Europe
Business

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has called for UEFA to get tough on clubs that exploit “back-door funding” through inflated sponsorship deals and expel those found guilty of such offences from European competition.
Media

Uefa has confirmed further details about its tie-up with CAA Eleven, which has secured a deal to distribute a new centralised package of European national team rights, and believes the new model will help football’s European governing body to replicate the success of the continent’s top leagues.
Business

Matt Carlton, Head of Insight at Ebiquity, asks what marketing lessons can be learnt from London 2012.
Stadia

Peter McNeile, Director of Sponsorship at Cheltenham Racecourse, explains the challenges facing effective CRM in sport.
Media

UEFA has announced that the CAA Eleven company will assume responsibility for a new centralised media rights sales process for European qualifiers to Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Business

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has enhanced its status as one of the sport’s most financially secure organisations by announcing record turnover and a record-equalling profit for the year ending June 30, 2012.
Events

FIFA has announced the 11 cities to host the 2018 World Cup in Russia, with Krasnodar proving the surprise omission from the 13 originally shortlisted.
Business

Emirates has agreed a 10-year naming rights deal for one of Glasgow’s key venues for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Business

Leaders has signed partnerships with Channel 4, SIS and Levy Restaurants for its 2012 conference events.
Business

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has insisted the club will continue to follow a financially responsible strategy after the sale of star players allowed it to more than double profits for the financial year ending May 31, 2012.
Events

The Mayor of Ponferrada, Carlos Lopez Riesco, has vowed to fight “tooth and nail” to ensure the city retains the 2014 World Road Cycling Championships, stating the event would provide an important source of revenue through tourism and job creation.
Business

Sportswear giant Adidas has confirmed an extension of a partnership with Real Madrid until the end of the 2019-20 season in an agreement that prolongs one of the most lucrative kit deals in world football.
Events

Russia 2018 is gearing up for Saturday’s announcement of the host cities for the country’s staging of the FIFA World Cup after handing over the technical report on the 13 candidate cities to world football’s governing body.
Media

Sergio Tacchini has teamed up with IMG in a multi-year agreement, as part of attempts to reinvigorate the Italian sportswear brand.
Media

The German Football League (DFL) has struck an innovative deal with digital media company Perform that will see it market and distribute live and highlights coverage of the 2012-13 1.Bundesliga season across digital platforms in Italy.
Business

Glasgow 2014 has struck a deal with London 2012 partner RGS (UK) Ltd, which will see the company become the official furniture provider of the Scottish city’s staging of the Commonwealth Games.
Events

European Rugby Cup (ERC) has announced that France will host the 2014 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals in what could be the last staging of European rugby union’s leading club competition in its current format.
Events

The English Football Association (FA) has stated it is keen to host the semi-finals and final of Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium if UEFA president Michel Platini’s vision to revamp the hosting concept for the competition comes to fruition.