Adam Crafton

EXCLUSIVE 🚨Emails obtained by @TheAthleticFC sent by U.K. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia say that in a conversation with UK Foreign Office official, Premier League “had agreed to settle differences” with PIF so Newcastle takeover could “go ahead” Read ⬇️ theathletic.com/5077168/2023/1…

Breaking News: President Trump was told by Pam Bondi this spring that his name appeared in the Epstein files, said people who know of the exchange. nyti.ms/3TRcN9v

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV

From @TheAthleticFC: Hugo Ekitike's move to Liverpool means Eintracht Frankfurt will have made a profit of around $405 million in just six years. From a pure profit perspective, no club has generated more over the past three years. nyti.ms/3GRGbti

How does it cost this much to produce?!

I really don’t know what journalistic purpose is supposed to be served by broadcasting this.

After agent fees and transfer levies, Manchester United knocking on £150million for two players so far this summer

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Brentford to sign forward Bryan Mbeumo. After weeks of negotiations, a deal worth up to £71million ($95.5m) has finally been struck. #MUFC More from @David_Ornstein ⬇️

Inside Manchester United's summer: 🔴 Mbeumo bid during execs’ Iceland summit 🔴 Ratcliffe plans fishing trip (and wanted Amorim to come too) 🔴 Unease at ‘bomb squad’ strategy 🔴 Youngsters target tour 🔴 Martinez hopes to join squad in U.S. 📝 @lauriewhitwell

Excl: All agreements signed between Liverpool and Arsenal for world record £1.1m transfer of Canada forward Olivia Smith. Personal terms agreed. Deal set to be announced imminently. History in the making. Full story @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/64084…

NEW: The FIFA productions on Sunday for the half time show went substantially beyond $10m USD. That and many more learnings from this summer’s events in USA. nytimes.com/athletic/64954…

FIFA adopted a dynamic pricing approach to tickets, by which prices fluctuate in accordance with supply and demand. This made for some absurd fluctuations to ticket prices. Standard admission pricing for the semi-final between Chelsea and Brazil’s Fluminense at MetLife was…

The gap between Manchester United and Brentford on their valuation of Bryan Mbeumo remains considerable, reports @David_Ornstein in today's Transfer DealSheet. The two sides are several million pounds apart. There have been no significant developments over the past couple of…

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The leading Man Utd executives who oversaw soaring commercial revenues and then left after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s major cost-cutting programme have been hired by Daniel Levy Read more from @SamWallaceTel ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/… #THFC | #MUFC

Spain's Ministry for Social Rights has requested an investigation into possible breaches of disability laws at Lamine Yamal's 18th birthday party following allegations that individuals with dwarfism were hired as entertainers, according to EFE. spr.ly/601544wsW

Breaking (Exclusive) @MiamiHerald : hundreds of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges or convictions miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has snubbed the entirety of the FIFA Club World Cup amid ongoing tensions between the European confederation and the global world governing body, FIFA. More from @AdamCrafton_ ⤵️

Inside Chelsea Club World Cup win; 💰 incentivizing players with PL + CL level bonuses ⚽️ outbidding FIFA for preferred training bases 🏋️‍♀️ Joao Pedro fitness work to be match ready when he signed 🧠 Maresca use of squad to keep morale in long tournament nytimes.com/athletic/64901…

There’s going to be some arguments made that big sporting event in U.S. means Trump must be involved; but Super Bowl, NBA finals, Stanley Cup and World Series didn’t have the president on the pitch for presentations. FIFA do not have to do this stuff.