Football
RedBird ponders Toulouse FC sale as Uefa hones in on multi-club ownership
RedBird Capital's ownership of Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC could be the first casualty of Uefa's new clampdown on multi-club ownership in European football
Liga Forte União sells off 20 per cent of media rights to 2075, targets Libra pact
Liga Forte União (LFU), a group of 25 Brazilian football clubs, has announced the sale of 20 per cent of its broadcast rights for the next 50 years for R$2.6bn (€494m/$525m), in what represents one of the most significant developments in the sport's history in the country.
Danish Cup rights hit market in six-year tender
An invitation to tender for Danish football’s Pokalen knockout cup competition, covering 2024-25 to 2029-30, has been issued.
First Korean sponsor key to PSG’s continuing Asian expansion
Paris Saint-Germain has signed its first sponsor from South Korea, today (Thursday) announcing a two-year global agreement with bakery brand Paris Baguette
EXCLUSIVE: SportyTV lands Euro 2024 package in sub-Saharan Africa
SportyTV has acquired an exclusive package of Uefa Euro 2024 free-to-air rights across large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, SportBusiness can reveal
Club América tasks IMG with growing sponsorship portfolio
Club América, the most successful club in Mexican football, has hired IMG as its commercial partnerships agency in a bid to tap more international sponsors, with a particular focus on the United States.
Penalty becomes Brazilian leagues and cup sponsor in Brax-brokered deal
Brazilian sporting goods company Penalty has signed as an official sponsor of next year’s Brazilian Série A and Série B championships and the Copa do Brasil in a deal brokered by Brax Sports Assets.
De la Vega earns LaLiga promotion after commercial successes
Spain's LaLiga has promoted its commercial and marketing director Jorge de la Vega to the position of deputy executive general director
Serie A CEO defends new domestic TV deal, talks up piracy fight and international plans
Luigi De Siervo, chief executive of Lega Serie A, has hit out at critics who claimed the recent €4.5bn ($4.8
UniqFEED deploys virtual advertising tech for first time in football with ÖFB deal
UniqFEED has secured the first football-specific deployment for its virtual advertising technology having been chosen by the Austrian Football Federation (ÖFB) and its marketing partner, the Sporteo agency, to provide its services at the forthcoming ÖFB Cup game between Grazer AK and SK Sturm Graz.
Gold family preparing to sell 10-per-cent stake in West Ham United
Vanessa Gold, daughter of late West Ham United co-chairman David Gold, is preparing to sell a stake of around 10 per cent in the Premier League club
SBS nets exclusive 2026 Fifa World Cup rights
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has renewed its rights to the Fifa Men’s World Cup, securing an exclusive deal for all 104 matches of the 2026 edition.
Saudi Arabia set for 2034 World Cup after Australia exits the race
Saudi Arabia is set to be the only bidder to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup after Football Australia dropped its plans ahead of Fifa’s deadline today (Tuesday) to lodge expressions of intent.
Mediaset beats Rai to retain Coppa Italia rights to 2027
Mediaset, the commercial broadcaster, has defeated its public-service rival Rai in the battle for domestic rights to Italian football's knockout Coppa Italia
Uefa Champions League returning to Portugal’s Sport TV, DAZN stays on board
Sport TV, the pay-television broadcaster, is to return as a Uefa Champions League rights-holder in Portugal for the first time in six years next season, it has been announced
Rai, Mediaset remain in private talks over Coppa Italia rights
Lega Serie A is set to begin private negotiations with public-service broadcaster Rai and commercial broadcaster Mediaset over rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana for the three-year period covering the 2024-25 to 2026-27 seasons.
Real Madrid seeks extra €360m to complete stadium rebuild
Spanish LaLiga club Real Madrid has called an extraordinary meeting of its members for next month to approve new loans to complete the redevelopment its Santiago Bernabeu stadium
QPR signs Matrade stadium naming-rights deal amid financial challenges
English club Queens Park Rangers has signed a stadium naming-rights agreement as it bids to allay its financial difficulties