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Is playing football behind closed doors always the best medicine?
Behind closed doors matches are not a panacea for the impact of Covid-19, nor are they always better than not playing at all.
European football stocks are undervalued says Ajax and OL investor
The MAPFRE AM asset management fund thinks European football stocks are undervalued in comparison with US franchises. Equity portfolio manager Luis García Álvarez explains why the company is taking a bet on Ajax and Olympic Lyon
Ajax’s Champions League run boosts visibility, but growth is underpinned by creative commercial team
Ajax's global popularity outstrips all of its domestic rivals, allowing the club to position itself as a brand platform for the Netherlands and beyond. Its chief commercial officer, Menno Geelen, tells Adam Nelson about the effects of Ajax's surprising run to the Champions League semi-finals, and how a creative commercial department has helped the club compete at the highest level.
Beneliga discussion surfaces again, but is more of a symptom than a solution
The ever-growing influence of Europe’s top-five leagues is squeezing the life out of professional football in Europe’s lowlands. Callum McCarthy examines the commercial pros and cons of a merger between the Dutch Eredivisie and the Belgian Pro League.
LiveScore extends Serie A streaming deal, adds more football rights
Global sports update and results provider LiveScore has renewed an agreement for streaming rights in the UK and Ireland to Italy’s Serie A, and further expanded its football offering with a host of other p…
Ziggo, Fox agree carriage deal in time for Eredivisie season
Dutch telco Ziggo has renewed its carriage agreement with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports following months of negotiations
Eredivisie adds new kick-off time at Fox request
There will be a new kick-off time in the Dutch Eredivisie next season at the request of the league domestic rights-holder, pay television broadcaster Fox Sports
Ziggo’s carriage talks with Fox Sports deadlocked
Dutch telco Ziggo’s carriage negotiations with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports are deadlocked, with the former unwilling to meet the latter’s revised payments model.