Victory caps Gulf state’s 14-year effort to convert French club into a football superpower
Plus, the stadium arms race goes up another gear
Champions League final comes just a year after US firm seized control but club has not made an annual profit for a decade
Chinese retailer Suning lost control last year after efforts to sell club or refinance debt failed
With franchise values skyrocketing, leagues are becoming more lax on capital structure restrictions
Retailer Suning warns investment firm that its action could ‘seriously jeopardise’ Italian football club
Chinese owner of Italian football champions has a loan expiring early next week
Manager Pep Guardiola’s team takes third trophy of the season with Champions League victory in Istanbul
Qatar World Cup’s sponsorship myth, the European Super League’s new goals, Ronaldo and Liz Truss, and more
Owner Suning becomes latest Chinese group to reduce exposure to European football
Plus, the German Bundesliga’s private equity play, chess cheating scandal rocks the board, and more
Alessandro Antonello calls for more investment to compete with English rivals
Italian football champions’ borrowing costs jump after bruising pandemic
Inter Milan is the latest big tie-up as crypto companies seek to expand their audiences
JPMorgan provides funding as football elite make binding agreement to launch breakaway competition
Liverpool, Barcelona and Juventus among elite teams to join rival to Champions League
Beijing will no longer rely on tycoons but remains determined to host the World Cup
Chinese conglomerate Suning responds to financial crisis at Italian Serie A team
BC Partners and EQT among groups vying for some or all of Suning’s majority holding in Italian club valued at up to €900m
More than 200 delegates were in attendance to talk about all aspects of the beautiful game
The club’s Chinese billionaire owners says club needs to look beyond Europe
Short-term deals carry less risk for clubs but raise concerns over career development
Chinese tycoons bet on using their links to football to promote their other businesses
Federation chief says clubs will miss out on foreign investment and global revenues
Teams depend on selling players as broadcast rights fuel revenues at top-tier rivals
