South America

Liga Forte União (LFU), a group of 25 Brazilian football clubs, has announced the sale of 20 per cent of its broadcast rights for the next 50 years for R$2.6bn (€494m/$525m), in what represents one of the most significant developments in the sport's history in the country.

Brazilian sporting goods company Penalty has signed as an official sponsor of next year’s Brazilian Série A and Série B championships and the Copa do Brasil in a deal brokered by Brax Sports Assets.

The Uruguayan Professional League (Lufpro), the entity aiming to take over the running of the top domestic league from the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), has received a boost to its cause by signing…

The Paraguayan Football Association (APF) has hailed a record extension to its club competition rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Tigo Sports, stating the agreement will help it “revolutionise” the domestic game from its grassroots level upwards.

The Chilean Football Federation (ANFP) has indicated that it will abide by a Supreme Court ruling that would enforce the termination of its multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with online betting firm…

Mercado Libre, one of the leading e-commerce firms in Latin America, has signed up as a sponsor of all club competitions run by Conmebol, South American football's governing body

Bolivia's football federation has been granted domestic rights to its national team's home Fifa World Cup qualifiers after a court against a claim from agencies Mediapro and Sports TV Rights, which bid for the rights in a tender earlier this year.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has won a key court ruling in its fight to sell in-stadium advertising to multiple betting companies at Campeonato Brasileiro matches in opposition to the league’s ‘…

Pluto TV, the free, ad-supported streaming service owned by media group Paramount Global, will show the Conmebol Libertadores Femenina for the second successive year, after securing rights across Brazil…

Brazilian broadcaster Globo will hold rights to the home matches of nine out of the ten South American nations aiming to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup

Brazil’s Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) has received a timely commercial boost in the form of a new title sponsorship agreement with Brazilian state-owned bank Caixa.

International rights to South American World Cup qualifiers are once again being sold around the world on a piecemeal basis, as Brazilian broadcaster Globo has agreed a one-off deal with Mediapro to show Brazil's away World Cup qualifier against Peru on September 13.

The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) is continuing to reap the commercial benefits of being men's World Champions, signing another regional sponsorship deal covering parts of Asia, this time with…

Germany’s Bundesliga will be shown in Brazil this season by seven different broadcasters and digital platforms, including linear coverage on SporTV, the Globo-owned pay-television network.A

Brazilian YouTube channel CazéTV has added US Open Cup coverage featuring Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami to its growing live football portfolio.

OneFootball will continue to show the Bundesliga in Brazil and leading domestic football content from German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland after renewing two of its flagship streaming agreements

CazéTV, the YouTube channel of Brazilian influencer Casimiro, has acquired a package of rights to German football's Bundesliga for the 2023-24 season.

Atlético-MG has become the latest club in Brazilian football to transition into a limited company (SAF), after the sale of 75 per cent to the newly-formed Galo Holding was approved.