Football
Brazilian Football Confederation looks to terminate Sport Promotion deal
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has filed a request to terminate a contract with the Sport Promotion agency for the rights to market perimeter board advertising across Campeonato Brasileiro…
GOAL OF THE CENTURY: Hyundai Motor, Steven Gerrard and BTS Call for a United World for Sustainability on the Road to the FIFA World Cup 2022™
Hyundai Motor Company announced today the launch of its global sustainability campaign under the banner 'Goal of the Century'
Spanish judge lifts protection measures for Super League plotters
A Madrid court has today (Thursday) removed measures that had prevented those clubs still seeking to create a European Super League from being sanctioned by Uefa and Fifa, the governing bodies for European…
Nent appoints Spring Productions for 2022 Damallsvenskan
Spring Productions, the production arm of the Stockholm-based Spring Media agency, has been named the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group's production partner for its coverage of this season's Damallsvenskan,…
Venezuela’s Televen heralds free-to-air World Cup rights swoop
Televen, the commercial network in Venezuela, has announced a rights agreement for this year’s Fifa World Cup to be held in Qatar.
Eleven showing Belgian Pro League matches on Polish channels
Eleven has started showing matches of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, for which it holds domestic and international rights, on its Polish subscription channels and will continue doing so over the next…
EXCLUSIVE: Streaming platform Fite surprise frontrunner for LaLiga rights in UK
SportBusiness understands Fite is currently in exclusive negotiations with LaLiga over a proposed three-season deal from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Millwall to swap Macron for Hummel
English football club Millwall has signed up Danish sports and fashion brand Hummel as its kit supplier
Sorare secures Scottish Premiership NFT licensing deal excluding Rangers
Sorare, the football-focused non-fungible token trading platform, is launching a collection of online fantasy game NFTs featuring top Scottish footballers in a licensing agreement with the Scottish Professional…
Fifa seeks massive increase from sponsors on the back of Fifa+ launch
Unprecedented inventory gives Fifa strong bargaining position with brands in renewal talks
Governing body seeking to at least double its sponsorship revenues post-2022
CBF surpasses R$1bn revenue mark, Brazil to face Argentina in Melbourne
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has broken through the R$1bn ($214.3m/€198.2m) revenue barrier for the first time in its history, fuelled by a 58-per-cent increase in sponsorship income.
Florida Cup organizers create FC Series to expand tournament across US
Florida Cup organizers have expanded their footprint in the United States by creating the FC Series tournament, which will debut across the US this summer and include English Premier League giants Arsenal…
Women’s World Cup 2023 organisers seek impact beyond the field of play
SportBusiness speaks to Jane Fernandez, chief operating officer (Australia) of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup
Major sports events have become important moments for change in society, she says
Fans allowed back to Indian I-League matches
Indian football fans will soon be allowed to attend I-League matches for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, organisers of the 13-team football competition have announced
Match TV cuts Bundesliga feed due to anti-Russian messaging
Match TV ceased broadcast of its second German Bundesliga football match this month at the weekend, due to messages displayed in the stadium concerning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sportec Solutions subsidiary Vieww wins Portuguese Liga 3 contract, SPFL to adopt VAR
Vieww, the goal-line technology provider co-owned by Deltatre and the German Football League (DFL) through their Sportec Solutions joint venture, has been selected as the video assistant referee (VAR)…
Incoming Premier League broadcaster Telekom Srbija plans €500m bond issuance
Telekom Srbija is looking to raise up to €500m ($540m) through the corporate bonds to be issued on a European stock exchange next month.
ESPN shows Bundesliga commitment with extensive Der Klassiker coverage on ABC
ESPN is demonstrating its continued commitment to the Bundesliga in the United States with extensive coverage of the high-profile Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund match on April 23, highlighted by the network's…