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🏗️ San Donato Milanese council demanded €74,360 reimbursement from Milan-backed SportLifeCity for costs incurred evaluating the abandoned 70,000-capacity stadium project in the San Francesco zone, as detailed by Il Giorno. The bill covers technical studies, external consultations and administrative work over a year, triggered by a clause limiting payouts to €220,000 if the plan fails to materialize—a scenario foreseen since late 2024. Mayor Francesco Squeri outlined the itemized list during a council reply to PD questions, following the program’s closure in January after Milan’s shift to San Siro alongside Inter; the process had advanced in 2024-2025 via a multi-entity agreement involving Lombardy Region, Milan Metropolitan City, FS Sistemi Urbani and RFI. The 300,000 sqm site’s next use floats ideas like basketball facilities tied to RedBird’s potential NBA Europe stake. Source: Il Giorno #ACMilan #SanDonato #StadioMilan #SerieA

⚽️ Lens has rejected PSG’s push to reschedule their April 22 Ligue 1 top-of-table clash, slotted between PSG’s Champions League quarterfinal legs against Liverpool, via an official statement blasting the LFP for potentially turning the league into a flexible add-on for European priorities. Lens noted they privately informed PSG early on and stayed silent amid rising public pressure, but a shift would leave them idle for 15 days then facing a grueling every-three-days schedule, clashing with initial planning and equity principles. PSG countered that rescheduling falls under LFP rules, like Strasbourg’s recent request, and boosts France’s UEFA coefficient—currently sixth—potentially unlocking more European spots for Ligue 1 clubs; approval this week could move the game to May between rounds 33 and 34. As covered by Calcio e Finanza. Source: Onefootball, LFP clubs’ statements #Ligue1 #LensPSG #LFP #ChampionsLeague #Scheduling

⚫️ Bruno Guimarães’ Newcastle United contract does not include a release clause for this summer 2026, with the previous £100m clause having expired in June 2024 and no longer valid. Any potential transfer would require direct negotiations with the Magpies amid recent transfer links. Source: Fabrizio Romano #BrunoGuimaraes #NewcastleUnited #TransferNews #PremierLeague #NUFC

🏟️ According to The Times, Manchester United aim to submit the planning application for a new £2 billion, 100,000‑seat Old Trafford next year, once they complete the acquisition of key land next to the current stadium. Negotiations focus on a 100‑acre rail freight terminal owned by Brookfield, with United having offered around £50m against an asking price close to £400m due to relocation costs, but stadium CEO Collette Roche expects a land‑assembly breakthrough by the summer. Roche outlined a roadmap in which, after securing the site within the next couple of months, the club would spend roughly seven months on detailed design (“phase two”) before moving to the formal planning strategy, targeting a 12–18‑month window to file the planning application. She added that United are already engaging major partners and contractors, and that the wider project will be staged: first the new stadium, then housing and regeneration of the existing Old Trafford area, in what the club calls a once‑in‑a‑lifetime redevelopment for Trafford. Source: The Times #ManUnited #OldTrafford #NewStadium #PremierLeague

🟡 Emre Can has signed a one-year extension with Borussia Dortmund until June 2027 on a restructured deal that guarantees him a lower fixed salary than in his previous contract, with the potential to earn more through performance-related bonuses. As reported by Ruhr Nachrichten and Focus, his total pay can rise significantly if he meets appearance and performance targets, aligning his earnings more closely with his on-field output. Source: Ruhr Nachrichten and Focus #BVB #EmreCan #Bundesliga #ContractExtension #IncentiveDeal

⚪🔵 According to the official statement from Olympique de Marseille, Pablo Longoria is no longer the club’s president after reaching an agreement on his exit terms with owner McCourt Global. Longoria leaves after almost six years at OM, having arrived in July 2020 as general manager before replacing Jacques-Henri Eyraud as president in February 2021. During his tenure, Marseille reached the 2022 Europa Conference League semi-finals and the 2024 Europa League semi-finals, and took part in the Champions League in 2022/23 and 2025/26, exiting both times after the first phase. Domestically, the team failed to win trophies, with second place in Ligue 1 behind PSG in 2021/22 and 2024/25 as the best results. In his farewell, Longoria thanked OM for the trust over six seasons and expressed his gratitude to staff, players and supporters for their part in the “adventure”. Source: Olympique de Marseille official communications #OM #Longoria #Ligue1 #Marseille #Governance

