Football
Silver Lake ‘in advanced talks’ for A-Leagues stake
US investment firm Silver Lake is close to acquiring a 30-per-cent stake in the commercial rights business of Australia's domestic football leagues, according to Australian newspapers the Sun-Herald and…
Serie A builds engagement strategy in Indonesia with Helo launch
Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has stepped up its commitment to fans in Indonesia by launching an official account on Helo, a platform owned by Chinese internet…
Real Betis sign long-term deal with Vrauu, Espanyol and Valladolid secure extensions
Spanish LaLiga club Real Betis has signed up energy drink brand Vrauu to its sponsorship portfolio
Eleven and OneFootball awarded pooled international rights to nine European leagues
European Leagues, the body of European football leagues, has awarded the centralised international broadcast rights to nine different leagues to football-based media platform OneFootball and streaming…
Horizm adds Dortmund to growing digital management portfolio
German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund has become the latest high-profile football club to appoint digital inventory management company Horizm to maximise income from their digital assets
Greek Cup media rights tender is relaunched
The Hellenic Football Federation has, for the second time in three months, invited bids for broadcast rights to this season’s Greek Cup, following an unsuccessful attempt in the summer.
LFP ‘seeking €1.5bn’ from investors in commercial subsidiary
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is seeking an investment of €1.5bn ($1.75b
Uefa national team rights on the market in the Balkans
The CAA Eleven agency has initiated the rights sales process in the Balkan countries for Uefa national team rights between 2022 and 2028
LFP keen to stage Lyon-Monaco league match in China
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is looking to stage a Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Monaco in Shanghai as it looks to develop the product internationally.
Midea extends with men’s, women’s teams at Manchester City
Manchester City has extended its global sponsorship agreement with Chinese consumer appliances producer Midea
LaLiga presses ahead with domestic tender despite regulator stance on longer terms
Spain’s LaLiga is to press ahead with a domestic broadcast rights tender that allows bidders to lodge offers over four and five seasons despite advice from the country’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Naci…
Messing vows to implement ‘institutional change’ at NWSL
Marla Messing has vowed to implement "institutional change" at the National Women's Soccer League in her new role as the organization's interim chief executive
Angel City FC to give players one-per-cent share of ticketing revenue
In a groundbreaking move, National Women's Soccer League expansion team Angel City FC has announced that its players will receive one per cent of the club's ticketing revenue
Chiliz adds Bologna to Serie A set
Blockchain provider Chiliz has signed Bologna as the fifth club in its Italian Serie A football roster
Uefa claims strong backing from EU member states for ECJ case against Super League
Uefa has announced that more than half of the European Union’s member states are backing its impending case against the rebel European Super League project at the European Court of Justice.
Fifa to host global summit on biennial World Cup, Infantino holds out for ‘consensus’
Fifa will stage a ‘global summit’ to discuss the proposals to switch the World Cup and Women’s World Cup to a biennial hosting model, as president Gianni Infantino conceded ground on potentially putti…
AFC to open bidding to host centralised Asian Cup qualifiers
The final round of qualifiers for the 2023 Asian Cup national team football tournament has been switched from the traditional format of home-and-away fixtures to single round-robin ties, to be played in…
UAE chosen to host rescheduled Fifa Club World Cup
The United Arab Emirates is to stage this season’s Fifa Club World Cup in early 2022 after Japan withdrew as host due to the Covid-19 pandemic.