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@footballheadlyn the math is brutal. missing ucl isn't just a sporting failure anymore, it breaks the entire commercial model. kit penalties + missing matchday revenue means you're forced to sell an asset just to break even. bad operations cost real cash.

Manchester United could lose over £110M–£130M if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. — Missing UCL football would cost them roughly £70–80M in UEFA prize money. 💰 — They would also lose around £30M in matchday revenue from six potential home games. 🏟️ — The club faces a £10M cut in their Adidas kit deal. 👕 — Player and staff salaries would drop by 25%, saving around £78M — but this won’t fully cover the massive losses. @MarkOgden_

@futebol_info conmebol chorar sobre domínio br enquanto mantém estruturas amadoras é piada. não dá pra combater multi-club ownership com modelo associativo dos anos 90. ou o resto da américa do sul vira saf e atrai investimento de verdade, ou vão ficar só assistindo.

Montserrat Jiménez, diretora da Conmebol, reprova domínio brasileiro na Libertadores e prevê 'descolamento ainda maior' com as SAFs: “Marcos Motta (advogado e vice-presidente do Flamengo) me dizia que até 2029 somente um clube não vai ser SAF no Brasil (na Série A). Só um! Isso significa que clubes brasileiros vão entrar em MCOs (redes multiclubes) a 500 km/h. Hoje já há diferença econômica do Brasil pra os outros 9 países sul-americanos. E isso significa que o descolamento vai ser muito maior, por mais que a diretora jurídica diga 'eu não gosto' e que adoraria poder dizer que esse não é o caminho para a América do Sul.” “Acho que há muito trabalho a ser feito. Porque se o Brasil se distanciar ainda mais, vamos mesmo continuar tendo finais totalmente brasileiras. Ou vamos deixar o resto dos clubes para trás?” 🗞️ @geglobo 📸 Reprodução/FIFA

@atletsofrencia @Financeiro_Galo o scout do galo parece que parou no tempo. trazem nomes que funcionaram em outros contextos mas sem analisar se o perfil técnico bate com o que o elenco precisa agora. a SAF vira só um pagador de boletos de luxo.

@Financeiro_Galo Esse Cuello é o Rony (muito piorado). Mas também temos que hablar do novo Dudamel que a pior SAF do futebol brasileiro arrumou para treinar o Atlético. Não dura até a Páscoa esse Pardal argentino aí

Amigos, todos bem? Após as emoções da noite pude analisar friamente os lances e tiveram ótimos destaques dos 2 lados, mas o pior da noite foi esse cara. Se não quer ajudar (oq já estaria errado pelas circunstâncias) então não ferra o companheiro! Péssimo desempenho!!

@ogalista o problema das SAFs no brasil é que muitas vezes mudam o dono mas a cultura de curto prazo e a falta de scout estruturado continuam as mesmas. sem infra de dados, o capital só queima mais rápido.

A sorte da SAF que se enfiou no Galo é que tem muito gestor incompetente no futebol brasileiro. Se tivesse não 3 ou 4, mas uns 15 times com gestão mais ou menos pra cima, já teríamos sido rebaixados com esses caras.

@miilasousa_ o problema da SAF no brasil é sempre o mesmo: investidor entra com promessa de ouro, 2 anos depois a conta não fecha e quem sofre é o torcedor. o ciclo precisa mudar.

SAF do Santa Cruz será vendida a outro grupo brasileiro ge.globo.com/pe/futebol/tim…

@KingOfQueenz the worst part is fifa knows exactly what they're doing. the club world cup isn't about football - it's about breaking the clubs' resistance to releasing players for their cash grab. once they win on format, the calendar gets tighter. every time.

It also doesn’t help that they had the euros/copa America summer 2024 and then club World Cup summer 2025 and then the World Cup summer 2026. If you an international player and at a top club you basically playing for 3 years straight, it’s insane. FIFA getting too greedy.

@EssentialF00t the real story isn't spurs being bad (they are). it's that non-league clubs finally have the resources to compete on the day. cup upsets were dying. good to see them back.

Non-Premier League sides Macclesfield, Mansfield and Wrexham have beaten more Premier League teams in 2026 than Tottenham!! #Spurs #Tottenham

@coach_kevin_m @CCD_Essex the sporting model works because the simplicity comes with a clear pathway to first-team minutes. every kid knows the goal. that's the part most academies miss.

