Football
Serie A stadiums cleared to begin season at 50-per-cent capacity
The Serie A season is set to begin with stadiums operating at a maximum of 50-per-cent capacity under new guidelines laid out by the Italian government’s Consiglio dei Ministri.
Canal ‘to respect’ beIN court decision, will broadcast and pay for Ligue 1 matches
Canal Plus has been ordered to perform its obligations under a sublicensing contract with beIN Sports and air two Ligue 1 fixtures per matchweek, along with settling its rights payments, the Nanterre Commercial…
Barcelona, Real Madrid denounce LaLiga’s CVC deal
LaLiga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have hit out at the Spanish football league’s €2.7bn ($3.2bn
Well-funded Getir hits sponsorship trail with Tottenham Hotspur global deal
English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has signed a three-year global sponsorship deal with on-demand grocery delivery brand Getir
Sky Deutschland agrees Amazon deal for Champions League in bars
Sky Deutschland, the German pay-television broadcaster, will offer live Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League coverage in its Sky Sportsbars across Germany after reaching an agreement with Amazon, the…
BHP extends with Perth Glory as club’s principal partner for 2021-22
Australian football club Perth Glory has extended its sponsorship deal with resource company BHP for the 2021-22 season
Free adds Saint-Étienne content deal to Ligue 1 rights
Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne has agreed a content deal with telecoms operator Free, holder of near-live rights to the top tier of French football.
LaLiga season to begin with 40-per-cent capacity limit
Spanish football stadiums will be able to open at a maximum of 40-per-cent capacity when the 2021-22 LaLiga season begins under new guidelines set out by the country's Ministry of Health
Nova lands top football rights for new channels in Saran Media Group deal
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has launched two new sports channels after adding a raft of premium football content to its offering in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
LaLiga Delegate Commission approves CVC’s €2.7bn investment into league
The LaLiga Delegate Commission has ratified the agreement which will see private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquire a 10-per-cent stake in LaLiga, the governing body for the top two divisions of…
Hungary’s TV2 retains Premier League rights, adds Bundesliga
Hungarian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2 has renewed a rights agreement for football’s English Premier League and signed a new deal to cover the German Bundesliga, while also preparing t…
West Ham becomes latest club to team up with Vitality
English Premier League football club West Ham United has signed up insurance and investment company Vitality as a sponsor
CaixaBank adds Alavés to extensive Spanish club portfolio
Spanish bank CaixaBank has signed as an official sponsor and financial partner of Spanish La Liga club Deportivo Alavés for the next four seasons.
Barcelona and Juventus sign content deals with Chinese platform Xiaohongshu
European football giants Barcelona and Juventus have signed content partnerships with Chinese social media and e-commerce platform Xiaohongshu
Sky nets exclusive Bundesliga rights to 2025, ending BT era
Pay-television broadcaster Sky has secured exclusive rights to broadcast the top-tier German Bundesliga in the UK and Ireland for four seasons, from 2021-22 to 2024-25
Leeds United becomes fourth Premier League club to sign with Chiliz
Leeds United has become the latest English Premier League football club to sign up with global blockchain providers Chiliz to launch a fan token on the Socios.com app
OneFootball adds 3. Liga, Women’s Bundesliga on PPV in Telekom deal
OneFootball, the football-based media platform, has teamed up with Deutsche Telekom’s MagentaSport OTT service to offer pay-per-view coverage of matches from Germany’s third-tier 3.Lig
EFL puts spotlight on small businesses with eBay deal
The English Football League has signed a sponsorship deal with e-commerce giant eBay that will afford advertising space to small businesses