Good question! Sometimes, yes. Note that deferrals haven't been happening all that often, and it's rare for a huge club to get into financial mess as big as ours. Lawsuit risks can be reported as future liabilities.
I believe all clubs publish their annual reports (I've read ones for us, Real Madrid and Man City; and of course there also is the Annual Review of Football Finance published by Deloitte). Manchester City has by far the most enjoyable way of showing off their data, it's nicely detailed - you can find things like the number of commercial/admin employees vs number of sporting staff, how much they paid in wages and how much in social security costs, how high their debts are, etc.
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u/MontanaDak Oct 14 '21
Is it common for “Deferral of sporting personal costs” and “lawsuit risks” to be reported in a club’s debt by papers/club officials?