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Football
French fight tests limits of football’s hottest investment trend

Olympique Lyonnais owner John Textor at odds with regulators over team finances and multiclub ownership model

Top stories in Scoreboard

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F1 in push to broaden trackside appeal as racing returns to Vegas

Organisers cater to growing US fan base from ‘backpackers to billionaires’ as The Strip welcomes the sport back for second year

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Plus, football’s multiclub under pressure

Special ReportThe Business of Formula One
F1 and ESPN open talks over next US media rights deal

Any new broadcasting contract will test the sport’s appeal in America after a small fall in viewership from its 2022 peak

News in-depthTravel & leisure industry
Premier League clubs target stadium upgrades to boost revenues

Top football division clubs look to increase capacity by at least 14% over next decade

Sport
Formula One’s next chapter Premium content

Plus, Q&A with ECB chair Richard Thompson

Football
Olympique Lyonnais warns funding delay would put going concern status at risk

French football club has assumed it will receive up to €40mn from owner’s sale of Crystal Palace stake

Manchester United PLC
Manchester United hires Rúben Amorim to replace Erik ten Hag

Portuguese manager has won two titles with Sporting Lisbon but has never led a club outside his home country

Travel & leisure industry
Silverstone to upgrade infrastructure as F1’s popularity rises

Home of British Grand Prix invests in new facilities to foster next generation of racers

Football
UK amends football regulator bill over concerns of state interference

Changes intended to ‘ensure’ new body will be ‘fully independent’ of government and industry

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How Callaway’s bet on driving range chain Topgolf went off course

The merger of hospitality and golfing has fallen victim to changing consumer habits and high costs

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The French engineer chasing Ferrari’s first championship since 2008

Frédéric Vasseur has led the F1 team’s resurgence, reinvigorating fans and sponsors

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