Football
777 Partners continues portfolio expansion with Standard de Liége
Florida-based alternative investment firm acquiring Belgian club
Sky Italia fined €1m for ‘misleading’ Serie A coverage information
Italy’s antitrust authority, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has fined pay-television broadcaster Sky €1m ($1.1m) fo
Match TV’s SPFL and Scottish Cup deals suspended
Match TV, the Gazprom Media-owned Russian broadcaster, has lost access to more football content after its deals to show the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup were suspended
RFEF insists Fuchs payments up to date after signal pulled from Footters
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has said that the Fuchs group is up to date with its broadcast rights payments for the third-tier Primera RFEF division
Fluminense extends with back-of-shirt sponsor Grupo Gazin
Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Fluminense has renewed its agreement with home appliances retailer Grupo Gazin, which will continue as the team's back-of-shirt sponsor for a further two years
Casini elected as Lega Serie A president
Lorenzo Casini has today (Friday) been elected as the new president of Lega Serie A, the governing body for the top division of Italian club football
Inter Miami looks to improve DRV PNK Stadium fan experience with Grubhub partnership
Major League Soccer's Inter Miami CF and United States-based online food delivery service Grubhub have struck a multiyear partnership which designates Grubhub as the official food delivery service and …
FFF to launch Coupe de France tender later this month with separate women’s package
The French Football Federation is poised to launch its invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights to the Coupe de France later this month and will offer different packages for the men’s and women’s edi…
Singtel expands beIN Sports carriage deal
Singaporean telco Singtel has expanded its carriage deal with pan-regional broadcaster beIN Sports to add two channels
Nashville SC secures naming rights deal with Geodis for 30,000-seat stadium
Nashville SC has secured a naming rights partnership with France-based transport and logistics services provider Geodis for the Major League Soccer club's new 30,000-seat, soccer-specific stadium
Three suspends Chelsea deal following Abramovich sanctions, logo to be removed
UK-based telecoms operator Three has suspended its main shirt sponsorship deal with Chelsea following the UK government’s decision to place owner Roman Abramovich on a financial sanctions list of wealthy i…
EFL adds Jewson to sponsorship pyramid
The English Football League has announced a sponsorship deal with UK builders merchant Jewson.
Jewson has been named as an EFL Supporter, the third tier in the league body’s sponsorship pyramid.
Pathé and IDG weigh up sale of stakes in OL Groupe
OL Groupe, ownership body of French Ligue 1 football club Olympique Lyonnais, has said it is continuing efforts to strengthen its financial structure after two of its major shareholders, Pathé and IDG …
Inter Miami stadium vote further postponed until April 7
Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami CF must now wait until April 7 to learn whether the club will be able to proceed with its ambitious Miami Freedom Park stadium project.
UK sanctions hit Abramovich’s Chelsea sale plans
Roman Abramovich’s efforts to sell English Premier League club Chelsea have effectively been suspended after the UK Government today (Thursday) named him as one of seven Russian oligarchs added to its l…
Sydney FC scores AFC Champions League sponsorship with MA Financial Group
Sydney FC has announced a sponsorship deal with Australian financial services firm MA Financial Group
LFP ‘receives four binding bids’ for commercial subsidiary stake
Four private equity groups have made binding bids for a stake in the commercial subsidiary being planned by France’s Professional Football League (LFP), it has been reported.
Free TV Australia secures AFC rights across Pacific Island territories
Free-to-air television consortium Free TV Australia has secured media rights to Asian Football Confederation national team and club competitions across several Pacific Island territories