Franchise model under consideration would target expansion and end relegation in top level of men’s game
French football star takes Qatari-owned club to court
Lawyers for French football captain unveil raft of actions in escalation of dispute with former club
Rising costs and elevated wages will still hit elite English football
Complaints over inclusion criteria, prize money and player welfare hit Fifa’s expanded ‘pinnacle of club football’
Premier League club says its ambitious plans for ground to replace Old Trafford will kick off area’s regeneration
Berlin court has ordered parliamentary squad to lift ban on far-right lawmakers
English teams are hampered by lack of access to major stadiums and an excessive reliance on men’s clubs
Norman Foster’s redesign of Old Trafford brings to the fore a long-standing uneasiness about the monetisation of football
Europe’s premier club football tournament expands commercial rights deal with Relevent Sports to win new fans
He was a heavyweight in Hong Kong finance and a hometown hero. Now he faces the possibility of jail
Mayor makes case for state support for development plans around Manchester United’s new stadium
New ground expected to cost at least £2bn and be ‘centrepiece’ of regeneration of surrounding area
Plus, the venture capitalists shaking up sport
Richard Masters needs 20 clubs on side while he manages alleged rule breaches, rights deals and a new regulator
The big talking points from the Business of Football Summit
A decade of accumulated sporting failure is now hitting the club’s bottom line
Steve Parish tells FT summit the watchdog will not actually help clubs
Plus, Formula One meets the Oscars
Also in this week’s newsletter, a new chess championship and a fresh crisis for French football
Anna Huix’s photographs capture a tournament that triumphed against the odds
Brittany club Brest’s old-school approach helps it make waves in this season’s Champions League
Three-way fight for promotion in third tier comes ahead of tighter financial rules on spending
A new framework proposed by the UK government could make it harder for upstarts to challenge the Premier League elite
US investor’s pursuit of a stake in Estudiantes fuels push to overhaul non-profit model
