The Price of Football

Kevin and Kieran analyse what footballers' payslips look like, and discuss how much FIFA president Gianni Infantino earns per year.   

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

- European club sponsors

- Footballers' payslips

- Class action lawsuits

- Injured players' wages

- EFL stadium rules

- “Football for a Fiver” initiative

- FIFA club payments

- EFL and Premier League ticket prices

- Gianni Infantino salary

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Kevin and Kieran take a look at the money behind the Women's World Cup, and find out more about Charlton Athletic's new owners.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

- Women's World Cup

- Charlton Athletic owners

- Reading investment

- New UEFA formats

- Peterborough United

- Wigan Athletic

- Cove Rangers

- Hartlepool United

- Sheffield Wednesday

- Manchester United and Adidas

- Newcastle United

- UK and Ireland Euro 2028 bid

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Kevin and Kieran find out why Chelsea have been fined £8.6m by UEFA, and discuss the news that Juventus have been kicked out of European competition next season.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

- Chelsea FFP fine

- Juventus kicked out of Europe

- Al-Hilal bid for Kylian Mbappe

- Joe Lewis indicted for insider trading

- Manchester City stadium valuation

- Club owner loans

- Europa Conference League finances

- Club spreadsheets

- Merchandise income

- Leeds and Jean Kevin Augustin

- Leam Richardson and Wigan

- Newcastle United and FFP

- League sponsors and broadcasters

- Ashton United and Erling Haaland

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Kevin and Kieran take an in-depth look at the finances behind the birth of the Premier League in 1992/93, and speak to former Loaded editor James Brown.

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Kevin and Kieran look into whether lower league clubs spread the cost of transfer fees over several years in the same way as big clubs, and discuss what they think is the best type of club ownership model.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

- Spreading the cost of transfer fees

- Ownership models

- Wage bills

- Contract transparency

- Broadcasting deals

- YouTube revenue

- FFP workarounds

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Kevin and Kieran speak to Manchester United's head of travel operations, Chloe Horrocks.

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Kevin and Kieran find out why Manchester United have been fined by UEFA for a breach of Financial Fair Play regulations, and why Saudi club Al Nassr have been banned by FIFA from registering new players.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

- Manchester united and FFP

- Al Nassr and FIFA

- Barnsley charged

- Electronic ad boards

- Club fundraising

- Share dilutions

- Football and employment law

- Game 39

- Premier League and US ownership

- Wolves eSports

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Kevin and Kieran speak to 19-year-old Lincoln City fan Charlie Beeston about his experience at football grounds as a registered blind fan.

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Kevin and Kieran look at the latest developments at troubled Southend United, and find out more about Manchester United's new crackdown on ticket touting.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

- Southend United's financial future

- Scunthorpe United's latest accounts

- Carlisle United's debt to Purepay

- Huddersfield Town accounts

- Hamilton Academical accounts

- Hibernian's loans

- Mike Ashley’s Newcastle United sale profit

- Manchester United's crackdown on ticket touting

- Arsenal season tickets

- Juventus's financial and legal troubles

- New Fifpro database

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Kevin and Kieran find out why Chelsea are launching their new home kit without a front-of-shirt sponsor, and discuss who pays for balls that are hit out of the stadium on matchdays.

COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

- Chelsea front-of-shirt sponsor

- 'Prem-flix' and the EFL

- Who pays for lost balls

- Club ownership models

- Yo-yo clubs and parachute payments

- Cheapest way into League Two

- Women's teams and FFP

- Coventry City and the Ricoh Arena

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