With the prediction by Lord Triesman, head of the Football Association, that the current global economic crisis could spell a ‘terrible danger' to clubs with spiralling debt, meaning could we actually see a Premier League club go to the wall? According to Triesman the Premier League is currently in £3bn worth of debt so the [. Click to continue reading...

What is the lot of a football club owner in the English Premier League in this day and age? Well, if you are Abu Dhabi United or Roman Abramovich, then you are in it for the fun and kudos of owning a football club. Neither of these two owners are in the game to try [...] Click to continue reading...

Tottenham are the takeover target of a 'super rich' south-east Asia investor, according to reports. Discussions between the unnamed billionaire and agent Pini Zahavi are said to be at a preliminary phase. Although Zahavi - who orchestrated Roman Abramovich's takeover at Chelsea back in 2003 - has not been instructed by the north Londoners, he is convinced [. Click to continue reading...

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Mazel Tov to QPR's Former Chairman, Bill Power (BP) Who Turns 55 Today!

William (Bill) Power (aka BP)
Born September 29, 1953, Power a life long QPR supporter, who used to view games from his flat across the road from the Stadium, joined the QPR Board in 2003. Click to continue reading...

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Mazel Tov to QPR's Former Chairman, Bill Power (BP) Who Turns 55 Today!

William (Bill) Power (aka BP)
Born September 29, 1953, Power a life long QPR supporter, who used to view games from his flat across the road from the Stadium, joined the QPR Board in 2003. Click to continue reading...

In light of the financial crisis gripping the world right now it has been very difficult to image football carrying on in its current business model. In Europe many of the elite clubs operate from the model that the best case scenario determines budgets.For example stadium sales,TV right's and shirt sales are projected at what a club thinks it will earn and then spend according to its best case projections. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United's problems continue today as Mike Ashley has now appointed London-based investment bank Seymour Prince to help push through the sale of the club. Magpies owner Ashley confirmed last week he is keen to sell the club after a nasty fan backlash to Kevin Keegan departing the club two weeks ago. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United Football Club have appointed London-based investment bank Seymour Pierce to handle the sale of the club. Mike Ashley - attempting to sell Newcastle United The chairman of Seymour Pierce is Keith Harris, who was involved in selling Chelsea to Roman Abramovich in 2003, and who has recently been reported to have been brought in to [. Click to continue reading...

1. Billionaires always have good home security Which would explain why Salomon Kalou's equalizer on Sunday means Chelsea haven't lost at Stamford Bridge since February 2004. 2. But Roman Abramovich should definitely think about building an extension There were less than 42,000 at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea vs Man Utd. Click to continue reading...

Time Magazine has just published it's list of Best and Worst Sports Executives of 2008 and Don Garber came in at number 14, four places above Roman Abramovich and his scary self. Some of the other footie luminaries who made the list where Sir Alex at No.2, EPL boss Richard Scudamore, and Inter Milan capo Massimo Morretti. Click to continue reading...

The arrival of oil money has brought about a sea change at Eastlands or rather Middle-East lands. On Saturday, Manchester City fans turned out in record numbers, most were decked in Robinho T-shirts and Arab head-dresses in anticipation of a rollicking time against Chelsea. There were barely whimpers of protest that a traditional English club fell [. Click to continue reading...

Apparently only 77 were made. Here's the story:

Here are the odds: 9-4 Beckham, 3-1 Jay Kay, 7-2 Roman Abramovich, 5-1 Cristiano Ronaldo, 12-1 Alan Sugar, 14-1 Daniel Craig, 16-1 Jeremy Clarkson.

I only know half these people. Jay Kay? Alan Sugar? Jeremy Clarkson?

I vote for Jay Leno. Click to continue reading...

I know there is a big football story when Sky dispatches the satellite truck up from Milton Keynes and I get on Sky News rather than Sky Sports News. I am, of course, talking about the takeover of Manchester City by an Arab billionaire who is said to be so wealthy that his wealth can be seen from outer space. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez welcomed new signing Albert Riera to Anfield today - then admitted the player's former Premier League employers could be title contenders this season.

The Spanish winger spent six months on loan with Manchester City in his previous spell in English football and although it was an unmemorable stint for player and club, the prospects of both have flourished this week. Click to continue reading...

Poor old Peter Kenyon, he must have some explaining to do with Roman Abramovich, after the Chelsea chief executive missed out on signing Robinho over the past few days despite numerous trips to Real Madrid. The Brazilian instead opted for a move to sunny Manchester, although is this a blessing ... Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have confirmed today that they rejected a £50 million bid for their Spanish striker Fernando Torres on transfer deadline day. The former Atletico Madrid man was subject of a massive bid from the world's newest richest club, Manchester City.

Torres, 24, has been linked with Chelsea also in recent months with rumours claiming that Roman Abramovich was also willing to bid £50 million for the Euro 2008 winner. Click to continue reading...

160 miliardi di euro: è questo il patrimonio di Sulaiman Al Fahim, nuovo padrone del Manchester City: una cifra da far impallidire Roman Abramovich ma soprattutto il patron dell'United, Malcom Glazer. I nuovi proprietari del City non sembrano proprio disposti ad accettare per il proprio l'etichetta di seconda squadra di Manchester: dopo aver dato uno "schiaffo" al magnate russo di Londra strappandogli Robinho, e dopo aver costretto i Red Devils a dissanguarsi per evitare di vedersi soffiato Berbatov, trovano sempre più conferme le notizie di un interessamento del City per Ronaldo. Click to continue reading...

Sky Blue Thinking Like the promise of a meteor shower on a clear night or (less so in recent times) the results filtering through of a General Election, transfer deadline day is one of those things you promise yourself is worth staying up for, but often falls short of the wild speculation. In past seasons the summer window hasn't ‘slammed shut', as many commentators put it, but rather creaked to a close with no major shocks other than the odd DaMarcus Beasley joining Charlton on loan. Click to continue reading...

