Belgium

ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.

ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.

ESPN Classic Sport is set to launch in Belgium on Monday, following a carriage deal secured with leading Belgian cable operator Telenet.

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.

Fifteen European soccer leagues, including those from England, Italy, Spain, Germany and France plan to form a federation to ensure their voices are heard in dealings with UEFA and the European Union.

Alberto Landi is Lotto Sport Italia’s new marketing and communication director.

Brussels has withdrawn from the race to host the 2009 World Athletics Championships due to financial difficulties, officials have announced.

Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with a group of leading Nordic broadcasters for a substantial package of rights to FIFA’s top events, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

UEFA has urged its member associations to embrace proposals to "create a level playing field" by introducing a Europe-wide policy on clubs using homegrown players.

Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement with Czech TV for the television rights of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in the Czech Republic.

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews some of the issues of the past seven days

Infront Sports & Media has reached an exclusive agreement for the television rights to the 2006 FIFA World CupTM for the territory defined as French-speaking Belgium.

UK radio station TalkSport has complained to the European Commission that the BBC overpaid for its three-year deal to broadcast live Premiership football.

Scotland and Ireland are set to team up once again to present a joint bid to stage the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.

Europe will host the 2009 IAAF World Championships after the final bids to stage the athletics showcase were received by the sport’s governing body.

The Stanford Financial Group has signed up as official sponsor of the rankings on tennis’ Delta Tour of Champions.

The G14 hopes to discover later this month if Swiss competition chiefs will push for further action against FIFA in the on-going row over the use of players for international tournaments.

European soccer lobby group the G14 will meet in Brussels next week to consider its next move.