Soccer

8/19/2026 |  Premier League season predictions: Champions, relegated teams, Golden Boot winner, more for 2026-27 season (NBC Sports) The 2026-27 Premier League season takes flight this weekend, and the complexion of the division has changed quite a bit with a new champion and new bosses at almost half of the clubs (if you count first full seasons).

8/18/2026 |  AP Interview: Klaveness slams Infantino’s FIFA for firing top executive in ‘management by fear’ (Associated Press (AP)) GENEVA (AP) — FIFA’s removal of the senior official who said Gianni Infantino deceived staff with his World Cup sell-off plan was unacceptable, Norway soccer president Lise Klaveness said on Tuesday while urging other leaders at the governing body to resist potentially damaging orders.

8/18/2026 |  How investors profit from soccer even as Premier League club losses skyrocket (CNBC Sports)

• A consortium including Jeff Bezos has agreed to buy a minority stake in Liverpool FC.
• But most Premier League teams are unprofitable, with aggregate pre-tax losses for the 20 English Premier League clubs totaling £948 million in the 2024/25 season.
• Clubs are increasingly optimizing their existing revenue streams through building multi-purpose stadiums.

8/18/2026 |  FIFA World Cup sell-off: Trump defends Infantino as UEFA, CONCACAF, AFC attack act of “deception” (Insider Sport) FIFA President Gianni Infantino withdrew a plan to sell minority stakes in a commercial subsidiary controlling the men’s and women’s World Cups on 1 August 2026, seven days after it emerged.
FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) drew opposition from three confederations, a UEFA boycott threat covering all FIFA competitions, the resignation of a senior Infantino adviser, a statement from FIFA’s own chief operating officer accusing Infantino of deceiving staff, and criticism from the UK prime minister.

8/18/2026 |  Boehly and Walter in talks over sale of Chelsea stake (Insider Sport) Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and co-owner Mark Walter are negotiating the sale of their stake to major shareholder Clearlake Capital
Todd Boehly and Mark Walter are in talks to sell their shares in Chelsea FC to Clearlake Capital, the club’s majority shareholder. 
As reported by The Financial Times, while an agreement has not yet been reached, negotiations have gained momentum in recent weeks.