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NBC Sports has announced it will move all non-televised Premier League games to NBCUniversal's new subscription-based, over-the-top video service Peacock beginning with the 2020-21 season.
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Betting company branding on the shirts of Spanish football clubs could be banned under proposals currently before the European Union
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International broadcaster Eleven Sports has announced the prices it will charge customers for accessing its coverage of Belgian football, including the top-tier Pro League. Viewers can pay €10.9
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Spanish LaLiga club Real Madrid has signed a regional betting deal with Asian company KOK Sports for the next three seasons, running from 2020-21 to 2022-23
Events Football

The AFC Champions League will restart in two regional hubs in September and October, the Asian Football Confederation said today (Thursday)
Marketing Football

Italian Serie A football club AC Milan has agreed what it claims is a “unique, industry-first partnership” with sports and entertainment agency Roc Nation as it seeks to return to the top table in the…
Media Football

CBS has picked up the English-language rights to the Uefa Champions League in the United States two years early after current rights-holder Turner Sports called time on its deal
Events Cricket

This year's Asia Cup national team cricket tournament has been cancelled, with planned hosts Pakistan possibly hosting it next year instead, cricket officials have said - The Hindu
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders are expanding their relationship with WaFd Bank by naming the financial institution as the club's inaugural sleeve patch partner.

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Tom King looks at how China is getting its sporting calendar back on track, and how the global health crisis has affected some of the weaker industry players in the country.
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USL executive vice president Court Jeske speaks to SportBusiness about the opportunities and challenges of the USL Championship's return in home venues amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Asia-Pacific sports industry insiders react to the award of the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup to Australia and New Zealand.
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Adrian Staiti, head of Apac and global sales at Sportfive, explains how the agency will move forward in the region in its post-AFC rights era and under new ownership.
Media Football

Comcast and NBCUniversal’s new Peacock subscription streaming video service will exclusively present NBC Sports’ full Premier League match and studio coverage for free as part of its national debut on Ju…
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

LaLiga's Real Sociedad has signed a long-term extension to its contract with Italian sportswear brand Macron
Media Football

The Spring Media agency has agreed a deal with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) to sell international broadcast rights to the final of this season’s Taça de Portugal cup competition.
Finance & Law Football

The European Club Association (ECA) has forecast that football clubs on the continent can expect to lose up to €4bn ($4.5bn) in revenue over the next year due to Covid-19.
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Japanese video game developer Cygames has restarted its back-of-shirt sponsorship with Serie A club Juventus after a one-year hiatus last season
Events Football

Los Angeles FC forward Bradley Wright-Phillips has hit out at Major League Soccer's return-to-play plan, describing the MLS Is Back Tournament as "a bit stupid
Finance & Law Badminton

European football clubs are likely to lose €4bn ($4.5
Events Football

Plans by the Australian A-League to restart its season next week have been hit after three teams failed to escape from the state of Victoria before its border was closed due to a Covid-19 flare-up
Events Football

Major League Soccer is evaluating Nashville SC's place in the MLS Is Back Tournament after the team's scheduled game against Chicago Fire on July 8 was postponed because of a Covid-19 outbreak in its traveling…
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

The English Football League (EFL) has called on the UK government not to ban sponsorship deals with brands from the gambling sector within football
Media Football

Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG SSR will no longer offer live Uefa Champions League coverage from the 2021-22 season onwards after being usurped by media and publishing group CH Media as the free-to-air…
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Scottish football club Rangers has put a number of ‘virtual matchday’ sponsorship packages up for sale in the expectation that next season’s action will start behind closed doors. T
Governance Football

Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has completed its audit into FC Barcelona’s relationship with PR company I3 Ventures, concluding that the club did not conduct a social media smear campaign a…
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Brazilian football club Ceará has signed up gambling firm EstadiumBet as its new front-of-shirt sponsor.
Media Football

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has claimed another win in its long-running battle against piracy of its content, joining forces with the Danish Rights Alliance…
Licensing & Merchandising Football

Real Madrid has announced that it has entered into a new partnership with US-based merchandise solutions provider Legends, which will oversee and manage Los Blancos' retail business as the club looks to…
Media Football

Milan’s civil court has hit pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia with an injunction after an appeal from Lega Serie A over a missed rights fee payment by the broadcaster amid the Covid-19 shutdown.
Events Esports

The Singapore Premier League will launch its own football video game tournament, premiering on July 11
Events Football

ESPN is confident that the early kickoffs during Major League Soccer's MLS Is Back Tournament will lead to significant domestic television ratings during the mornings for the sports network this summer.
Events Football

Major League Soccer has suffered a significant blow after FC Dallas was forced to withdraw from the MLS Is Back Tournament due to a widespread Covid-19 outbreak in the traveling party
Events Baseball

After months of speculation, the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup is reportedly set to be postponed this week. Australian media reports say an official announcement will be made on Friday.
Events Football

The city of Chicago, Illinois, has been confirmed by world governing body Fifa as out of the running to become a host venue for the 2026 Fifa World Cup
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Interregional Sports Group will project virtual branding and graphics at closed-door Serie A stadiums for the remainder of the 2019-20 season after the Italian league expanded its partnership with the…
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

German Bundesliga football club Schalke 04 has upgraded its association with construction and project management company Harfid to include its sleeve sponsorship rights