The Financial Times' high-level summit on the business and finance of football.
The Business of Football Summit, produced by FT Live, is the Financial Times' analysis of football through a financial and editorial lens. The 2026 edition took place on 25 and 26 February at The Peninsula London, gathering club and league executives, investors, advisers and regulators.
Led by the FT newsroom, the Summit offers a financial and strategic reading of football: investment, media rights, governance and ownership models. The format is premium and editorially driven.
Low on the technology and broadcast angle, but a strong read on the economic forces, rights, ownership and investment, that shape production and innovation budgets. Best treated as strategic intelligence for the vertical.
| Format | 2-day summit |
| Focus | finance, rights, governance |
| Venue | The Peninsula London |
Club and league executives, investors, advisers, media and regulators.
Limited. The Summit is about the finance and governance of football rather than production technology.