American Football

A new venture capital firm focusing on the sports and entertainment industries has been launched by leading US sports agent Leigh Steinberg.

The Australian city of Sydney is preparing to submit a bid to host the 2017 Pro Bowl, the annual all-star game of American football league the NFL.

The St. Louis Rams will relocate to Los Angeles for the start of the 2016-17 season and could be joined in the city by rival NFL American football franchise the San Diego Chargers, it was announced yesterday (Tuesday).

Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), has hit out at stadium plans put forward to keep the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams in their current home markets, branding the proposals as “unsatisfactory and inadequate”.

NFL American football franchise the St. Louis Rams has ramped up its bid for a move to Los Angeles by claiming that its current home market cannot sustain three major league teams and plans for a new stadium in the city do not make financial sense.

American football league the NFL has said it remains in talks to bring games to the Mexican market, amid reports the Oakland Raiders could face the Houston Texans in Mexico City next season.

The National Football League (NFL) has confirmed that the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams have filed official proposals for relocation to the Los Angeles area, as the process prepares to step up a gear in the coming week.

Tom Benson, owner of NFL American football outfit the New Orleans Saints and NBA basketball franchise the New Orleans Pelicans, has rejected reports that he is considering selling the two teams due to his age and an ongoing legal battle with estranged heirs.

Turner Field, the centrepiece of the 1996 summer Olympic Games and current home of Major League Baseball franchise the Atlanta Braves, is set to be sold to Georgia State University and local real estate company Carter.

St. Louis has given its approval to a funding package that will be used to support the construction of a new stadium for the city’s NFL American football franchise the St. Louis Rams.

On Location Experiences, the revamped premium experiential hospitality business owned by investment firm RedBird Capital Partners, global sports marketing company Bruin Sports Capital and the National Football League (NFL) has made its first move into the music and entertainment sector by acquiring Runaway Tours.

National Football League (NFL) team owners are set to vote on the potential relocation of a franchise, or franchises, to Los Angeles at meetings on January 12-13, with the St. Louis Rams opening up to partnering with another team for its bid.

Fantex, a brokerage that enables sports fans to buy and sell shares in future earnings of athletes it has a stake in, has announced plans to begin trading a portfolio of its clients under a single symbol on the Nasdaq North American stock exchange.

Former National Hockey League (NHL) chief operating officer John Collins has been appointed as chief executive of On Location Experiences, the revamped premium experiential hospitality business owned by investment firm RedBird Capital Partners, global sports marketing company Bruin Sports Capital and the National Football League (NFL).

In the second of a series of articles on the business of the Super Bowl, a look at how brands cash in on the game's massive appeal.

In the first of a series of articles on the Super Bowl, we examine the business of televising one of the world's most-watched sports event.