Newly elected Portuguese Football League (LPFP) president Mario Figueiredo has stated he aims to expand the Primeira Liga and revert to a collective TV rights model in a bid to increase revenues.
Gaming giant Bwin.party digital has been ordered to remove all advertising and sponsorship from Portuguese sports competitions after a court ruled its activities are illegal.
UEFA has announced the award of Champions League and Europa League media rights for the 2012-15 cycle in Cyprus and Portugal respectively.
UEFA has awarded the free-to-air media rights to Euro 2012 in Portugal, while it has also concluded a deal for the 2012-15 Europa League cycle in the USA and Caribbean.
The Confederacion Sudamericana de Futbol (Conmebol), South America’s football governing body, has pledged support to the Portugal/Spain bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The head of the Portugal/Spain bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup has claimed the candidacy already has “more or less” eight of the 22 votes in next week’s election.
A note by the head of the Spain/Portugal joint bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup suggests there will be no punishment to his, and Qatar’s 2022 World Cup candidacy for alleged collusion.
The football associations of Spain, Portugal and Russia moved quickly to reject any claims of wrongdoing.
German sportswear company Puma will enter a team in the next Volvo Ocean Race, in 2011-12, after finishing second in the 2008-09 competition.
Sweden has pulled out of the running to host the 2018 Ryder Cup, leaving five countries in the race.