Serie A Week 30 | Payroll's Comparison Fiorentina ◎ Matchday: €11.2M ◎ Broadcasting: €54.7M ◎ Commercial: €45.8M ◎ Player Trading: €60.4M ◎ Other: €26.2M ◉ Total Revenues: €198.6M 🔴 Net Loss: €23.2M Inter ◎ Matchday: €98.8M ◎ Broadcasting: €264.4M ◎ Commercial: €142.3M ◎ Player Trading: €17.3M ◎ Other: €44.0M ◉ Total Revenues: €567.0M 🟢 Net Profit: €35.3M #Fiorentina #Inter #FiorentinaInter #SerieA

🏟️ Palermo FC has formally appointed global architecture firm Populous to design the new Renzo Barbera, after the preliminary services conference on the stadium project confirmed its technical and administrative feasibility and cleared the way for the decisive conference phase. Populous’ Italian team will work with the EMEA headquarters on the redesign of one of the venues still in contention to host Euro 2032. CEO Giovanni Gardini said the club is ready to shoulder most of the investment under a long-term concession, calling the new stadium a modern, functional facility for the whole community and a crucial opportunity for the city. Italian authorities, Palermo’s ownership (City Football Group) and local government all back the project as they push to secure Palermo’s place among Euro 2032 host cities. Source: Palermo FC official communications and public statements #PalermoFC #StadioBarbera #Populous #Euro2032 #Stadi

La Liga Week 29 | Payroll's Comparison Sevilla ◎ Base Salaries: €65.6M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: €16.7M (variable) ◉ Total: €82.3M Valencia ◎ Base Salaries: €52.2.M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: €13.1M (variable) ◉ Total: €65.4M #Sevilla #Valencia #SevillaValencia #LaLiga

Premier League Week 31 | Payroll's Comparison Everton ◎ Base Salaries: £78.3M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: £19.5M (variable) ◉ Total: £97.9M Chelsea ◎ Base Salaries: £144.5M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: £38.5M (variable) ◉ Total: £182.8M #Everton #Chelsea #EvertonChelsea #EPL #PremierLeague

Premier League Week 31 | Payroll's Comparison Bournemouth ◎ Base Salaries: £62.0M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: £15.6M (variable) ◉ Total: £77.7M Manchester United ◎ Base Salaries: £162.3M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: £45.4M (variable) ◉ Total: £207.7M #Bournemouth #ManchesterUnited #ManUtd #BournemouthManUtd #EPL #PremierLeague

🏟️ Freshly re-elected Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced the team will temporarily return to the Johan Cruyff Stadium starting summer 2027 during Camp Nou’s final renovation phase to install the roof, lasting one to one-and-a-half months. Laporta rejected a return to Montjuïc, opting instead to expand Cruyff from 8,000 to 18,000 seats with Sant Joan Despí council backing. He forecasted the completed Camp Nou generating €450 million annually in revenue—up from €125 million now—and stressed the economic recovery’s importance, noting Lionel Messi’s neutrality in the election where rival Víctor Font had pledged his return. Source: Official statements of President Laporta #FCBarcelona #CampNou #JohanCruyff #Laporta #EspaiBarca

Europa League Round of 16 | Payroll's Comparison Roma ◎ Base Salaries: €109.4M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: €26.5M (variable) ◉ Total: €136.0M Bologna ◎ Base Salaries: €43.9M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: €11.6M (variable) ◉ Total: €55.5M #Roma #Bologna #RomaBologna #UEL #EuropaLeague

⚖️ According to the Daily Mail, Premier League clubs are furious over Chelsea receiving only a £10–10.75m fine and no points deduction for £47m in secret payments during the Roman Abramovich era (2011–18), including on deals like Eden Hazard. Executives have confronted Premier League CEO Richard Masters and chair Alison Brittain, while Everton, Forest and Leicester—recently penalised for FFP breaches—cite the league’s own Everton ruling that financial sanctions are inadequate for rich owners and sporting penalties are required for integrity. Manchester United reportedly passed on Hazard over a similar £5m agent demand that Chelsea met, later profiting £100m+ on his sale to Real Madrid. Source: Daily Mail #Chelsea #PremierLeague #FFP #Everton

