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How Money Shapes Football: Transfers, Contracts and Power Dynamics | The Review

How Money Shapes Football: Transfers, Contracts and Power Dynamics | The Review

Update: 2025-12-30
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Over the past year, we’ve gone inside football’s boardrooms, dressing rooms and balance sheets. This episode brings the most revealing moments together in one place.Welcome to The Business of Sport: Football Review.

Across this compilation, we bring together the best moments from our recent football conversations to explore how money really shapes the game. From transfer fees and player contracts to ownership structures and decision-making power, this episode looks at the forces operating behind the pitch.Featuring club executives and leaders from across the football pyramid, we dig into why wages inflate faster than revenues, how promotion and relegation transform balance sheets overnight, and why running a football club is as much about survival as success.


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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:34 Peter Kenyon - Fmr CEO of Man Utd & Chelsea

08:09 Liam Dooley - Shrewsbury Town CEO

14:22 Rick Parry - EFL Chair

24:25 Pablo Longoria - Marseille President

30:09 Ryan Sparks - Bradford City CEO

35:18 Ryan Bertrand - Fmr Premier League Player

39:30 Spencer Owen - Hashtag Utd Owner

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How Money Shapes Football: Transfers, Contracts and Power Dynamics | The Review

How Money Shapes Football: Transfers, Contracts and Power Dynamics | The Review

Charlie and Harry Stebbings