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Heineken enhances women’s sports presence with Uefa, W Series sponsorships
Premium beer brand Heineken has struck new sponsorship deals across three women’s sports properties – Uefa’s Women’s Champions League and Women’s Euros, and W Series, the single-seater motor racing ch…
Saran takes Champions League rights in Turkey, renews Europa League
Saran Media Group has agreed a late deal for exclusive media rights in Turkey to all Uefa club competitions, renewing its deal for the Uefa Europa League and taking Champions League rights from incumbent…
Uefa planning ‘€6bn rescue package’ to support clubs, adds new FFP rules
Uefa, football’s European governing body, is reportedly close to establishing a fund worth up to €6bn ($7bn) as part of plans to ease the financial burden on clubs amid the ongoing difficulties posed by …
Youku joins Champions League broadcasters in China
Alibaba-owned platform Youku has become the fourth broadcaster to acquire non-exclusive streaming rights to Uefa club competitions in China for the 2021-22 season
PP Sports, Tencent, iQiyi pick up non-exclusive Uefa club rights
PP Sports, Tencent and iQiyi Sports have acquired non-exclusive digital streaming rights for Uefa club competitions in China for the upcoming 2021-22 season
Expedia Group signs one-season sponsorship extension to Uefa competitions
European football's governing body Uefa has renewed travel company Expedia Group’s sponsorship of the Champions League.
Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 on course to break attendance records
The local organising committee for next year’s Uefa Women's Euro 2022 tournament in England has said it on track to break attendance records for the event, having already sold 140,000 pre-sale tickets.
Virgin Media secures Wednesday Champions League matches, Europa League
Virgin Media, the Irish telecoms and commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has secured rights to show one Uefa Champions League fixture per matchweek along with all Europa League and Europa Conference…
European Super League trio push on with plans, call out ‘monopolistic’ Uefa
Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid, the heavyweight trio of European football clubs, have claimed they “have the duty” to address the “very serious issues” facing the sport after stating they will pr…
VTM secures free-to-air rights to Tuesday evening Champions League matches
Belgian commercial broadcaster VTM has secured free-to-air rights in the country's Dutch-speaking Flanders region for Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League matches across three seasons, from 2021-22 to…
PlayStation’s Champions League association continues for 2021-24 cycle
European football governing body Uefa has renewed its sponsorship deal with electronics giant Sony’s PlayStation brand.
TV2 Denmark swells national team coverage with U21 rights
TV2, the Danish government-owned broadcaster, has followed up its deal for rights to the Uefa European Qualifiers, Nations League and European Championship by acquiring rights to Denmark’s qualifying m…
A1 Bulgaria retains Champions League, adds Europa League, Conference League
Pay-television broadcaster A1 Bulgaria has extended its rights to the Uefa Champions League and also secured rights to the Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the next three seasons
Engelbert Strauss added to Europa League, Europa Conference League sponsors
Workwear and safety products company Engelbert Strauss has agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the Uefa Europa League and newly-launched third-tier Europa Conference League until 2024
How the Euro 2020 retail programme adapted to multi-host format and crowd restrictions
Adam Nelson speaks to Astrid Thams, director of retail, events and licensing at Fanatics, about the challenges of navigating a successful retail operation through the Covid-19-hit Euro 2020 tournament.
Uefa national team media rights on market in sub-Saharan Africa
The CAA Eleven agency has invited bids in sub-Saharan Africa for a suite of Uefa men’s national team rights during the 2022-28 cycle.
Manchester City loses appeal over FFP investigation details
A request from Manchester City for the details of a Premier League investigation into the club's alleged breaches of financial fair play to be kept private has been rejected by the Court of Appeal
Uefa compensates Bilbao, Dublin, Istanbul for loss of key hosting rights
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has moved to compensate Bilbao, Dublin and Istanbul for the loss of club and national team competition hosting rights due to Covid-19 by reordering its future c…