Finance & Law

Betting operator Betano has written to Portugal’s top-flight football clubs and threatened legal action against the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP), after it was beaten by rival company B…

German World Cup winner Mesut Özil is part of an investment group that is looking to acquire a 50-per-cent ownership stake in Liga MX side Necaxa, according to multiple reports.

The Women’s Super League, the top tier of women’s club football in England, still needs to go through a number of media-rights cycles before it is able to become self-sustainable, according to director of …

Real Madrid and Manchester United’s hold on Forbes’ list of the world’s most valuable football clubs has been broken by Barcelona, which has assumed top spot for the first time. B

Members of the United States women’s national team will now proceed with their appeal regarding equal pay against the United States Soccer Federation after a working conditions settlement between the tw…

English Premier League club Manchester United is reported to be in talks to buy Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners and relocate it to Sydney

Tinopolis Group, the international TV production and distribution group, has undertaken a major financial restructure after what it describes as “significant” damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Newly simplified moniker signals broader ambitions

Former MLB superstar finds new team after failed bid to buy New York Mets

The Italian arm of pay-television broadcaster Sky is preparing to cut its total workforce by 25 per cent as part of a wider four-year transformation plan, according to national unions, as it seeks to adapt…

GRID Esports, a provider of data solutions for the esports and gaming industry, has secured $10m (€8.4m) in Series A funding as it seeks to continue its push into the US marketplace.

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jahm Najafi, chief executive of The Najafi Companies and vice chairman of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. Eric and Chris also discuss the recent deal in which venerable trading card entity The Topps Co. will become a public company, the continued growth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), New York state enacting mobile sports betting, and the emergence of Genius Sports following its landmark agreement to acquire National Football League data rights.

League gains warrants for 22.5 million shares in addition to rights fees

An initial public offering for DAZN Group will be considered in the “next few years”, but is not essential given the existing backing from owner Access Industries and the ongoing search for private inv…

English League One club Ipswich Town has become the latest European team to be taken over by United States investors

The National Women’s Soccer League and NWSL Players Association have formally begun negotiations to secure the league's inaugural collective bargaining agreement.