The English FA is threatening to take the Saudi state-backed broadcaster KSA Sports to court over showing clips of old FA Cup matches featuring Newcastle United, it has been reported
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Portuguese football facing losses of €266m, warns of ‘collapse’ if league is suspended
Sónia Carneiro, executive director of Liga Portugal, has warned that the teams in the top two divisions of Portuguese league football are facing collective losses of over €250m ($304m) for the 2020-21 se…
NFL caps Super Bowl LV attendance at 22,000 fans
Super Bowl LV at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium on February 7 will officially have a capacity of 22,000 fans including 14,500 ticket buyers and 7,500 vaccinated health care workers who will be guests of…
Newcastle confirms arbitration proceedings over failed takeover
Newcastle United has confirmed that it has issued arbitration proceedings against the English Premier League following the collapse of a proposed takeover of the club by a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium…
MLS unveils enhanced second-screen broadcasts during playoffs
Major League Soccer will introduce an enhanced second-screen broadcast feed during the MLS Cup Playoffs, which will implement player-tracking data and advanced metrics from technology company Second Spectrum
AFC World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers to resume in March
The Asian Football Confederation has announced dates for the resumption of the joint Asian Qualifiers competition for the 2022 Fifa World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup, with the next rounds of matches in…
Nent lands exclusive Women’s World Cup rights in three Nordic markets
Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group, the Stockholm-based media group, has acquired exclusive rights in Denmark, Norway and Sweden to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which will take place in Australia a…