Football
KPMG report highlights impact of pandemic on European football’s domestic champions
A new study released by accounting firm KPMG has detailed the financial impact of Covid-19 on the winners of Europe’s top eight football leagues for the year ending May/June 2021.
Parlow Cone makes case to be re-elected US Soccer president
Cindy Parlow Cone has made an impassioned case over why she should be re-elected United States Soccer Federation president, saying the organization needs to "look forward, not backward
Chinese FA financial report shows pandemic hit
The Chinese Football Association has reported a total financial loss of RMB50m ($7.8m/€7m) over the two years 2019 and 2020.
New York City FC to play home game in Los Angeles due to local stadium issues
Major League Soccer team New York City FC will play a Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League home game on the other side of the United States in Los Angeles, California, due to a series of stadium issues…
Berding to step aside as FC Cincinnati president
Jeff Berding is stepping aside as president of Major League Soccer's FC Cincinnati and has been promoted to the role of club co-chief executive and president of parent company FC Cincinnati Holdings
Serie A lands Socios.com sponsorship, will promote ‘Made in Italy’
Socios.com has furthered its involvement in Italian football through a deal announced this afternoon with Lega Serie A and its Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana tournaments.
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Premier League awarded $213m in collapsed PPTV deal court ruling
The English Premier League has today (Tuesday) been awarded just under $213m (€187.5m) – plus interest and costs – by the High Court of Justice in London as a result of its collapsed media rights deal with PPTV in China.
Fox Sports, Twitter expand pact for World Cup integrations
New contract term to prominently feature Twitter Spaces
Real Salt Lake hires Playfly Sports to secure naming rights partner
Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake has hired sports marketing outfit Playfly Sports to secure a new stadium naming rights partner
RB Leipzig adds 888sport as betting operator seeks German expansion
German football club RB Leipzig has signed up gambling platform 888sport as a sponsor
FMA rejigs senior management, adds to sales teams
The Football Marketing Asia agency has made changes to its senior management structure and hired two SVP-level salespeople as it prepares to work on the second half of its commercial rights sales project…
Clanachan steps down as Canadian Premier League commissioner
David Clanachan has stepped down from his role as the inaugural Canadian Premier League commissioner in order to establish a CPL expansion club in his hometown region of Windsor/Essex County, Ontario
Bulgaria’s BNT and Nova will both broadcast 2022 Fifa World Cup
Bulgarian public-service broadcaster BNT and United Media-controlled pay-television network Nova will both broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, it has been announced
Crypto exchange Binance added as Africa Cup of Nations sponsor
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been added as a sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicked off in Cameroon on Sunday
Barcelona claims esports first with Gamers Hub Media Events pact
Spanish LaLiga football club FC Barcelona has made further inroads into the esports sector by agreeing what it claims is a first-of-its-kind deal with fledgling company Gamers Hub Media Events Europe
Bitso exchange signs São Paulo sleeve deal, Betnacional backs Recife clubs
Top-flight Brazilian club São Paulo FC has signed Latin American cryptocurrency platform Bitso to a three-year sponsorship agreement with kit branding rights.
LaLiga promotes Anoro to international director
Spain’s LaLiga has appointed Octavi Anoro to be its new international director, with responsibility for coordinating its 11 offices around the world and its international strategy.
Venezia upgrades Green Project Agency deal to include front-of-shirt rights
Italian Serie A club Venezia has upgraded its sponsorship contract with the sustainable energy supplier Green Project Agency