According to pure economics, Manchester United will reclaim the Premiership championship this season to land a record 20th league title. But does science completely rule or does romance remain in the beautiful game?

Proposed Tevez deal shows how Brazilian leading clubs now have the cash and sponsors to compete with Europe

Spanish football’s bid to police itself with rules aimed at curbing financial excess goes in the right direction but there are serious doubts as to whether it will be enough to reverse an entrenched culture of profligacy

The world’s oldest football rule book, dating from the 1850s, was sold for 881,250 pounds ($1.4 million ) at a Sotheby’s auction in London, the book’s owners Sheffield FC said on their website

English Premier League champions Manchester United are named as the world’s most valuable sports team. The Red Devils are said to be worth $1.86 billion, according to Forbes magazine’s annual top 50 list.

Manchester City have received a huge financial boost with the latest figures from Companies House revealing that the club’s owners have pumped another £44m into the club.

River Plate faces a major restructuring after relegation from the top flight of Argentinian football left the club facing a possible 90% drop in broadcast revenues.

The financial distribution to the UEFA EURO 2012 finalists and draw dates, plus a reward for players who receive 100 caps were approved as the UEFA Executive Committee meeting ended.

Arsenal and Barratt London announced a deal to build 375 new private homes on the doorstep of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium – completing the final piece in the nine-year Ashburton Grove regeneration project.

The proportion of income that Premier League clubs spend on wages hit a record 68% in 2009-10, a report into football finances by Deloitte says.