The Price of Football

After UEFA reveals how much cash each club received for the group stages of this season's Champions League, Kevin and Kieran find out who came out on top. Plus, with talk again of a European Super League in the future, they ask whether these figures effectively mean we have one already. They also look at the implications of Macclesfield's latest points deduction and the mysterious case of Craig Dawson and the £2m fee.

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Kevin and Kieran look at how much a winter World Cup will cost English football, discuss the impact internet streaming will have on football broadcasting in the next year or so, and gaze into Kieran's crystal ball to predict how football's finances might look like in ten years' time. They also reveal which Premier League club is most at risk financially if they end up being relegated.

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Kevin and Kieran look closely at the latest numbers from Stoke City to find out the true cost of relegation from the Premier League and compare the club's shaky financial state with that of its parent company, Bet365. Plus, the price a player and club director have paid recently for speaking their mind.

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Kevin and Kieran answer a load listeners' questions, including where the fine paid by Leeds over 'spygate' ended up, whether Premier League clubs' revenue is anywhere near its peak, and why the away club's ticket money s often paid to the home club five days after the match. They also hand out the Price of Football podcast's end-of-season awards and Kevin gives his tip for perfect Brussels sprouts on the big day.

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Kevin and Kieran look into the financial side of European champions Liverpool FC and discuss just how much it could be worth to the club if Jurgen Klopp ends the long wait for a league title at Anfield this season. Plus, how much does it really cost to replace a Premier League manager and which team is the Manchester City owners' second-favourite?

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Kevin & Kieran take a detailed look at how the scouting system works with Darren Robinson, former head of recruitment at Birmingham City and now founder of iScout, which runs scouting services for professional clubs. Plus, the latest on Macclesfield and Bolton, the ongoing scandal at the FAI, and how Amazon's recent Premier League TV coverage went down.

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A whole bunch of clubs have sold or mortgaged their stadium over the last few years. In this episode of the Price of Football podcast Kevin and Kieran take a close look at some of those deals to find out why they've done it, and who have been the key beneficiaries. Plus, does the Supporters' Trust-ownership model have a future in today's game? And is the Elite Player Performance Plan scheme - otherwise known as EPPP - good for lower-league clubs?

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Kieran and Kevin take a peek at the finances of the Premier League champions Manchester City in the week that its parent company became the most valuable sports group in the world. Also this week, is there anything in the main political parties' manifestos for football fans? Plus, the lottery winner who's buying Partick Thistle and planning to give control of the club to fans.

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Kevin and Kieran examine the ways some clubs pump up their income through stadium sales, sponsorship deals and more with companies connected to club owners, which are all legitimate but were referred to by Arsene Wenger as 'financial doping'. Plus, why are the Welsh Premier League champions from England and why does it matter? And what do the annual reports of two clubs who were chasing promotion to the Premier League last season tell us about how much that chase really costs? Plus your questions to the team answered. 

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Kevin and Kieran get an insider's view on the way agents operate in football with the former general secretary of the Association of Football Agents, Jonathan Booker. Plus, the latest on the money behind the Emiliano Sala transfer and why Derby County have only sacked one of the three players involved in a recent car crash, even though he was a passenger and the other two were charged with drink-driving. 

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