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Australia

Nathan Power and Jacob Mercep back to work at KPMG and PwC After a whirlwind Olympics campaign, Australian men’s water polo co-captain Nathan Power and teammate Jacob Mercep will soon return to their regular day-jobs back home, at PwC and KPMG.
20 August 2024
Australia

KPMG partner Shelley Reys appointed to Brisbane Olympics board The board of the Brisbane Olympics organising committee has been finalised ahead of the ten-year countdown to the 2032 Games, with Shelley Reys among its appointments.
25 April 2022
United Kingdom

Football Benchmark team spins off from KPMG as ACE Advisory After more than 20 years of operation in a Big Four environment, KPMG’s global sports advisory centre of excellence has spun off as an independent firm.
08 April 2022
Australia

KPMG supports community soccer event for Afghan schoolgirls This Sunday will see two football teams come head-to-head for the very first time, in what could be described as the true meaning of a ‘friendly’.
24 March 2022
United Kingdom

Europe’s footballing elite struggle to profit amid market turbulence Of Europe’s top footballing leagues, only the champions of Germany, Bayern Munich, reported a financial profit in the last year.
14 January 2022
Australia

Brisbane Olympics 2032 a potential $17 billion boon to Australia Brisbane’s successful bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games could deliver a massive spending (and societal) boon to the nation according to a preliminary report from Big Four professional services firm
29 November 2021
Australia

KPMG named presenting partner for Australian leg of SailGP Professional services firm KPMG has been named as a presenting partner of the Australian leg of international sailing competition SailGP, which will be hosted in Sydney in mid-December.
25 November 2021
United Kingdom

Ronaldo's Juventus impact muted on and off the pitch Three years after the much heralded arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin, the fabled CR7 brand has moved on for a fraction of his initial transfer fee.
10 September 2021
Middle East

KPMG renews commitment to Special Olympics in the region Building on a successful collaboration to establish the inaugural Special Olympics UAE in 2019, KPMG has signed on with the games’ organising body to support ongoing initiatives that promote inclusiv
12 May 2021
United Kingdom

Europe's top football leagues lose £4.5 billion due to pandemic The impact of Covid-19 on the global economy means Europe’s top football leagues lost £4.5 billion in revenues over 2020.
15 January 2021
United Kingdom

KPMG powers Ajax and City Football Group innovation programme A new initiative by the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Royal Netherlands Football Association, City Football Group, and AFC Ajax is looking to tackle the challenges football faces thanks to the Covid-19 pandem
17 July 2020
United Kingdom

The true cost of new ownership at a football club To many people, owning a football club is its own end – the opportunity to invest in the success of a sporting institution they have followed for their whole lives.
31 January 2020
Australia

KPMG cancels annual Couta Boat Classic amid bushfires KPMG has cancelled this year’s edition of the Couta Boat Classic event, in tribute to those affected by the bushfires currently raging across Australia.
06 January 2020
United Kingdom

Cost of fandom in the Premier League booms over five years The cost of being a football fan following the Premier League has exploded in the last five seasons, according to a new study.
22 November 2019
Singapore

Singapore launches commission to tackle harassment in sports The Safe Sport Commission has been launched in Singapore to help eradicate harassment in sport, and in particular sexual misconduct.
17 October 2019
Malaysia

KPMG pips PwC for back-to-back dragon boat titles in Malaysia KPMG has taken back-to-back honours ahead of PwC in the Skrine Regatta, a charity dragon boat racing event in Malaysia.
15 August 2019
United Kingdom

Promotion to Premier League worth £170 million English football is famed around the world for its high-spending clubs and colossal revenues, but life is deceptively precarious beyond the top-tier of the national sport.
14 June 2019
United Kingdom

Champions League glory hard to buy for football’s economic elite The thrills and spills of knock-out football can still be one of the sport’s great levelling forces, with the Champions League’s second round having shown that the biggest spenders aren’t always able
15 March 2019
United Arab Emirates

KPMG selected as official supplier for Special Olympics World Games KPMG Lower Gulf has been selected as an Official Supplier for the Special Olympics World Games to be held in Abu Dhabi from the middle of next month.
20 February 2019
Middle East

KPMG examines local football development in lead-up to Asian Cup final As the count-down is on to the AFC Asian Cup final in Abu Dhabi, KPMG has taken a look into some tournament statistics to assess the state of football in Asia.
01 February 2019
United Kingdom

Stock of British footballers rises for winter transfer window As the football season passes its halfway point, the yearly frenzy that is the January transfer window has cracked open.
04 January 2019
United Kingdom

Big Four firms wary of Sports Direct's hunt for new auditor As competition rules have led to Grant Thornton having to stand aside as the auditor of Sports Direct, the retail group has been left struggling to replace the firm.
19 September 2018
United Kingdom

KPMG administrators aim to sell racecourse by end of October Administrators from KPMG are reportedly jockeying for suitable buyers, as they look to sell a horse racing facility by the end of October, having already let the bulk of its staff go in August.
14 September 2018
United States

KPMG will pay golfer Stacy Lewis' full contract on maternity leave LPGA golfer Stacy Lewis revealed that accounting and consulting firm KPMG – her main sponsor – will be paying her sponsorship deal in full when she goes on maternity leave.
11 July 2018
United Kingdom

Profits of British football champions hampered by European struggles While football clubs put an increasing emphasis on social media as a means to boost future revenues, at present a decent European campaign is the best way to boost profits, judging by last season’s p
19 January 2018
United Kingdom

English Premier League clubs lead the way with digital fan experience Digital technology has transformed the way that businesses across all industries are expected to interact with their customers – and the world’s most popular sport is no different.
15 December 2017
United Kingdom

Premier League continues stadium expansion to chase Bundesliga attendance levels With the 2017/18 football season kicking off in earnest, as the English Premier League commences this weekend, clubs across Europe continue to aim to fill their stadiums by entertaining fans and prov
11 August 2017
United Kingdom

Debt-ridden Chinese football plays a risky game As the English football season prepares to kick off with the Community Shield clash between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley, Chinese footballing executives will be viewing the match enviously.
04 August 2017
United Kingdom

The most valuable football teams in Europe, English clubs rule With a total worth of €3.09 billion, Manchester United are the most valuable football club in Europe, according research by to Big Four consultancy KPMG.
09 June 2017
United Kingdom

KPMG main partner of ITU World Triathlon Series in Leeds This weekend Yorkshire will host the fifth stage of the ITU World Triathlon Series.
10 June 2016
United Kingdom

KPMG stops sponsorship deal with LSE Athletics Union KPMG has decided to end its sponsorship of the Athletics Union (AU) at the London School of Economics (LSE) as a result of pamphlets handed out by the men’s rugby team of the LSE filled with homophob
28 October 2014
United Kingdom

KPMG expects large investments in football stadiums In the coming years large investments are expected to be made in the European football stadiums market.
31 January 2014

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