
Creditsafe has compiled a Premier League of its own, analysing football clubs purely on financial factors and it spells bad news for champion defender Chelsea.
By Staff writer
What some people don’t realise is that every football club operates as any business would: building teams, changing culture, working to a budget, driving revenue and fiercely managing talent.
Chelsea may have won the Premier League for 2017, but it’s Manchester United that comes out on top for its mass of unpaid invoices.
Despite teams in the Premier League posting total revenues of £3.6bn, pre-tax losses of £110m were recorded by accountancy firm Deloitte in new research.
After Sarah Willingham and Nick Jenkins announced they were leaving Dragons” Den in January, the BBC has unveiled Steve Parish and Jenny Campbell as the 16th and 17th investors to appear on the show.
The decision by BT Sport to pay £1.2bn for Champions League football rights shows that the desire amongst major broadcasters to pay top rates for sport is not slowing.
The year 2016 saw numerous football clubs gain new entrepreneurial owners or majority stakeholders, and if you’re looking to get in on the action this year keep in mind employment legislation will continue to haunt you onto the pitch.
London-based football team Tottenham Hotspur FC is in the process of an incredible transformation, and Real Business was invited to White Hart Lane to speak with the directors about the new stadium and how local SMEs will prosper.
