Football
Corinthians and Santos sign up back-of-shirt sponsors
Brazilian football rivals Corinthians and Santos have each concluded back-of-shirt sponsorship deals ahead of their first matches in the 2022 Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo state championships.
Bundesliga: 20 per cent of domestic viewers watching league’s alternate streams
Over 400,000 German viewers of the first Der Klassiker of the 2021-22 season chose to watch the game using non-traditional feeds, innovations created thanks to the Bundesliga's 'glass-to-glass' strategy. Adam Nelson speaks to DFL stakeholders about how new broadcasting initiatives are helping to boost the league's engagement and revenues.
Argentine FA agrees Asia regional sponsorship deal with W88
The Argentine Football Association has agreed a regional sponsorship deal covering Asia with betting brand W88
Hosts India withdraw from Women’s Asian Cup due to Covid outbreak
Host nation India has been forced to withdraw from the Women’s AFC Asian Cup after a Covid-19 outbreak within its squad meant it could not field a team against Chinese Taipei on Sunday.
Inter Milan to launch €415m bond to ease financial concerns
Inter Milan has pointed to continuing financial difficulties in its latest quarterly results as it today (Monday) announced plans to launch a €415m ($468.9m) bond to help refinance its debt.
FuboTV picks up Uefa streaming rights in US via Fox Sports sublicense deal
FuboTV has continued to expand its reach in the United States by securing exclusive streaming rights to a number of Uefa competitions, including selected matches from the 2024 and 2028 European Championships,…
OneFootball nets non-exclusive Serie B clip rights
Media platform OneFootball has secured non-exclusive rights for highlights of all Serie B matches that remain in the 2021-22 season
Betfair inks ‘biggest’ Brazilian state football deal with Campeonato Carioca naming rights
Betting operator Betfair has signed what is claimed to be the “biggest commercial agreement” in Brazilian state football as the naming rights sponsor for this year’s Campeonato Carioca.
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James Arnold: Image rights payments come under scrutiny in Jordon Ibe v Bournemouth
James Arnold, associate at law firm Cooke, Young and Keidan examines how the UK tax authority’s scrutiny of player image rights payments has complicated a legal dispute between footballer Jordon Ibe and EFL Championship side Bournemouth AFC
NWSL clears path for Kang to seal Washington Spirit takeover
The protracted takeover saga at Washington Spirit appears close to a resolution after the National Women’s Soccer League paved the way for minority owner Y.
China Sports Media deals with Dentsu to distribute Fifa Club World Cup rights
Chinese streaming platforms Migu, Youku and Donqiudi have acquired rights for next month's Fifa Club World Cup, in deals brokered by the China Sports Media agency
TNT Sports lands Fifa Club World Cup rights in various Latin American territories
Subscription broadcaster TNT Sports has secured exclusive multi-platform rights to the Fifa Club World Cup in multiple territories in Latin America
FFF accepts rights fee reduction to settle dispute with France Télévisions, Eurosport
The French Football Federation has revealed that its payment dispute with France Télévisions and Eurosport, domestic rights-holders to the Coupe de France knockout clubs competition, has been settled.
Edens, Sawiris enter into exclusive negotiations with MLS for Las Vegas expansion team
Billionaires Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris, who are majority owners of Premier League team Aston Villa, have entered into exclusive negotiations with Major League Soccer about securing an expansion team…
River Plate adds Amazon Prime Video as back-of-shirt sponsor
Argentinian Primera División football club River Plate has agreed a shirt sponsor deal with Amazon Prime Video, the video streaming arm of ecommerce giant Amazon.
OneFootball adds PPV state championship matches to Brazilian offering
Media platform OneFootball has struck an agreement with Brazilian live-streaming company TV NSports to broadcast the Campeonato Paranaense and Campeonato Catarinense Brazilian state championships
Turkish Süper Lig media rights tender launches; five-season bids possible
The tender process for domestic and international rights to the Turkish Süper Lig has been launched with the domestic rights split into six different packages.
Ex-shirt sponsor returns as Hannover 96 stadium naming rights backer
German football club Hannover 96 has signed up home construction company Heinz von Heiden as its stadium naming rights sponsor