Simon Babes looks at the crucial factors to consider regarding match-day experience and crowd movements when a stadium construction project is on the table.
FC Cincinnati hails TQL Stadium as ‘the next jewel in the crown of Queen City’
FC Cincinnati will begin the next major stage of its rapid growth trajectory this weekend when the club stages its first game at the state-of-the-art $250m, 26,000-capacity TQL Stadium. Club president Jeff Berding speaks to Bob Williams about the project.
Could ‘Brexit’ damage the EPL?
Frank Dunne, chief sports writer for the SportBusiness Group looks at the impact Britain’s decision to leave the EU will have on England’s most lucrative sports property
Leeds add AMT as official vehicle partner, focus on Elland Road expansion
English Premier League football club Leeds United has signed a sponsorship deal with vehicle solutions company AMT
IMG and FA to terminate deal for Wembley hospitality sales
IMG and England’s Football Association have announced that they have “mutually agreed” to terminate the agency’s sales agreement for Club Wembley, the membership and hospitality programme at the home of…
Polsat takes naming rights to Gdańsk stadium in six-year deal
Polish commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat has agreed a six-year naming rights deal with the operators of the Stadion Gdańsk venue.
OGC Nice stadium operator ‘placed under safeguard procedure’
The operator of the Allianz Riviera, home of French Ligue 1 football club OGC Nice, has been placed under a safeguard procedure amid financial difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Sports NFTs look to establish staying power
Blockchain-backed digital collectibles, having taken global sports industry by storm, now look to show they are not just the latest technological flash-in-the-pan. US Editor Eric Fisher reports
Alibaba-owned Daraz leverages cricket to power emerging e-commerce platform
Alibaba-owned online shopping platform Daraz is using the acquisition of Bangladesh Cricket Board rights to drive audiences to its site. Kevin McCullagh asks if the experiment could provide a new
Mark Tatum on the NBA’s pursuit of global growth
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Mark Tatum, National Basketball Association deputy commissioner and chief operating officer. Eric and Chris also discuss the National Football League’s developing plans in Germany, Major League Baseball’s rising on-field integrity and competition issues, heightened activity in the global data market, and recommended expansion for the College Football Playoff.
Sabran: CAA Eleven has exceeded Euro 2020 sponsorship sales target
On the eve of Euro 2020, Uefa's head of sponsorship and licensing, Guillaume Sabran, tells SportBusiness that its sponsorship agency for national team events, CAA Eleven, has exceeded its sales targets for the delayed tournament.