Europe
Inter Milan posts reduced €85m loss after Champions League run
Italian Serie A club Inter Milan has reported reduced losses of €85m ($91m) for the 2022-23 financial year after enjoying a revenue boost from a run to the Uefa Champions League final where the team l…
Oranje stay on NOS screens with Women’s Nations League, World Cup qualifiers to 2026
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has retained its position as the home of the women's national team, after securing rights to the inaugural Uefa Women's Nations League and Fifa World Cup qualifiers
LFP defends ‘integrity’ of tender following Canal Plus criticisms
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has insisted that its invitation to tender is fully compliant with competition legislation following comments made by Canal Plus president Maxime Saada in a…
Serie A teams up with government to sell ‘best of Italy’ during international broadcasts
Lega Serie A has stepped up its internationalisation plans by teaming up with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci) and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) on a project promoting…
ARD, ZDF tie down rights to Germany’s national team
German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF have announced a new deal with Uefa for rights to Germany's men’s national team matches.
EFL continues strong commercial momentum with 5-year Kellogg’s deal
The English Football League (EFL) has continued its strong recent commercial momentum with a five-year sponsorship deal with Kellogg’s.
Canal Plus tells LFP it won’t bid in Ligue 1 rights auction
Canal Plus, the pay-TV broadcaster which has aired Ligue 1 action since 1984, has this morning informed the French Professional Football League (LFP) that it will not bid during its domestic rights tender
LFP international executive Godin named Valenciennes CEO
Yoann Godin, director of partnerships and global network at France’s Professional Football League (LFP), is joining Ligue 2 club Valenciennes as its new chief executive.
Levy: Tottenham ‘not as tied’ to finding stadium sponsor as before
Tottenham Hotspur is “not as tied” to identifying a naming sponsor for its new £1bn ($1.2bn) stadium having derived a marketing benefit from keeping the arena brand clean, according to chairman Daniel Levy.
Premier League to vote on more games in next domestic TV cycle, closer to EFL distribution deal
Premier League clubs will meet next week to vote on the number of games to be sold in the next domestic TV packages starting in 2025, and are moving closer to a deal with the English Football League (EFL)…
Hisense extends with PSG as Chinese brand’s TV sales soar
Chinese electronic appliance company Hisense has extended its global sponsorship of French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain for another two years as it continues to use sport to increase brand awareness
Canal Plus makes pre-emptive strike with Premier League renewal in midst of Ligue 1 tender
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has hailed the importance of the English Premier League to its audience, after retaining exclusive rights in France just as domestic rights to Ligue 1 are on the market
Flanders Classics brings Amstel Gold Race into portfolio
Flanders Classics, the Belgian cycling event organiser, is to assume management of the Amstel Gold Race, the biggest cycling classic in the Netherlands, from the 2025 edition, it was announced today (Thursday)
Skweek launches in UK after amassing basketball rights in France
Skweek, the basketball streaming platform owned by Monaco-based Fedcom Media, has made the UK its second market after launching in France last year on the back of various rights acquisitions
Rubiales ally fired as RFEF hails ‘new stage’ in relations with women’s team
Andreu Camps, a close ally of disgraced former president Luis Rubiales, has been dismissed as general secretary of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), as the governing body announced a "new stage"…
Chelsea ‘raises $500m’ in equity investment from Ares
Chelsea has raised $500m (€466.7m) in fresh investment from US fund Ares Management as the club’s American owners seek to expand their multi-club network after spending more than $1bn on player transfers since buying the Premier League club from Russian Roman Abramovich in May 2022.
EXCLUSIVE: Heineken 0.0 to end Europa League and Conference League deals next year
Heineken’s non-alcoholic beer brand Heineken 0.0 will not extend its sponsorship of the Uefa Europa League and Conference League after its current deal expires at the end of the 2023-24 season.
Fite nets first football rights deal in Europe
Streaming platform Fite has secured exclusive rights to the AFC Champions League for two seasons in the UK and Ireland, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, more than a year after its proposed deal for…