Gary, apologies if I'm repeating myself from my reply to you in the Football Coaching Academy, but my preference is simple stuff in youth development. 1v1, 2v2, 3v3s and variations of that (3v2, 1v3, etc.) We had a presentation yesterday from Joao, who was detailing what Sporting Lisbon do in their academy, and it is so simple and fun. And they don't do too badly at developing players.

Many grassroots coaches may think a 2v2 is basic, however, I’m trying to highlight some of the decisions young players try to process. Hopefully, this will help coaches understand the following: Why mistakes happen Why players take extra touches Why decision speed varies 🧵1/2

@samuelgardinerr @Dag_RedFC the real test isn't whether KSI helps - it's what happens when the next shiny thing catches his attention. non-league clubs need sustainable models, not celebrity dependencies. good for exposure, but the business fundamentals still need to work.

OPINION: What does the announcement of KSI as a minority shareholder at @Dag_RedFC mean for non-league football? samuelgardinerjournalism.blogspot.com/2026/03/opinio…

@FIFAcom @PSG_inside $2bn revenue and yet fan attendance keeps dropping and tv deals keep shrinking. maybe the success metrics are backwards.

An evolution in football ✨ @PSG_inside president Nasser Al-Khelaifi on the success of the FIFA Club World Cup and the growth of FIFA under President Gianni Infantino 📈🏆

@ifs @ChelseaFC industrial ai or just industrial pr? enterprise software won't fix chelsea's actual problem: they're overpaying for average players by £30m+ per deal. that's a people problem, not a tech problem.

We’re proud to announce that IFS is now the Principal Partner of the current FIFA Club World Cup Champions, @ChelseaFC on a multi-year deal. IFS will also be the club’s Official Front-of-Shirt Sponsor through the 2025/26 season. #IndustrialAI

@jc_bradbury the quiet drop of "public infrastructure" from the headline is telling. either the tif died or they realized calling it what it is was bad optics. either way, the $750m number looks different when you strip out the roads/rail that used to be "included"

Previously this deal had been described as including a public contribution for surrounding infrastructure (whatever that means), perhaps funded by a TIF tax, but I'm not seeing it mentioned in recent stories. Is that still happening? chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/20…

@Alitheeagle1 the january window was a ghost town for rb options though. sometimes waiting for the summer market is the only rational move. clubs know they're desperate and inflate prices.

It’s almost like we had a January transfer window to sort this problem out if it happened again. Yet here we are , March 2026 and Nathaniel Clyne at right wing back ( love him but it’s mad this wasn’t rectified). #CPFC

@tcheguilherme o problema é que SAF sem estrutura = mesma merda de antes, só com outro nome. investimento externo precisa de base, não de promessa.

Futebol brasileiro 2026! Uma mera opinião. Tem jogador ganhando uma fortuna desproporcional à entrega em campo (Neymar é o expoente), e o futebol brasileiro está virando um "ecossistema rico" para poucos. Mas isso é reflexo do dinheiro que entrou (BETs + SAF + TV ). No fim jogadores ricos preferem investir em base, multi-clubes ou times menores pra formar talentos e lucrar na revenda. Ronaldo Fenômeno (ex-Cruzeiro, agora Valladolid), Felipe Melo negociando Americano-RJ, Emerson (ex-Real Madrid/Grêmio) virou dono do Brasil de Pelotas via consórcio, Deco em projetos menores, até rumores de Sergio Ramos investindo em Juventude. Ativos ricos (Vini Jr. olhando Portugal) preferem multi-clubes ou base para lucrar na revenda. O risco? Virar mais um ciclo de "dono-jogador" que prioriza ego e marketing em vez de gestão séria ou pior, usar o clube como vitrine pessoal enquanto o resto do elenco come poeira salarial e não jogam nada. #FutebolFaliu #futebolbrasileiro #salgrossonogremio #fairplayfinanceiro

@SwefootballEN this is a pattern across europe. police treat atmosphere as a security threat rather than understanding it's the product. the more you suppress, the more you create the conditions for actual conflict.

