Football
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
LAFC signs multi-year Ford sponsorship
Major League Soccer team LAFC has announced a multi-year deal with automobile manufacturer Ford, which has been designated its official domestic automobile partner
Coronavirus latest: Asian football qualifiers postponed; Thai MotoGP rescheduled; Bach reassures athletes; and more
Fifa and the Asian Football Confederation have moved towards postponing upcoming matches in the joint qualifying competition for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup
US Soccer signs multi-year deal with GoGo squeeZ
The United States Soccer Federation has named squeezable snack pouch brand GoGo squeeZ as its official fruit snack in a multi-year agreement
DFL Digital Sports names director of content marketing to replace Schmidt
DFL Digital Sports, the subsidiary of the German Football League (DFL) responsible for the distribution of the Bundesliga’s digital content, has recruited Google’s Nina Tsimpouli as its new director of …
Mahou extends second-tier sponsorship of Real Madrid
Spanish beer group Mahou San Miguel has renewed its second-tier sponsorship with LaLiga leaders Real Madrid
Liverpool strikes ticketing deal with US-based SeatGeek
Company now working with nine Premier League clubs
Ireland’s Euro 2020 play-off ensured wider exposure on RTÉ
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ is to show the national team’s play-off for this summer’s Euro 2020 football championship.
Swiss attorney general disciplined over Fifa case, Platini loses ECHR appeal
Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber has been disciplined for misconduct during an investigation into Fifa, while the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has today (Thursday) rejected the latest attempt…
Concacaf’s Pellerano: Media proliferation lets everyone have their place
Football in the US is facing a unique opportunity to grow in the country now due to the proliferation of multiple media platforms for distribution, Concacaf’s chief commercial officer Heidi Pellerano t…
CFA demands League 2 clubs prove salary payments
The Chinese Football Association has ordered League 2 clubs Suzhou Soochow, Jiangxi Liansheng, Sichuan Jiu Niu and Kunshan FC to submit documentation proving they have been paying players, coaches and…
Sacramento Republic appoints Elevate Sports Ventures ahead of MLS move
United Soccer League Championship team Sacramento Republic FC has appointed Elevate Sports Ventures to assist with ticket sales and other commercial initiatives ahead of the franchise's planned move to…