Spain

The city of Guadalajara will host the start and finish of the LV1 edition of Spain's cycling classic the Vuelta which ends on September 28.

A survey of soccer players earnings by France Football, the weekly magazine, has found that Juventus player Zinedine Zidane is the highest paid player with an annual income of $11.6 million.

Brazilian lawmakers investigating corruption in soccer are to provide FIFA with information on the illegal transfer of players to European clubs, they said on Wednesday.
Events

The e-commerce streaming company, e-Media, Inc, has teamed up with VideoSport.com to deliver live, pay-per-view (PPV) webcasts of more than 150 professional European soccer matches over the next two years to fans worldwide.

Belgian champions Anderlecht has said they had been invited to join the so-called G14 lobby group that unites some of Europe's premier soccer clubs.
Business

Eleven doping control laboratories were shown the "yellow card" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for failing to comply with guidelines.
Stadia

Fox Kids Europe, the pan-European children?s entertainment company, and interactive sports content provider Sportal have signed a long-term agreement to launch dedicated children?s sports sites.
Business

Manchester United, the world?s best supported club team, will be playing for big bucks in Wednesday?s Uefa Champions? League.

Spanish soccer club Espanyol coach Paco Flores has admitted he is "very concerned" by the first division club's financial crisis and the prospect it may have to sell players to cover debts.
Business

AC Milan and Lazio want restrictions on foreign players in Italian soccer lifted with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani even threatening court action to end the current regulations.

Leading Swedish clubs AIK Stockholm, IFK Gothenburg and Helsingborg might be interested in playing in a new European league if governing body UEFA backs the idea.
Business

ESPN Latin America and ESPN Pacific Rim will broadcast coverage of the ATP Tennis Masters Series at Toronto and Cincinnati in the coming weeks.
Media

Euro 2000 proved a major hit with TV audiences across the continent, according to the latest figures released by Mediametrie.
Business

Real Madrid officials are in talks with a Mexican-based sports information company over the club?s main sponsorship deal.
Events

Joesp Lluis Nunez, president of Barcelona for the last 22 years, has announced his planned resignation in July. Nunez intends to initiate a major overhaul of the club before he departs, which will include the sale of Rivaldo, the World Player of the Year.

In a landmark judgment, Europe's top court has ruled that national sports federations have the right to set limits on the number of sportsmen and women who compete at international level.

Representatives from large clubs in the Netherlands, Scotland, Belgium and Portugal met in Amsterdam this week to discuss the problems of being big fish in small soccer ponds.

UFA Sports has signed a deal with Spanish soccer club RC Celta de Vigo to exclusively market the worldwide TV rights to its European cup matches.