Why bullish AFC Leopards patron says future of ‘KPL Aristocrats’ is starry after season of ‘alluring football’
During the season, AFC Leopards was the only club that paid salaries and allowances on time. High gate collections and lucrative sponsorships have made the club arguably the richest in the league. Things can only get better the current office clear longstanding debts that had affected quality player recruitment. The office also had incentives for best performers and insurance cover that ensured consistency in the team.
‘We have to slow the virus down’: How Arsenal manage Mikel Arteta lifted Gunners to from the depth of rot to EPL champions
So here we are, 22 years on. As Arsene Wenger so poignantly put it in 2014, “happiness and suffering are linked to the time you’ve had to wait”.
Inside Arsenal’s 8,000-day EPL title wait and their motto: ‘Remember who you are, what you are and who you represent’
It is a lot to carry on your shoulders. The old motto “Remember who you are, what you are, and who you represent” resonates. It ripples. They represent themselves, their team-mates, their families, their club and all these people all over the planet who care about Arsenal. For the length of a brutal, 10-month season, with the spectre of all the attempts behind this one, that carries significant weight.
World football transfers hit record high with 86,158 international players switching clubs
A record-breaking 86,158 international player transfers were completed in 2025 in both men’s and women’s professional, as well as amateur football, FIFA announced. Clubs’ spending on transfer fees also broke the record with $13.11 billion, over 50 per cent above those of 2024.
