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Wasps chief causes buzz with £35m funds-raiser
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Premiership rugby giants become the first sports club in Britain to issue a retail bond on London Stock Exchange
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Business as usual for Premier League as big guns snap up TV rights
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Despite attempts by 'wildcards' Eurosport and beIN Sports, the status quo was maintained as BT Sport and Sky maintain their coverage of England's top flight
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Aston Villa and West Brom in world's top 40 clubs for revenue
Economic Development
Giant broadcasting deal means three Premier League clubs from the region are among the richest in the world
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Sky announces extension to broadcast deal
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As Sky announces extension to broadcast deal, some counties are crying out for new schedule which will help boost their profile.
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Review of 2014 - January: Rich List, Old Mo wins award and John Lewis takes shape
Library of Birmingham
Our festive look back at the big online news stories of 2014 starts with our annual round up of the region's wealthy, news of a rail track possibly reopening and striking barristers
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Fair game to probe Premier League's TV deals
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Bid to get more football on the box at lower cost to supporters.
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Peter Sharkey: Bid to give football fans a greater say in how clubs are run
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Politicians want supporters involved in ownership and decision-making
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Lorna McClelland is Aston Villa's biggest supporter
Economic Development
Player liaison officer Lorna McClelland has significantly helped Aston Villa prosper over the years.
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Aston Villa appoint Tom Fox as chief executive
Economic Development
Villa swoop on Arsenal for new chief following departure of Paul Faulkner
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Peter Sharkey: The economic benefits of a permanent NFL franchise based in London
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The NFL returns to London next month for the first of three regular season autumn duels when Miami face Oakland on September 28.
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Big bad bookies and Premier League prove easy targets for vote-chasers
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Election fever turns grassroot sport funding into a political football.
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Plough half of Premier League clubs' TV cash into youth football, MP urges
Economic Development
It is the right time for the Government to impose a 50% levy on the country's richest clubs, Labour’s Roger Godsiff argues
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Barrister vows to fight against homophobia in football
Economic Development
Tariq Sadiq, a practising barrister for 20 years at St Philips Chambers, will lead the FA's anti-discrimination panel, created in the wake of the high-profile racism cases involving the likes of Luis Suarez and John Terry
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Money talks as England look set for more misery
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Although England has "the best facilities", we remain unable to produce a sufficient volume of talented footballers capable of competing at the very highest level
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World Cup or Western League - integrity is a key factor for sponsors
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A litany of back-handers, bribes and lavish junkets merely confirmed that many senior officials involved in the management and administration of international football are little more than crooks.
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Villa and West Brom avoid turnover drop as Midlands clubs struggle
Banking & Finance
Deloitte's latest Annual Review of Football Finance paints stark picture for region's Premier League and Championship clubs
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Clubs must think hard about how to replace key people
Opinion
Considerable damage can be done to any business if the wrong person takes the reins of a successful operation
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A timeless lesson for 'Football Man'
Opinion
Every so often, well away from the absurd self-importance of the whole bloated shooting match there's a reminder why millions of us fell in love with football in the first place
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How the fans can hit clubs where it hurts
Economic Development
Foreign ownership and soaring broadcast income have all served to negate the value of fan power in football. John Samuels investigates why.
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Blues and Villa facing catch-22 on wage bills
Economic Development
Crisis at Birmingham's big football teams after run of losses threatens drop
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West Midlands football clubs post a combined £87.5m loss
Economic Development
Financial struggles at Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers were behind the loss in 2013, which compares to an overall profit of £1.3 million the year before
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Accounts reveal Aston Villa has made four-year loss of £162m
Economic Development
The club, which has posted a cumulative loss of £162 million in the past four years, saw the deficit rise by more than £34 million in the year to May 31, 2013
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The lack of financial fair play is threatening to kill game
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The depressing downgrading of the FA Cup offers a foretaste of what could happen to the domestic English game.
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Pitch battle with pubs over games is still live and kicking
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Premier League fights back with plans to bring 100 prosecutions.
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