Barcelona
3 September 2026

Barcelona say annual revenue has exceeded €1 billion for the first time while the club recorded positive ordinary results for a third consecutive season. The financial milestone will be presented to members at the club’s general assembly on 19 September.

Barcelona attributed much of the revenue increase to operating Spotify Camp Nou after returning home. Delegates will also vote on increasing credit for the Espai Barca redevelopment, meaning the record income arrives alongside a proposed rise in long-term project financing.

Raul Asencio and Real Madrid
3 September 2026

Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio has been acquitted of allegations that he distributed a sexually explicit video involving a minor without consent. Spanish prosecutors withdrew all charges against the 23-year-old during the trial in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

Three former Real Madrid academy team-mates were convicted and received one-year suspended prison sentences, restraining orders and restrictions on working with minors. The ruling is separate from Asencio’s recent drink-driving conviction, for which Real Madrid opened disciplinary proceedings.

UEFA, European Football Clubs, European Leagues and Football Supporters Europe
3 September 2026

Four major European football bodies have jointly urged public authorities to stop using blanket away-supporter bans as a routine safety measure. They endorsed Council of Europe guidance favouring individual accountability and restricting collective bans to exceptional, evidence-based circumstances.

The joint position followed UEFA’s Safety and Security Conference in Madrid and years of disputed supporter exclusions across Europe. The groups also called for stakeholder consultation, timely communication and fair treatment when authorities consider restricting travelling fans from matches.

Daniel Kretinsky and West Ham United
3 September 2026

Daniel Kretinsky is set to become West Ham’s largest shareholder with a 46 percent stake after reaching an agreement involving shares previously held by the Gold family and other shareholders. The restructuring effectively ends Amanda Staveley’s immediate investment bid.

Existing pre-emption rights were triggered after Vanessa Gold agreed to sell her stake to Staveley. Kretinsky will rise to 46 percent, David Sullivan to 40 percent and Tripp Smith to 11 percent, while regulatory enquiries into Sullivan remain ongoing.

Chelsea
3 September 2026

Chelsea say 39 players left the club this summer through sales and loans, generating more than £500 million including loan fees. The club estimates it made about £120 million in transfer profit despite spending £349 million on 11 incoming players.

Seventeen players were sold and another 22 loaned, with several options or obligations attached. Major departures included Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Cucurella, while Chelsea increasingly traded with Premier League rivals and sister club Strasbourg to balance spending.

London City Lionesses, Nike and Michele Kang
3 September 2026

London City Lionesses owner Michele Kang says the club’s new Nike front-of-shirt sponsorship is the largest women-only shirt deal in football. Kang said its value exceeds the reported roughly £2.96 million Atlanta NWSL agreement and some Premier League sponsorships.

London City are the only independent women’s club in England’s top flight, while other WSL teams share sponsors with men’s sides. The commercial agreement follows major recruitment including Alexia Putellas, Mapi Leon, Mary Earps and Kadidiatou Diani.