Champions League Round of 16 | Payroll's Comparison Liverpool ◎ Base Salaries: €200.9M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: €44.0M (variable) ◉ Total: €245.0M Galatasaray ◎ Base Salaries: €97.2M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: €18.5M (variable) ◉ Total: €115.8M #Liverpool #Galatasaray #LiverpoolGalatasaray #UCL #ChampionsLeague

🏟️ According to Calcio & Finanza, the sale of the city-owned Parc des Princes has become a hot political issue in Paris ahead of the mayoral elections, with all major candidates forced to state their positions on PSG’s potential purchase or departure. PSG, under lease until 2044, has offered to buy the 47,000-capacity venue for renovation and expansion, but talks stalled under mayor Anne Hidalgo; now, frontrunner socialist Emmanuel Grégoire (her former deputy) has shifted to openness, proposing a sale with repurchase clause and ring-road burial for a green/commercial district, rejecting PSG’s past €40 million bid as too low. Conservative Rachida Dati backs a sale contingent on PSG funding an adjacent sports quarter, while centrist Pierre-Yves Bournazel eyes sale proceeds for free parking; ultraconservative Sarah Knafo agrees, but far-right Thierry Mariani and leftist Sophia Chikirou oppose. A Harris poll shows 60% of Parisians favour selling to keep PSG in the city, where it would rival Paris FC across the street. Meanwhile, PSG eyes sites in Poissy (north, near training ground) and Massy (south, near Orly), seen by some as leverage on the next mayor. Source: Calcio & Finanza, EFE agency #PSG #ParcDesPrinces #ParisElection #NewStadium

Champions League Round of 16 | Payroll's Comparison Manchester City ◎ Base Salaries: €272.6M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: €80.5M (variable) ◉ Total: €353.1M Real Madrid ◎ Base Salaries: €307.9M ◎ Incentive Bonuses: €126.1M (variable) ◉ Total: €434.0M #ManchesterCity #RealMadrid #ManCityRealMadrid #UCL #ChampionsLeague

🟡⚫ According to BILD, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha’s new contract until 2030 features a salary rise to €10 million annually, with a release clause of €80 million in 2027 dropping to €70 million in 2028. The structure secures him long-term while opening a potential exit window. Source: BILD #BorussiaDortmund #Nmecha #Bundesliga #Contract #ReleaseClause

Serie A Week 29 | Financial Comparison Cremonese ◎ Matchday: €1.6M ◎ Broadcasting: €1.4M ◎ Commercial: €43.0M ◎ Player Trading: €3.8M ◎ Other: €7.4M ◉ Total Revenues: €57.3M 🔴 Net Loss: €6.9M Fiorentina ◎ Matchday: €11.2M ◎ Broadcasting: €54.7M ◎ Commercial: €45.8M ◎ Player Trading: €60.4M ◎ Other: €26.2M ◉ Total Revenues: €198.6M 🔴 Net Loss: €23.2M #Cremonese #Fiorentina #CremoneseFiorentina #SerieA

🏟️ According to Calcio & Finanza, Rome’s city assembly has approved the technical and economic feasibility plan (Pfte) for AS Roma’s new stadium in Pietralata, with 39 votes in favour, five abstentions and none against. The majority backed the project together with Lega, Forza Italia, Azione and Noi Moderati, while Fratelli d’Italia abstained and the Five Star Movement did not take part in the vote. Urban planning councillor Maurizio Veloccia said the political authorisation process is now complete and only the technical phase remains, including a decisive services conference and environmental impact assessment, after which work can begin. His stated hope is to lay the first stone at the start of 2027, in line with UEFA and government deadlines given that the stadium is part of Italy’s Euro 2032 bid. Mayor Roberto Gualtieri called it a historic day for Rome, stressing that the project is designed as an open, year-round urban hub that will regenerate the Pietralata district with new green areas and infrastructure, not just a venue used on match days. Source: Rome Municipality and Calcio & Finanza