Finance & Law
Packers report record revenue for latest fiscal year
National revenues more than cover player costs for NFL team
NBA G League players form union
National Basketball Association G League players have formed a union in the search for greater salaries, benefits, and working conditions,Ā with assistance from the National Basketball Players Association.
San Jose Earthquakes strike multi-year Fastmetrics deal
Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes have announced a multi-year partnership with San Francisco-based internet service provider Fastmetrics
Ekstraklasa makes record club payments from centralised commercial revenues
Polandās Ekstraklasa will pay a record high of PLN225m ($58.1m/ā¬50.7m) to its clubs from the leagueās centralised media and sponsorship rights in 2019-20.
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Two proposals on table for Dimayor rights revenue distribution
Dimayor, the organisation which operates Colombian club football, is set to discuss two proposals to reform the means by which broadcast and sponsorship rights revenues are divided between its teams
Welsh Rugby Union seeks £20m loan to cover Covid shortfall
The Welsh Rugby Unionās chairman Gareth Davies has said that the body is seeking a Ā£20m ($25.3m/ā¬22m) loan to help it deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
IOC’s pre-Covid-19 financial statement reveals $74m surplus for 2019
The International Olympic Committee has reported a surplus of $73.9m (ā¬63.6m/Ā£57.6m) for 2019, its largest ever for a non-Games year.
Brescia and Lecce join AGCM’s Serie A ticketing investigation
The Italian antitrust authority, lāAutoritĆ Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has widened its probe into the ticketing sales process conducted by Serie A football clubs by launching proceedings agā¦
Doug Harmer | FFP: Strong leadership is now required by Uefa
In light of the recent developments concerning CAS's decision to overturn Uefaās two-year Champions League ban on Manchester City, Doug Harmer, partner at Oakwell Sports Advisory, discusses the role of Uefa and navigating the fiscal challenges of a post-lockdown world
Sheffield United shirt sponsor USG enters administration
English Premier League team Sheffield United's Australia-based shirt sponsor Union Standard International Group (USG) has gone into administration during an investigation into its business by the Australianā¦
“The math just kept getting worse” | Why Toronto Wolfpack pulled plug on Super League season
Toronto chief executive Bob Hunter tells SportBusiness the club is expecting to face serious "consequences" of withdrawing from 2020 campaign at late notice due to coronavirus-enforced financial problems
Toronto Wolfpack withdraws from 2020 Betfred Super League season
Canadian rugby league team Toronto Wolfpack has announced that it will not participate in the remainder of the 2020 Betfred Super League season in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Serie A ‘sets 15-per-cent limit’ on private equity investment
Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has placed a cap of 15 per cent on any potential private equity investment into a new commercial entity
Zhang replaced as Wanda Sports chairman, Ironman sale complete
Lin Zhang, chairman and board member at Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, has relinquished his roles and will be succeeded as chairman by Maojun Zeng,ā¦
Bolsonaro’s media-rights decree backed by 16 Brazilian clubs
Support is building for a decree introduced by Brazilās President, Jair Bolsonaro, which markedly alters the media-rights landscape for the countryās football clubs, with 16 teams backing a manifesto in ā¦
RedBird Capital completes deal to take majority control of Toulouse FC
Deal heightens American investor interest in French soccer
Bridgepoint ‘eyes investment’ in Women’s Super League
London-headquartered private equity company Bridgepoint, a major shareholder in MotoGP commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports, has approached the English Football Association (FA) about investing in theā¦
US college sports face critical juncture as Covid-19 cancellations mount
Months after Covid-19 wiped out the entire spring season in US college sports, still-growing virus case rates now imperil the fall season and escalate economic tension around the country