Jordan Macauley

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Worth remembering Newcastle Football Club were acquired in 2021 for £305m!

- £305m: Newcastle United (October 2021
- £240m: Ipswich Town (March 2024)
- £200m: Chelsea Women (May 2025)

Fascinating

[Jordan Macauley @Jordan_TLP]

Fascinating deal. Two takes here:

1. Chelsea's £200m "valuation" on the Women's team appears to be... accurate!

2. On their last set of accounts Chelsea Women posted £11m in revenue. Cant help but feel that his is a high multiple on earnings for a Woman's Football Team

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Exclusive: Serena Williams’s Reddit-founder husband buys ~10% stake in Chelsea Women for £20m.

https://t.co/LwkcWitAUh

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Chris Eubank Junior made over £10m for the Conor Benn fight.

A powerful snippet explaining the painful, but lucrative rehydration clause.

(Per @StevenBartlett)

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Barcelona are struggling.

Despite their impressive season, off-the-pitch they are struggling financially.

In the last few years, President Joan Laporta has made a series of desperate business deals to keep the club afloat.

A thread of his most important financial plays 🧵

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Laporta is fantastic at deal-making. Their performances on the pitch however mask a very precarious financial position off-the-pitch.

A far cry from their rivals in Madrid who are:

- Flourishing financially
- Have an excellent stadium
- Manage to sign top players every season

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@MrLdot Love this, thank you brother 🙏🏾

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@OddsOnFPL Thank you 🙏🏾 I’m glad you enjoy

[Jordan Macauley @Jordan_TLP]

2025 thus far:

- January: Crossed 20,000 Subscribers on YouTube in less than 1 year
- February: Spent weeks explaining what a YouTube channel is to my mother. Failed
- March: Won Best YouTube Newcomer at Sports Journalist Awards
- April: Doubled newsletter subscribers. Crossed 30,000 Subscribers on YouTube

We're building something great. Excited for what's next 🚀

[Jordan Macauley @Jordan_TLP]

@andylangat This means more than you know brother, thank you

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French football is in big trouble.

Five seasons ago, huge stars played in Ligue 1.

Today, the league is financially unstable.

A groundbreaking broadcast deal in 2020 turned out to be one of the worst deals in European football history.

A thread 🧵

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DAZN are now exiting their tie-up with Ligue 1 leaving the league without a major broadcaster for the second time in 5 years.

A sad state of affairs for such a historic footballing league.

https://t.co/qeSeLH4Q5j