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VAR DEBATE: KEEP OR SCRAP

Emotions are high, pundits are calling for VAR to be scrapped — but would that take football forward or backwards?

Here’s my full breakdown.

VAR Debate: KEEP or SCRAP Everyone’s shouting about scrapping VAR — but is that really the answer?This video cuts through the noise: historic injustices, referee pressure, the tiny po...

Football today is a multi‑billion‑pound industry — and that makes good governance and sound financial decisions more important than ever. One wrong decision can set a club back years, creating a cycle of catching up.

Last summer alone, Europe’s top five leagues spent over £6.5 billion in the transfer window.

The Premier League accounted for £3.2 billion — almost half of all spending.

And the top 20 European clubs generated £10.5 billion in revenue in 2024/25.
That’s 20 clubs out of 96.

When the stakes are this high, good governance and sound financial decision isn’t optional — it’s the difference between competing and collapsing.

*Revenue Figures from Deloitte's Money League

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