Football
Dugout signs Madrid CFF as first dedicated women’s club
Digital media company Dugout has agreed a deal making Spanish Primera División team Madrid Club de Fútbol Femenino (Madrid CFF) its first dedicated women’s club.
Milan clubs to implement 4K LED ad boards at San Siro
Italian Serie A clubs AC Milan and Inter Milan have signed a joint alliance with digital advertising companies Technovision Ledwall and Aim Sport to enhance the clubs' LED signage at the San Siro stadium
US Soccer embroiled in new spat with USWNT over equal pay
The equal pay dispute between the United States Soccer Federation and members of the US women's national team appears to be heading for a trial following another war of words over the weekend
Sounders suffer reduced attendance due to coronavirus outbreak in Seattle
Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders played in front of a significantly reduced crowd at CenturyLink Field over the weekend, in large part because of the coronavirus outbreak in the region.
Southampton put up for sale by Gao Jisheng
Premier League football club Southampton has been put up for sale by its majority owner Gao Jisheng, the Chinese businessman
Reign FC rebrands as OL Reign following OL Groupe takeover
National Women's Soccer League team Reign FC has rebranded as OL Reign following the recent takeover by OL Groupe, the parent company of French women’s soccer team Olympique Lyonnais Féminin.
Sporting Kansas City signs Compass Minerals as sleeve sponsor
Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City has expanded its partnership with minerals-product company Compass Minerals to become the team’s inaugural sleeve sponsor in a multiyear deal.
CBF meets next week as fourth bidder eyes Brazilian league international rights
A fourth company has submitted a proposal for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A from 2020 to 2024, SportBusiness understands.
Italian court overturns Sky’s three-year exclusive digital rights ban
Sky Italia has won its appeal against the country’s antitrust authority’s decision to bar the pay-television broadcaster for three years from acquiring exclusive content rights over internet platforms.
City Football Group lines up move for Ligue 2’s Nancy
City Football Group (CFG), parent company of English Premier League champion Manchester City, is reportedly looking to add French Ligue 2 outfit AS Nancy Lorraine to its portfolio of clubs
Olympic Marseille referred to Uefa’s FFP adjudicator
Uefa has referred Olympic Marseille to the Adjudicatory Chamber of its Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) over a further potential breach of its Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations
Türk Telekom pays $5m to extend Galatasaray stadium naming rights
Türk Telekom has extended its stadium naming rights deal with Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray for the 2020-21 season.
Promoted Merkel to replace Blask as DFL audiovisual rights director
The German Football League (DFL) has promoted Steffen Merkel to the role of director of audiovisual rights, replacing Holger Blask when he moves to the German Football Federation (DFB) this summer
Madrid court dismisses LaLiga’s Miami match appeal
A Madrid court has dismissed an appeal from LaLiga, the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, against the Spanish Football Federation’s (RFEF) decision not to authorise a match b…
New York City FC to put increased focus on team-specific sponsorship sales
Major League Soccer team New York City FC is tweaking its business model to put an increased focus on team-specific corporate partnership sales
USL celebrates 10th season, aspiring to be a global top-10 league
Ahead of its 10th season, which kicks off this weekend, the United Soccer League has taken numerous steps to bolster its commercial structure to help prepare for another decade of growth. Bob Williams reports.
Monaco joins Marseille in deal with fan engagement app Iqoniq
Ligue 1 club AS Monaco has signed a fan marketing and shorts branding deal with new social media and fan engagement platform Iqoniq
Chinese football team Tianjin Tianhai being given away ‘for free’
Indebted Chinese Super League football club Tianjin Tianhai has said it is available to a new owner for free