The Conversation

Football club collapses in lower leagues: how to avoid them for the good of the community

Who’d be a Southend United fan right now? PA Images/Alamy The future of Southend United Football Club hangs in the balance. A petition by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to have the club ...
The New York Times

What a list of football’s 50 most valuable clubs tells us about the global state of the sport

A top 50. Usually the preserve of music charts, NFL draft pundits’ big boards or TripAdvisor restaurant guides. They are less common in football. What is common in football is talking about money — ...