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Uefa opens proceedings against Super League rebels
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has opened disciplinary proceedings against Spanish LaLiga clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid and Italian Serie A outfit Juventus over their role in the breakaway E…
Turner: Keeping the collective model is football’s biggest challenge
SportBusiness has conducted a series of interviews with senior figures from European football, asking them to define a ‘sustainable’ economic model for the game on the continent. In the third article in the series, Frank Dunne speaks to Stuart Turner who served as the Football Association’s head of broadcast, from 2004 to 2011, and commercial director, from 2011 to 2016.
Breakaway ESL owners ‘need to be re-educated’ says Uefa’s former head of governance Phillips
SportBusiness has conducted a series of interviews with senior figures from European football, asking them to define a ‘sustainable’ economic model for the game on the continent. In the second article in the series, Alex Phillips, a former head of strategic affairs and head of governance and compliance for Uefa, delivers his roadmap for change.
Uefa report outlines clubs’ potential €8.1bn revenue hit from Covid-19
A report released today (Friday) by Uefa, European football’s governing body, has estimated combined lost revenues of up to €8.1bn ($9.9bn
Euronics sponsors Uefa women’s football in Two Circles-brokered deal
Electronics and home appliances retailer Euronics Group has become an official partner of Uefa women’s football in a four-year deal until 2025.
Champions League TV rights on the market in trio of European countries
Sales processes for Uefa club competition broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been issued in Belarus, Moldova and Romania
Gazprom renews Champions League deal, expands into international competitions
Russian energy giant Gazprom has extended its sponsorship of the Uefa Champions League and expanded its association with European football’s governing body to include national team competition rights.
Uefa to make 700,000 tickets available for Women’s Euro 2022, outlines legacy plans
Uefa has outlined its ambition to make 700,000 tickets available for the 2022 Uefa European Women's Championship tournament in England and get 120,000 more girls playing football in schools and clubs as…
Eleventh-hour tender issued for Mena broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions
An invitation to tender has finally been issued in the Middle East and North Africa for broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions, a rights property that has long been held by Doha-based pay-television…
Madrid court wants ECJ to rule on Uefa, Fifa’s Super League stance
The European Court of Justice has been called upon to determine whether Fifa and Uefa, football’s world and European governing bodies, respectively, are in breach of European Union competition law by p…
Porto replaces Istanbul as Champions League final host
Uefa has today (Thursday) confirmed that Estádio do Dragão in Porto will become the new host of the 2020-21 Champions League final after overcoming the “many challenges” of moving its showpiece club event…
Uefa opens disciplinary investigation into Super League holdouts
Uefa has opened an official disciplinary investigation into the three clubs yet to drop out of the breakaway European Super League, with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus potentially facing a two-year…
Uefa ‘lining up’ return to Portugal for Champions League final
Portugal is said to be in pole position to host the relocated Uefa Champions League final for the second year in a row, after the UK government failed to come up with the necessary guarantees for the match…
Uefa to stage UK government talks over Istanbul’s Champions League final
European football’s governing body Uefa is set to hold talks with the UK government in an effort to resolve issues surrounding the staging of this season’s Champions League final.
Real, Barca, Juve remain committed to ESL idea, other clubs agree peace deal with Uefa
Football clubs Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus have said they remain committed to the ideas that underpinned the recent European 'Super League' proposal and hit out at the "intolerable" pressure and…
FedEx delivers upgrade from Europa League to Champions League sponsor
Delivery services specialist FedEx will step up to become a sponsor of the Uefa Champions League across the 2021-24 cycle
Sponsorship left out of European Super League rights equation
Champions League sponsors and major agencies were not consulted ahead of the European Super League’s failed launch last month
LIVENow lands Euro 2020 rights in Singapore, agrees distribution with telcos
Pay-per-view streaming platform LIVENow has acquired media rights in Singapore for Uefa Euro 2020 and agreed distribution deals with local telcos Singtel and Starhub