Chelsea da Sunderland su ne kawai kulob ɗin Premier League guda biyu da za su fara kakar wasa ta 2026-27 ba tare da mai tallafin riga a gaba ba — kuma dalilan da ke bayan halin kowace kulob sun bambanta ƙwarai.

Dabarar Chelsea ta dogon lokaci

Ga Chelsea, shiga kakar wasa ta huɗu a jere ba tare da mai tallafin riga na farko ba wani shiri na kasuwanci ne da aka yi da gangan, ba gazawar jawo hankalin masu sha'awa ba. Kulob ɗin na jiran yarjejeniyar dogon lokaci da ta nuna matsayinsa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin manyan kulob ɗin Turai.

Majiyoyi na masana'antu sun ce Chelsea na neman kuɗi a tsakanin £50m da £55m a kowace kakar wasa, ko da yake an yada adadin £65m sosai a farkon tattaunawar. Duk da haka, rashin cancanta na Chelsea na shiga UEFA Champions League akai-akai ya ƙara wahalar lamarin — bayyanuwar ƙwallon Turai babban abin da ke taimaka wajen ƙimar yarjejeniyar tallafi.

A cewar The Sponsor, wanda ke buga jerin ƙimar kasuwa na shekara-shekara na tallafin riga a Premier League, ƙimar da aka tsara ta Chelsea don gaban riga ta faɗi daga £50.3m zuwa £33.6m a ƙarshen kakar wasa ta bara. Wannan raguwar tana nuna farashin kasuwanci na kasa da aiki da ya wuce tsammanin.

Chelsea na yarda cewa za a iya cimma yarjejeniyar farashi mai rahusa ta ɗan lokaci da sauri, amma kulob ɗin yana ganin wannan hanya a matsayin cutarwa. Yarjejeniyarta ta yanzu ta kayan tufafi da Nike na tsawon shekaru 15 — mai darajar jimillar £900m, ko kusan £60m a kowace kakar — ana ɗaukarsa ƙasa da ƙimar kasuwa idan aka kwatanta da yarjejeniyoyin da wasu manyan kulob ɗin Turai suka sanya hannu. Yarda da yarjejeniyar riga mai ƙima iri ɗaya ba zai yi komai ba sai ta tsananta matsalar.

A maimakon haka, Chelsea ta zaɓi shirye-shiryen wucin-gaɗi a wasannin da suka gabata. Kamfanin fasahar wucin-gaɗi da software na masana'antu IFS ya tallafa wa kulob ɗin a cikin watanni uku na ƙarshe na kakar wasa ta bara, bayan yarjejeniyoyi irin na ɗan lokaci tare da Infinite Athlete da Damac a shekarun da suka gabata.

Chelsea na ambaton abokin tarayyar Manchester United da TeamViewer a matsayin wata yarjejeniya da ta yi kama da haka kuma ta buƙaci tattaunawa mai tsawo — wanda ke bayar da mahallin dalilin da ya sa tsarin yana ɗaukar lokaci.

Sunderland da haramcin caca

Halin Sunderland ya samo asali ne daga canji na doka a duk faɗin ƙungiyar. Daga kakar wasa ta 2026-27 zuwa gaba, kulob ɗin Premier League an hana su nuna alamar kamfanin caca a matsayin babban mai tallafi a gaban riga.

Yarjejeniyar Sunderland ta baya da kamfanin caca W88 ta ƙare, kuma kulob ɗin har yanzu bai sanar da wanda zai maye gurbinsa ba. A watan Yuli, Sunderland Echo ta ruwaito cewa za a yi sanarwa cikin lokacin da ya dace, yayin da ake bayyana tattaunawar na ci gaba. BBC Sport ta tuntubi Sunderland don sharhi.

An amince da haramcin caca tare da kulob ɗin Premier League a shekarar 2023, tare da ƙayyadaddun lokaci a ƙarshen kakar wasa ta 2025-26. A kakar wasa ta bara, ƙungiyoyi 11 na ɓangare na farko sun ɗauki masu tallafin caca a gashin riga — uku daga cikin waɗannan kulob ɗin an tura su ƙasa. Sauran bakwai, ciki har da Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, da Nottingham Forest, duk sun sami masu tallafi sababbi kafin yaƙin neman zaɓe na sabuwar kakar wasa.

Alamu na kamfanonin caca har yanzu an ba da izini a bakan riga da tallace-tallacen LED a gefen filin wasa. Haramcin alamun caca a gaban riga ya riga ya nuna cewa 'yan wasa ƴan ƙasa da shekara 18 sun kasance suna buga wasanni da riga maras tallafi, tunda ƙa'idojin da ke akwai sun hana ƙananan yara sanye da alamun caca. Wannan canji ya biyo bayan shawara tsakanin ƙungiyar, kulob ɗin ta, da Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport a matsayin wani ɓangare na bitar gwamnati game da dokar caca.