Being a matchday mascot for a mid-table Premier League team does not come cheap nowadays. In the investigation conducted it was found that West Ham not only charge the most out of all the London based Premier League teams, but they also charge the most out...
My project focuses on the emergence of Esports within professional football and why clubs are investing in the industry. I have completed a feature-length article on the Premier League, which includes an array of facts, figures, infographics and interviews, from various different voices. In addition...
Outline: I have done two feature articles on the emergence of Esports within professional football. The first piece is around why Premier League clubs have invested in Esports, focusing mainly on the business side of the partnerships that they have made with companies. For this piece,...
(Pic: Arsenal membership holder Billy George) Young adult football fans are being forced to stay away from attending matches, due to the excessive prices of match tickets, reports James Murray Arsenal membership holder, 18-year-old Billy George, blames his dwindling love for the sport and his club on the...
The following is my journalism project, which consists of three feature articles circulating around the business of football. The main feature identifies the phenomena that have injected so much money into the game, and the effects of this on football clubs themselves. The two smaller...
FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY: What is it actually doing? Matt Whale Financial Fair Play Regulations were brought in during 2010 by UEFA to moderate the financial integrity of European football. The premise of the rules is that it prevents clubs from spending more than €5 million over what...
Deloitte accountants every year release a list of the thirty richest clubs in the world based on revenue for the season. The Premier League, as always, features heavily--why is that? False 9 take a look at the usual suspects (and some surprise inclusions), break down the...
Featured image from www.faceofmalawi.com. The Barclays Premier League is commonly regarded as one of the best leagues in world football. It is one of three leagues (with Liga BBVA and the Bundesliga) to receive four Champions League berths and attracts many of the best players in the...
Matt Whale and Johanna Lindholm's podcast regarding Finances within football, featuring an interview with World Soccer and Exclusive Sports Media writer James Cook. [embed]https://soundcloud.com/lsbu-mmjs/finances-within-football[/embed]...