LO SCEICCO SULAMAIN AL FAHIM,CHE HA UN PATRIMONIO DA 1300 MILIARDI DI EURO,HA RILEVATO LA SOCIETÀ

Manchester City, il nuovo Chelsea

Così si presenta la nuova proprietà, che in un giorno ha preso Robinho per 33 milioni di sterline

«E' venuto a piangere per essere ceduto,
voleva andare via dalla Spagna a tutti i
costi». Click to continue reading...

Talk about a week to remember for Manchester City.

As if posting a rousing 3-0 victory wasn't enough, City fans enjoyed Christmas a few months early when a new ownership group took over for Thaksin Shinawatra and promptly delivered Brazilian star Robinho in a record-setting transfer on Monday.

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While the blue half of Manchester failed with an audacious bid of £35 million for Dimitar Berbatov on Monday, they managed to pinch Robinho from under the noses of Chelsea, something which will no doubt irk Peter Kenyon and Roman Abramovich. The Red Devils have landed the Bulgarian striker for ... Click to continue reading...

1. Manchester City as a new superpower When Blues fans woke up yesterday morning they cannot have been expecting the rollercoaster day ahead. Just a couple of weeks ago they were outraged by rumours Vedran Corluka and Stephen Ireland were to be sold. Yesterday, Corluka slipped out the day to Spurs virtually unnoticed as City fans [. Click to continue reading...

When Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 and splashed £600 million to-date on the football club, few would have expected that a rival billionaire would outspend Chelsea's owner. And even fewer would have predicted that the club would have been Manchester City. But Manchester City has done it by being taken over by the investment company [. Click to continue reading...

What is known about the Abu Dhabi United Group, the new owners of Manchester City Football Club? Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (ADUG) is the investment arm of the Abu Dhabi royal family. ADUG is expected to be represented on the new board by Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim (pictured below), the chief executive [. Click to continue reading...

Roman Abramovich has got his wish! Chelsea are the top side in Europe. Unfortunately for them though, they have no trophy to show for it... The Champions League draw will be made in Monaco on Thursday, following the finally qualifying games on Wednesday. 07/08 United - Winners Chelsea - Final 06/07 United - Semis Chelsea - Semis 05/06 Chelsea - Round of 16 United [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea broke in its newest addition today with the official opening of the new academy at Cobham. Among those on hand for the shindig included Sir Trevor Brooking, John Terry, Uncle Phil and Romes himself nice, dude!

The ceremony came prior to the Cobham Cup kickoff, a subject I'll tackle in my next transcendent blog post.

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This ??evening it was announced that Ukrainian flop, Andriy Shevchenko, is leaving Chelsea to go back to AC Milan. Most Chelsea fans will be asking why it has taken so long for Shevchenko to get the boot. There were questions asked about his age and suitability to English football when he was bought two years ago. Click to continue reading...

This  evening it was announced that Ukrainian flop, Andriy Shevchenko, is leaving Chelsea to go back to AC Milan. Most Chelsea fans will be asking why it has taken so long for Shevchenko to get the boot. There were questions asked about his age and suitability to English football when he was bought two years ago. Click to continue reading...

To say that Andriy Shevchenko's stock has fallen over the past couple of seasons would be a huge understatement. The Ukrainian striker, who was rumoured to have been signed by Roman Abramovich rather than Jose Mourinho, has struggled to make an impact in a Chelsea shirt since arriving from Milan ... Click to continue reading...

Bu haberden sonra Sheva'ya San Siro yolunun daha kolay açılacağını düşünmüştüm. Yanılmışım, en azından şimdilik. Galliani oyuncuyu 1 yıl kiralık ve satın alma opsiyonu ile istediklerini ancak Chelsea'nin buna yanaşmadığını açıklamış. Şimdilik bu transfere 'virgül' attıklarını söylemiş. Click to continue reading...

Il Milan non considera più incedibile Ricardo Kakà, e se Roman Abramovich metterà sul piatto 70 milioni di sterline, ovvero 102 milioni di euro, il magnate russo se lo porterà al Chelsea: è quanto scrive il tabloid inglese secondo il quale però Felipe Scolari preferirebbe al fuoriclasse rossonero un altro brasiliano, ovvero Robinho del Real Madrid, prima scelta per il nuovo manager dei Blues, anche se ovviamente Kakà rientra nella lista dei desideri del club londinese. Click to continue reading...

Three first half goals were plenty enough to see Chelsea past Portsmouth 4-0 on a day where Portsmouth showed up in body, but not in competition.

Roman Abramovich wanted beautiful football and brought in the man who he thought could bring it, Luis Felipe Scolari. The Chelsea performances of the last two seasons defensive yet steady. Click to continue reading...

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SKY -Football rich lists: Find out the wealthiest players and owners

Sky/Simon Ward- Football's Richest Club Owners
..1: Lakshmi Mittal (Queens Park Rangers)
No-one really expected the title of wealthiest club in Britain to shift a few miles across west London – certainly not to Loftus Road, anyway. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea are ready to raid Manchester City with an £8million move for teenage striker Daniel Sturridge - and make him the new Didier Drogba. Roman Abramovich's club have the cash to snatch the 18-year old prospect who has been on their wish list for a couple of seasons, and rumour has it a three-man delegation representing Chelsea watched him playing last night. Click to continue reading...

Say you're playing a video game. Or even better yet, say you're Roman Abramovich and your entire life is nothing more than a video game with the world at your fingertips. You've got a ruble tree in the backyard and your new coach has decided that he wants just one more player to complete his [...] Click to continue reading...