Player transfer spending by Premier League clubs was around £350m in the summer transfer window, according to analysis by the business advisory firm Deloitte.
Crystal Palace have confirmed they are out of administration. The acceptance by the Football League of the club's new owners, led by Steve Parish and Martin Long, marks the end of the administration process.
Manchester United's owners the Glazer family have been hit with a steep rise in their annual debt payments after the club exceeded a limit on their overall borrowings which form part of their controversial PIK loans agreement.
Balram Chainrai, seemingly the obvious candidate to buy Portsmouth, has said he remains unsure whether to take control of the club, which yesterday defeated a bid by Her Majesty’s revenue & Customs (HMRC) to prevent the club coming out of administration.
In a move that has raised recognition of the importance of the ‘voice’ pressures of supporters as club
customers to a European level, UEFA has insisted that from the 2012/13 campaign onwards, all clubs must have an operating supporter liaison officer (SLO) as a new UEFA licensing requirement.
Subscription television broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has announced the acquisition of exclusive Pay-TV rights for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qatar 2011.