Football
Espanyol connects with Digi as back-of-shirt sponsor
Spanish top flight football club RCD Espanyol has signed up telecoms operator Digi as a sponsor
Rangers snub new title sponsor Cinch at Scottish Premiership opener
Defending Scottish Professional Football League champions Rangers refused to sport the logo of online used car retailer Cinch, the league's recently-announced title sponsor, on their shirt sleeves as the…
FIGC calls for suspension of betting sponsorship ban in financial relief plan
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has called for the government ban on domestic betting sponsorships to be suspended as part of a raft of measures to lighten the financial burden on football clubs…
European Super League trio push on with plans, call out ‘monopolistic’ Uefa
Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid, the heavyweight trio of European football clubs, have claimed they “have the duty” to address the “very serious issues” facing the sport after stating they will pr…
Ten wants to be ‘home of football’, reaffirms sports comeback
Network Ten reaffirmed its return as a force in Australian sports broadcasting and said it wants to be the "home of football", in comments made around reporting of its financial results for 2020
LaLiga agrees licensing deal in China for products aimed at youth
Chinese company Global Dynamic Media (GDM) has secured a five-year deal for licensing rights to produce LaLiga-themed products
Pursuit of early mover Autohero pays off for PSG
Paris Saint-Germain’s recent sponsorship deal with German online car retailer Autohero has highlighted the importance of approaching emerging sector brands early in their growth cycle, according to Marc A…
VTM secures free-to-air rights to Tuesday evening Champions League matches
Belgian commercial broadcaster VTM has secured free-to-air rights in the country's Dutch-speaking Flanders region for Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League matches across three seasons, from 2021-22 to…
Conciliator appointed in bid to resolve beIN-Canal Plus-LFP legal wrangle
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has called on a conciliator in a bid to solve the bitter payment dispute that continues to engulf French football a week before the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season kicks off
CLIQ Digital to stream Serie B in German-speaking countries
German digital lifestyle company CLIQ Digital has acquired rights in German-speaking countries to Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football
Matildas’ Tokyo 2020 matches draw big audiences for Seven
The Australian women’s football team has been attracting record domestic television audiences for its matches at Tokyo 2020, on free-to-air broadcaster Seven.
Seven reported an audience of 2.2
JPMorgan among four underwriters supporting Juventus capital increase
Italian Serie A football club Juventus has signed a pre-underwriting agreement with a group of four Italian and international banks to support its planned capital increase of up to €400m ($475.6m).
Fiorentina launches Viola 9.5 NFT collection with Genuino
Italian Serie A club ACF Fiorentina has today announced the launch of Viola 9.5, its own non-fungible token (NFT) collection, in an agreement with blockchain technologies provider Genuino
Real Madrid partners with Cinedigm to create branded streaming channel in US
LaLiga giants Real Madrid has partnered with United States-based entertainment company Cinedigm to create a branded sports streaming channel in North America.
Fifa fails in court bid to reopen Blatter Caribbean media rights investigation
A court in Switzerland has rejected Fifa’s request to reopen an investigation into its former president Sepp Blatter over a case relating to a 2005 media-rights deal struck with the Caribbean Football U…
PlayStation’s Champions League association continues for 2021-24 cycle
European football governing body Uefa has renewed its sponsorship deal with electronics giant Sony’s PlayStation brand.
Allianz widens Barcelona sponsorship from regional to global deal
Insurance group Allianz has upgraded its sponsorship of Spanish LaLiga club Barcelona from a regional deal to a global agreement
Serie C to be streamed globally by 196 Sports
Italy’s Serie C, the third tier of club football in the country, will be broadcast globally during the 2021-22 season as part of a deal with streaming service 196 Sports.