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Sports Ticker #119: Wimbledon worries, ICC's two-tier cricket and Mike Tyson litigation

Published on 21 Jan 2025. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial and Joshua Charalambous, Partner and Samuel Coppard, Senior Associate and Ellie Chakarto, Senior Associate and Joseph Akwaboa, Associate and Simon Williams, Associate

In a fortnight which saw the World Snooker Tour launch a new global streaming service and Adidas enter F1 with a Mercedes partnership, we bring you updates on the legal action against Wimbledon's expansion plans, FIFA's interim transfer rules following the Diarra ruling and the possibility of a two-tier cricket Test system.

Football club investment deals up more than a quarter in last year

Published on 04 Dec 2023. By Joshua Charalambous, Partner

Investors seeking to make immediate impact with capital for stadia, training facilities and infrastructure key Highly-anticipated Manchester Utd deal latest move in multi-sport structures

Deals targeting European football teams more than double in value to £6.9bn in the past year

Published on 23 Feb 2023. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial

Total number of deals increased 65% between 2021 and 2022 Growth of sports holding companies helps fuel increase in English football club deals