Tag: CEO

Man City charges: CEO Ferran Soriano issues defiant message to European club bosses
29 September 2026 Off

Man City charges: CEO Ferran Soriano issues defiant message to European club bosses

By Total Football News

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has issued a defiant message to the executives of other teams about the club being found guilty of a majority of Premier League charges, BBC Sport has been told.

He was speaking at a board meeting of European Football Clubs (formerly the ECA) in Copenhagen before its general assembly on Tuesday.

Soriano was said to have vowed to fight the charges and the process

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Andrew Cullen: Portsmouth CEO on progress and John Mousinho’s future
26 June 2026 Off

Andrew Cullen: Portsmouth CEO on progress and John Mousinho’s future

By Total Football News

Portsmouth CEO Andrew Cullen is hoping to see the club make “steady progress” in the Championship following back-to-back seasons where they have narrowly avoided relegation.

After their promotion from League One in 2024, the Blues have gone on to finish 16th and 18th in the second tier under head coach John Mousinho.

This season, after another summer of investment and building on the foundations of the past two seasons, Cullen

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Sheffield United: CEO Stephen Bettis reaches 10 years in post at Bramall Lane
28 May 2026 Off

Sheffield United: CEO Stephen Bettis reaches 10 years in post at Bramall Lane

By Total Football News

The Blades were one of only four clubs in the Championship to make a profit in the last financial year. This isn’t a one-off – they’ve achieved this in four of the past six seasons, but it isn’t typical in the modern game.

United have broken their transfer record seven times and also purchased their stadium, land for a new training ground and bought the adjoining hotel with funds created

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Sheffield Wednesday CEO David Bruce sets out plans for overhaul of club
21 May 2026 Off

Sheffield Wednesday CEO David Bruce sets out plans for overhaul of club

By Total Football News

Bruce said this would change the perception of the club, and that would enable it to attract better players.

“The third step is building a good commercial engine,” he said. “We’re not doing that to make you feel uncomfortable, but we’ve got everything to sell.

“The front of shirt, sleeves, kit assets, perimeter boards, premium spaces in the stadium, and that will all be key to us being successful in

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Charlie Boss: Bristol City CEO says aim is to get new sporting director by end of season
31 March 2026 Off

Charlie Boss: Bristol City CEO says aim is to get new sporting director by end of season

By Total Football News

Bristol City chief executive Charlie Boss said recruitment for a sporting director is “well under way” with the aim of getting someone in by the end of the season.

Boss is four weeks into the role, having joined the club last month, and said filling the position was his “number one priority” and he had already been meeting with potential candidates.

He was speaking as Roy Hodgson conducted his first

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Bristol City: CEO Charlie Boss begins search for sporting director
16 March 2026 Off

Bristol City: CEO Charlie Boss begins search for sporting director

By Total Football News

New Bristol City CEO Charlie Boss says the club plan to appoint a sporting director to help him guide the Robins to the Premier League.

Former Jockey Club chief executive Boss took over the role last month following the departure of Tom Rawcliffe due to family commitments.

In an open letter to fans, Boss thanked them for his “warm welcome” to the club and said he understood frustrations about the

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Bristol City CEO confirms club held takeover talks with Turki Alalshikh
17 October 2025 Off

Bristol City CEO confirms club held takeover talks with Turki Alalshikh

By Total Football News

Alalshikh, 44, is a Saudi Arabian government official who is among the most influential people in boxing and has previously owned football clubs in Spain and Egypt.

City fall under the Bristol Sport umbrella which also comprises the Bristol Bears men’s and women’s rugby union teams and Bristol Flyers basketball.

It also included the women’s football team until it was sold in September to American investment group Mercury13.

“It’s no

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Jeremy Dale: Birmingham City appoint interim CEO permanently
24 June 2025 Off

Jeremy Dale: Birmingham City appoint interim CEO permanently

By Total Football News

Dale said it was “an honour” to become the permanent CEO, adding the opportunity the role presented working with the club’s owners was “huge”.

Blues chairman and co-owner Tom Wagner said the club had made “significant progress” under Dale and were “excited for his continued leadership as we maintain our focus on executing our long-term strategy and building a strong foundation for the future”.

Wagner, whose colleagues on

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Dane Murphy: Charlton Athletic to appoint ex-Barnsley and Nottingham Forest CEO
10 June 2025 Off

Dane Murphy: Charlton Athletic to appoint ex-Barnsley and Nottingham Forest CEO

By Total Football News

Promoted Charlton are to install former Barnsley and Nottingham Forest chief executive Dane Murphy in the same role at The Valley.

The 39-year-old American worked at Oakwell when Barnsley reached the Championship play-offs in 2021 before moving to Forest, who were promoted to the top flight a year later.

A former midfielder with DC United and New York Cosmos, Murphy also turned out for Osnabruck in Germany’s second tier and

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Oxford United: Without a stadium, we don’t have a club, says CEO
2 April 2025 Off

Oxford United: Without a stadium, we don’t have a club, says CEO

By Total Football News

Oxford United chief executive Tim Williams has warned there will be no football club without a stadium to play in.

The lease on the Kassam Stadium, where the U’s currently play, expires in June 2026 and the club is still awaiting a decision from planners about a proposed new ground at The Triangle site near Kidlington, which is expected this summer.

But the club, who are 19th in the Championship,

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