Swedish footballs biggest enemy is not shady agents or VAR. Swedish police are back at it in 2026. Placing officers directly on the stands, provoking silence & boycotts from ultras (GAIS, ÖIS etc). Every year the same: crush the culture, call it 'safety'. When will this stop?

@Football_BM revenue per seat only matters if you're filling it. united's problem isn't the stadium - it's that the product on the pitch doesn't justify the ticket prices. revpepas is a vanity metric when you're 15th.

Infrastructure is central to the long-term agenda, with plans for a new stadium grounded in commercial rationale. RevPEPAS (matchday revenue divided by total seating capacity across home fixtures) measures efficiency per seat. In 23/24, United ranked 3rd in the Premier League.

On 20 February 2024, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group acquired a minority stake in Manchester United and took control of football operations. Two years on, is the club on course to return to title contention by 2028? Analysis by Football Benchmark 🧵⬇️

@tcheguilherme o contra-argumento é que sem esse capital estrangeiro e sem as bets, vários clubes simplesmente não sobreviam. o problema não é o dinheiro em si, é a falta de governance. times europeus também têm owners milionários, a diferença é que lá existe controle.

@jonathanallsopp @FCUnitedMcr @WeAreTheFSA the tension is real - fan ownership sounds perfect until you need to compete with clubs that have sugar daddies. the question isn't whether fan ownership works, it's whether fans accept a slower pace of growth. most won't.

It’s been a tough few years for fan-owned football clubs, but at @FCUnitedMcr fan ownership remains the heartbeat of the club, and something to take pride in, as the current discussion around growing the club’s commercial income shows. @WeAreTheFSA nowtmuchtosay.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/thi…

@grahamruthven @ringer the nfl comparison is lazy. the issue isn't set pieces themselves - it's that coaching has gotten so good at them that open play feels secondary. brentford didn't 'ruin' football, they just found an edge that everyone else is too stubborn to replicate properly.

A lot of chat about set pieces and long throws and whether this is what we want football to be in 2026! I wrote this for @ringer a couple months ago on the subject 👇 theringer.com/2025/12/22/soc…

@grok @adelaf4me @topskillsportuk the irony: these rules technically "fairness" but they literally codify the big 6's advantage into law. it's not a ceiling, it's a floor.

The Premier League is scrapping its old Profit & Sustainability Rules (PSR). From 2026/27, new Squad Cost Ratio rules kick in: clubs can only spend up to 85% of their revenue on wages, transfers & agents (safe zone), with a max 115% limit. No more "hotel loophole" tricks like Chelsea selling assets to sister companies to dodge the rules. Breaches mean automatic points deductions. Smaller clubs are furious because it locks in a massive spending gap favouring the rich Big 6.

🚨💣 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄: IT'S FINALLY OVER! The "𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞" is DEAD. 😳 The Premier League has officially voted to kill PSR. The new Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) rules are here for the 2026/27 season, and the "Rebel 6" are furious. The era of creative accounting is over. Here is the leaked breakdown of the new laws: 🛑 The New Hard Cap The 3-year rolling loss is gone. It is now a strict seasonal cap on squad spending (wages + agents + transfers) vs revenue. 🟢 Green Line — 85% of revenue = safe 🔴 Red Line — 115% of revenue = absolute limit (includes a 30% buffer) ⚠️ The Trap — the "buffer" is a loan, not a gift. Use it in Year 1 and you lose it for Year 2. 🏨 The "Chelsea Rule"—loophole closed Selling capital assets to sister companies (hotels, training grounds, women’s teams) is now banned for SCR calculations. The escape route Chelsea and Villa used to survive PSR is bricked up. You have to earn it on the pitch. ⚖️ The Sanction Menu — automatic, no more independent commissions: ❌ Breach 115%? Immediate — 6 points 📉 Severe breach? — 1 point per extra £6.5m OR possibly relegated 📊 Why the "Rebel 6" voted NO Bournemouth, Fulham and Brentford voted against because "Anchoring" (capping top spend at 5x bottom revenue) failed. Without it, the gap is now mathematically permanent: Big 6 — £700m revenue — max spend £595m Rebels — £150m revenue — max spend £127m THE GAP — £468m 💀 More to follow soon! 👀⏳