The BookKeeper – Exploring Tottenham Hotspur’s finances and their reduced spending power

“There was a time, not all that long ago, when Tottenham Hotspur were routinely highlighted as the Premier League’s best-run club. And by not that long ago, we mean last August. Fair Game, a campaign group for improved football governance, placed Spurs as the highest-ranking English club in their Fair Game Index last summer, a measure that assesses clubs in terms of financial sustainability, governance, fan engagement and ethics. Daniel Levy, chairman of Spurs since 2001, expressed his delight. Spurs were, Levy said, ‘a club that prides itself on good governance — with a key focus on sustainability and engagement with stakeholders and communities’. Topping the index could be seen as a vindication of Levy’s approach to running the club since he arrived over two decades ago, when the English National Investment Company (ENIC) assumed a controlling stake. …”
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