E246: “Money, Money, Money” - Club Ownership, Football Finances & the Premier League’s Streaming Future (Week in Football)

The 2026/27 season is about to begin, but before the football takes over, The NN Pod turns its attention to the money increasingly shaping the game.The discussion starts with the Community Shield and European Super Cup, asking why both competitions are treated so differently in England compared with elsewhere in Europe. From there, the focus moves towards club ownership, with reported investment at Liverpool and the developing ownership situation at West Ham raising wider questions about valuations, investors and where the real financial returns in football now sit.Attention then shifts down the pyramid. The hosts discuss the proposed financial relationship between the Premier League and the EFL, spending restrictions in League One and whether measures designed to improve sustainability could create unintended consequences for clubs and players. Ebbsfleet United’s financial difficulties provide an even starker example of the pressures facing clubs further down English football.The conversation then turns towards the ways clubs are trying to generate more money themselves. Stadium improvements, safe standing, hospitality, ticket revenue and player image rights all come under discussion, alongside the changing relationship between clubs and the supporters paying to watch them.Finally, the Premier League’s move towards direct-to-consumer streaming in Singapore opens up a wider debate about broadcasting, traditional rights holders and what a dedicated Premier League media service could eventually become.Continue the discussion with us.Follow The NN Pod for more Arsenal and football content.All our links: https://beacons.ai/thennpodChapters:(00:00) - Arteta’s Non-Negotiables & Intro(00:48) - Community Shield & European Super Cup(02:34) - Could the Community Shield Be Expanded?(06:57) - Jeff Bezos, Liverpool Investment & FSG’s Future(11:22) - West Ham’s Ownership Battle(15:50) - Premier League Money & the Football Pyramid(18:53) - League One Spending Rules & Player Welfare(22:37) - Ebbsfleet United’s Financial Problems(26:17) - Brighton, Safe Standing & Stadium Revenue(30:36) - Supporters, Hospitality & Player Image Rights(34:26) - Premier League Streaming & the Future of Broadcasting(40:19) - Outro & Football Returns