The Eagle Football group led by embattled US businessman John Textor reported $1.2 billion-plus debts, according to confidential documents seen by Telegraph Sport. The document seen by Telegraph Sport reveals that Eagle told investors it has £880 million of debt, ahead of the sale of the Palace stake for around £155 million. The schedule of liabilities says that Eagle owes $493 million alone to the United States giant Ares Capital in three tranches. Of that, $159 million is subject to a 19.4 per cent interest rate, with a $3 million loan running at 22 per cent. The filing runs up until June 2024. With interest, it is estimated total debts will have increased since.

Eagle Football had $504 million of liabilities specific to the group, according to the document. In addition, Lyon’s controlling company, OL Groupe, has $452 million of debt. Of the latter, around $346 million is secured against the club’s stadium, the 59,000-capacity Groupama Stadium.<>The Eagle document records around $167 million of debt resting with Eagle’s Brazilian club Botafogo.

Oduor came on in the 73rd minute and had his penalty saved by Andre Onana in the shootout, but Grimsby won 12-11. They must pay £10,000, with the remaining £10,000 suspended until the end of the season.

The EFL said the board's decision to issue a fine "followed precedent" and was taken after a "comprehensive review of all the evidence and considering prior decisions taken in respect of offences in the League Cup". In a statement the EFL said, Grimsby reported the breach themselves and the "club's non-compliance was not deliberate with no intention to deceive or mislead".

Almost six months have passed since the mass transfer of Kazakh clubs into private hands, but not all have been successful. Today, nearly half of the teams in the Kazakhstan Premier League have found private ownership, as have several major teams in the First League.

The national internet portal Sports.kz assessed the innovations private investors have brought to Kazakhstani football during this period.

FY2025 Universal Registration Document portrays a company that came within nine days of administrative relegation from Ligue 1, a fate averted only by the resignation of its controlling shareholder/CEO and the emergency injection of €117 million of new liquidity.

The new management under Michele Kang inherits a structurally difficult situation: negative equity of €163 million, net debt of €577 million (including player payables), a €12.5 million fixed UEFA penalty with €37.5 million in conditional sanctions, a DNCG-monitored payroll cap, and a €87.3 million shareholder loan at a 12-13% annual interest rate that will further inflate financial costs in FY2026.