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Football finance, explained differently and simply. For everyone. We offer financial due diligence, financial and investment planning and commission bespoke research reports in the world of sports. For enquiries, please email thedirectorsinbox@gmail.com.

Sporting Intelligence

By Nick Harris

Following the money, uncovering corruption, and diving into the data to tell the stories that matter.

Unrivalled insight into football's skulduggery

- Ed Barker

Sub-Prime Goals

Finance professional with a passion for sport and the business behind it. I cut through the noise, sometimes with a blunt knife.

Fantastic analysis on the business of football

- Ed Barker

Sports Politika

By Karim Zidan

Founded by investigative journalist Karim Zidan, Sports Politika is a media venture at the intersection of sports, power and politics. Unfiltered news, investigative reporting, and unique perspectives.

Always essential reading on the messy geopolitics of sport

- Ed Barker

The Swiss Ramble

Analysing the business of football, looking at the strategies and finances of football clubs from the major European leagues. Numbers, graphs and words!

The daddy of football finance

- Ed Barker

The Pitch Inspection

Regular journal bringing you investigations and football stories on the good, bad and ugly side of the game we love.

The Academy Scoop

By Scoop.

Coverage and analysis of youth football with a focus on Manchester United’s academy. Aspiring football journalist, nineteen.

Game State

By Chris Weatherspoon

The money, the numbers and the data behind your favourite sports

Excellent analysis on the business of football

- Ed Barker