Ben Marlow, managing director of 21st Club in Asia Pacific, looks at the rise and fall of Italian Serie A, and considers the ways in which the league can rise once again
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Dallas Jackals push back inaugural MLR season to 2022
The Dallas Jackals have pushed back their entry into Major League Rugby from 2021 to 2022 to try to ensure a more successful debut for the club amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Stadiums and arenas represent key tool in US Covid-19 vaccination efforts
Following last fall's repurposing of many sports facilities as voting centers, an increasing number of venues are now being used as mass vaccination centers, though the logistics to do so remain complex.
The Long Read | Potential investors will do well to look closely at the football deals of Endeavor and Wanda Sports
With Endeavor and Wanda Sports both preparing for IPOs, Frank Dunne looks at how the media rights strategies of their respective buying arms, the IMG and Infront agencies, fit into the two groups’ portfolios and explains why potential investors would be advised to look carefully at the small print around some key football deals.
Ligue 1 stages US games to attract new investors and bridge gap to Serie A and the Bundesliga
As France's Ligue 1 is staging a four-team tournament in Washington DC this week, Bob Williams looks at how it aims to expand its reach into the US and improve overseas media-rights income.
Fifa report: Transfer market takes Covid-19 hit, but women’s game continues to grow
Football’s global transfer market took a Covid-19 hit in 2020 as spending in the men’s professional game was reduced to levels not seen since pre-2017, however the women’s game continued its growing activ…
Globo and Fifa ‘to hold clear the air talks’
Brazilian media group Globo is reported to have arranged to meet a delegation from world football’s governing body Fifa to clear the air between the two parties after their relationship has become strained i…
BC Partners ‘in talks’ over Inter Milan stake
London-based private equity firm BC Partners is reportedly in talks over an investment in Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan
Operating revenues decline across top six European domestic champions, says KPMG
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on club operating revenues across almost all of Europe’s top six leagues and ‘exposed flaws’ in the way football is run, according to a new study by ac…
Stadiums and arenas represent key tool in US Covid-19 vaccination efforts
Following last fall's repurposing of many sports facilities as voting centers, an increasing number of venues are now being used as mass vaccination centers, though the logistics to do so remain complex.
VAR sponsorship included in Lega Serie A category revamp
Lega Serie A has been working to restructure its commercial and marketing operation over the last 12 months. In an exclusive interview, commercial director Michele Ciccarese outlines how sponsorship will take shape under the new structure.
India, Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia set out their stalls for 2027 AFC Asian Cup
SportBusiness delves into the bid books of the contenders to host the 2027 Asian Cup to examine the thinking and the plans behind each entry. Tom King reports.
‘The aim is to speak to a truly global audience’ | Why Fifa is getting into the podcast game
SportBusiness speaks to Fifa's Jean-Francois Pathy about the launch of its new podcast series ad its future strategy as an attempt to engage a larger audience through culture and music.