Is the World Cup profitable?

England last hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1966, which was the same year it last won. With the recent success of the England team in the European Championships, there has been increasing talk of an English or even a United Kingdom bid for a World Cup in the near future. The FIFA World Cup […]

The rise and fall of the European super league

Towards the end of April, twelve of Europe’s leading clubs announced the formation of a new football league called the European Super League. The football league would have comprised twenty of Europe’s top football teams – however, only 5 would be entered based on ‘sporting achievement’. The teams would have played their home and away […]

Messi Economics

Today let’s talk about another thing that I am very passionate about, football. But not just any part of football, let’s talk about one of the greatest players to grace the sport, Lionel Messi. Anyone who has ever seen Messi play will know he is a pleasure to watch as his presence on the pitch […]