England
ASM Global brought in to diversify London Stadium offering
US-based venue and event management company ASM Global has agreed its first stadium partnership in the UK after striking a deal with London Stadium
EPCR’s Finals Weekend finally gets Tottenham date
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) has announced that Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host the 2024 edition of its Finals Weekend, three years later than originally intended
Rugby league teams back IMG’s club grading plan
Rugby league clubs in England have voted in favour of club grading proposals outlined by IMG as part of the agency’s 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe.
Zilliacus withdraws Man Utd bid, criticises Glazers’ protracted sale process
Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has withdrawn his proposal to buy Manchester United after criticising the decision by the Glazer family, which owns the Premier League club, to start a third round…
Chelsea signs long-term deal with tech firm Tempus Ex Machina
English Premier League club Chelsea has signed a seven-year agreement with California-based technology company Tempus Ex Machina
Yorkshire CCC eyes Middle East investment
Yorkshire County Cricket Club is working with accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton to explore potential funding from Middle East investors
Manchester United returns to profit in quarterly financials
Manchester United has returned to profit in its quarterly financial results, despite total revenue falling by 9.8 per cent year-on-year
Axi renews Manchester City sponsorship, backs women’s team
Australian trading platform Axi has extended its sponsorship deal with Premier League club Manchester City
Brentford posts club-record turnover of £140.9m
Premier League club Brentford has posted a record turnover of £140.9m (€160m/$174m) for the 2022 financial year, with its profit after tax standing at £25.7m.
Manchester City adds SportyBet to regional betting sponsors
English Premier League football club Manchester City has signed its latest regional betting sponsor through a deal with SportyBet
SA tourism minister calls for end to ‘unlawful and invalid’ Spurs deal
South Africa’s newly appointed minister of tourism, Patricia de Lille, has described the proposed sponsorship deal between SA Tourism and English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as “unlawful and…
Abramovich sanctions cited as Chelsea posts £121.3m loss
Chelsea has blamed the impact of sanctions placed on its former owner Roman Abramovich after recording a net loss of £121.3m (€138m/$148.7m
Everton to face probe over alleged FFP breaches
Everton has said it is “prepared to robustly defend its position” after the Premier League referred the club to an independent commission over alleged breaches of its financial fair play (FFP) rules.
Manchester United receives second-round bids from Sheikh Jassim, Zilliacus
Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Thomas Zilliacus have joined Sir Jim Ratcliffe in submitting second-round bids for English Premier League football club Manchester United, according to multiple reports.
Liverpool returns to profit after commercial revenue jumps to £247m
English Premier League club Liverpool has returned to profit for the first time since the 2018-19 financial reporting period, with revenues increasing by £107m (€122.1m/$129.6m) to £594m.
Billionaire Najafi ‘preparing $3.75bn bid’ for Tottenham
Jahm Najafi, an Iranian-American billionaire who serves as the chair of investment company MSP Sports Capital, is reportedly preparing a $3.75bn (€3.5bn) bid for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
FansMall to launch Chelsea trading cards in China
English Premier League club Chelsea has signed a multi-year agreement with Chinese sports trading card platform FansMall
Table Tennis England selects 1080 Media TV to support OTT move
UK-based media company 1080 Media TV has signed a three-year production deal with Table Tennis England.
The agreement will support the launch of the governing body’s TTE.TV video and streaming platform.