Tag: Clubs
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Europe’s top five leagues spend record £5bn in summer signings
Spending by clubs in Europe’s Big Five leagues totalled a record 5.5 billion euros during the close season transfer window, financial analyst Deloitte’s Sports Business Group said on Tuesday. The outlay was 0.9 billion euros (£817 million) more than the previous record set in 2018. England’s Premier League clubs spent 1.55 billion euros with a…
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Police raid Belgian football clubs over fraud, match-fixing
Several of Belgium’s top football clubs have been raided as part of a police investigation into alleged fraud involving the transfer of players. Agents, referees and officials from top clubs including Anderlecht, Club Bruges and Standard Liege are being investigated, Belgian media report. Club Bruges’ manager, Ivan Leko, is being questioned, along with prominent Belgian-Iranian…