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Social media calls for a boycott of the club’s upcoming match against Liverpool seem to mostly becoming from outside the UK.
The deadline for formal bids to buy Chelsea FC is March 18. Expect some very rich US businessmen to be in the running.
Running a successful club requires more than money. But the money certainly helps.
Big names, big gains?
Is the decades-old policy of not broadcasting 3pm football games in England still necessary?
From the emergence of Premier League to Cricket’s newer formats, the history of professional sport is full of breakups.
More competitive games between top soccer clubs is desirable but creating a ‘closed’ system would harm a soccer culture built on dreams, says the man who predicted the Super League two decades ago.
Everyone seems united against the new proposals, but can they really be stopped?
The American money men are replacing Russian oligarchs and Arab oil tycoons as the next wave of club buyers.
The clubs no longer ‘belong’ to the fans - they have become instruments in an ideological war between Western capitalism and the rent hungry sheikhs of the Gulf states.
Football is supposed to be the ‘people’s game’, but the English Premier League is easier and cheaper to follow if you are a fan of a club based in London or the prosperous southeast.
Having a huge emotional connection to the club and its fans means Solskjaer could lead Manchester United more effectively than Mourinho.
Once again, the Special One has become the Unemployed One. Here’s the case for a period of rehabilitation.
So far, Manchester United’s poor performance on the pitch has not hurt its bottom line. But it’s only a matter of time.
Social media is key when it comes to connecting clubs with fans and building a brand identity. But with great power, comes great responsibility.
It took a Scotsman to organise a professional football league in England.
Will England’s top-flight teams really decide to weaken their global blockbuster brand?
World soccer is the story of hyper-capitalism. What would fan and revolutionary thinker Frantz Fanon have thought about the state of the sport?
It’s not all about United and City – sport defines Greater Manchester, boosts the economy and is essential to the overall health of the region.
Top contributors
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Head of Department; Finance, Accounting & Business Systems, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Finance, Sheffield Hallam University
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Head of Centre for Professional and Economic Development, University of Chester
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Director, Centre for Sports Business, University of Salford
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Executive Director of Postgraduate Programmes, Surrey Business School, Royal Holloway University of London
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Principal Research Fellow in Sociology of Sport, University of Brighton
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Senior Teacher in Accountancy and member of Football Industries Group, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Journalism, Liverpool John Moores University
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Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Business, University of Stirling
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Researcher of Sport Business, University of Manchester
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Professor in Data Science and Health Services Research, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in Management, Queen's University Belfast
