I believe they wrote a similar article about the Football League (English) after Hillsborough. Sachin
In addition to the post-Hillsborough report, The Economist has done at least one extensive report on football/soccer in the last few years--by comparison, this is really just a squib occasioned by a new(ish) book. By the way, I've read the book referenced in the article. It's excellent, and well worth picking up if you're interested in sports-business stuff.