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The Bundesliga is locked in a battle with other major European leagues for the hearts, minds, and eyeballs of fans around the world. Kevin Roberts examines some of the league's marketing efforts alongside the Der Klassiker match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Esports
Media

The influence of traditional sports executives is growing at esports rights-holders, leading to deeper partnerships with legacy media companies. Callum McCarthy reports.
Football
Stadia

The company behind a pilot study that tested 315 Bayern Munich fans for Covid-19 ahead of last month's Uefa Super Cup match believes it is possible to create rapid and safe testing programmes that will allow more spectators to attend live sports events. Ben Cronin reports.
Football
Governance

There have been positive tests, protocol breaches and postponements, but nothing has been able to derail the project.
Football
Esports

The Bundesliga's esports property is seen as a valuable tool with which to engage a younger fanbase and expand the reach of the league and its commercial partners. Story by Bob Williams.

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Motorsport
Finance & Law

German automotive manufacturer Audi has announced it will end its works commitment to electric racing series Formula E to pivot its motorsport strategy to rallying and endurance racing, starting with the…
Football
Industry Moves

Volker Spätgens, head of sponsorship at German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04, is stepping down from his role after more than nine years.
Handball
Media

German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has claimed a first by teaming up with telco O2 for what it claims will be the first end-to-end 5G transmission of a sports fixture in Europe
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The German Bundesliga’s newest sponsorship deal, with multinational confectioner Mondelēz International, will help “promote the league to a broader audience” and the activation plans are significant, accord…

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Football
Governance

As Bayern Munich have all but elected a new club president, Bob Williams takes a look at how the club's executive board is set to change in the coming seasons.
Football
Business

The Bundesliga’s head of APAC Kevin Sim is deep in talks with potential media-rights partners for the cycle from 2020-21. Kevin McCullagh talks to him about his expectations for the market.
Football

In association with the Bundesliga
Sponsorship & Marketing

Adam Nelson takes a closer look at how, through its sponsorship of the Women's Tennis Association, SAP's technology aims to analyse in-match performance.
Football
Fan Engagement

Vodafone and the Bundesliga launched a world-first use of a 5G mobile network in Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen Arena on Monday night. Adam Nelson reports on how the technology can bring second-screen engagement to the match day experience.
Football
Governance

With a former Infront executive under investigation for defrauding sponsors of the German Football Association, Frank Dunne explains how the scandal has affected both the agency and the already-embattled DFB, and how brands can ensure they're getting what they pay for from their partnerships.
Football
Marketing

German football has earned praise for its blend of ideological purity and commercial nous, but calls to reform restrictions on private ownership and investment are growing. With the Bundesliga’s media rights coming to market, Callum McCarthy explores how the league’s commercial performance over the next 18 months could shape its long-term future.
Football
Fan Engagement

As clubs and rights-holders from across football continue to adopt more human and humorous voices on social media, representatives from AS Roma and the Bundesliga explain the commercial benefits that underpin the strategy.
Football
Business

Bundesliga International chief executive Robert Klein tells SportBusiness International how its new US department will help build its relationship with Fox Sports and why Bayern Munich made the league's entrance easier in the States.

Football
Business

What defines the strongest team identities in sport and is there a science to creating a compelling brand? In the first of a three-part series, Frank Dunne takes a look at German football club St. Pauli.
Football
Business

How the Bundesliga is putting quality above quantity in its digital and social media strategy.

Olympic Games
Media

A free report, commissioned from SportBusiness by the Budapest 2024 Olympic Games bid, surveying attitudes to, and media consumption habits around, the Olympic Games.
Olympic Games
Events

Stephen Cannon from the Atlanta Falcons and Scott O'Neil, CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers, were amongst the speakers when SportBusiness asked the questions at the Leaders Sport Business Summit.  

Olympic Games
Events

From Hamburg’s nein to the Roman ruins of Italy’s bid, why does the public appear to be increasingly sceptical of the benefits of its city hosting the Olympic Games? SportBusiness International investigates.

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

In 2014, Japanese carmaker Nissan agreed a partnership with the Uefa Champions League (UCL). The challenge was to create an integrated campaign that could be activated in over 90 countries, deliver a strong business impact and bring to life Nissan’s core brand pillars of 'Innovation and Excitement'.

Olympic Games
Events

SportBusiness International explores the reasons behind the collapse of Hamburg’s bid for the Olympics, and the impact on future bidding processes

Football
Business

Exclusive interview with Christian Seifert, president of German football's DFL, on Fifa’s dysfunctional football family, maintaining the Bundesliga's social functions in a competitive global market, and why he’s using clichéd stereotypes about Germans to succeed in China.

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Welcome to the European Football Sponsorship Report 2015-16
Stadia

Whether it be weddings on the hallowed turf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, or afternoon tea in Lord’s Long Room, venue operators are looking for ever more creative ways to turn their sporting structures into fully operational commercial venues, open for business 365 days a year. Kevin Roberts provides a definitive guide to turning your white elephant into a home-for-all-occasions, as he finds out the most effective methods and common pitfalls of making your sports stadia about more than just sport.