Football
Gent aligns with Eleven Sports’ collective Pro League deal
Top-tier Belgian football club KAA Gent has signed up to the collective broadcast rights agreement with subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports from 2020-21 onwards after talks with the country’s Pro L…
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo marathon cancels mass race, Hong Kong racing goes ahead, and more
This year's Tokyo marathon is being confined to 200 elite runners due to the coronavirus outbreak, wiping out the mass participation element that would have involved 38,000 amateur runners
AS Monaco revamps commercial team with hires of Breglec and Henly
French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco has announced the appointments of Markus Breglec and Tyson Henly as chief marketing officer and chief commercial officer, respectively
Casillas announces bid to become RFEF president
Spanish footballer Iker Casillas has confirmed long-rumoured reports that he is set to make a bid to become president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) this year
Everton to cut short SportPesa deal at end of 2019-20 season
Premier League club Everton will terminate its main shirt sponsor contract with Kenyan gambling brand SportPesa at the end of the 2019-20 season.
The five-year deal, which was worth €10.8m ($11.6
Manchester City seeks ‘impartial’ CAS hearing after Champions League ban
Manchester City has commenced an appeals process against what the English Premier League football club claims is a “prejudicial process” pursued against it by Uefa, which has resulted in a two-season ban…
AFC, Sportradar claim 21% drop in match-fixing in Asia
The Asian Football Confederation and sports data firm Sportradar have claimed their partnership since 2013 has resulted in a 21-per-cent drop in football match fixing in Asia
Cindy Parlow Cone re-elected US Soccer vice-president
Cindy Parlow Cone has been re-elected as United States Soccer Federation vice-president to a full four-year term following a vote at the organization's Annual General Meeting
Daytona International Speedway to host soccer, music festival in 2021
Nascar venue Daytona International Speedway has announced that it will stage a two-day soccer and music festival during July 4 weekend in 2021
Mediapro and Pitch to sell US rights to South America’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers
International media rights agencies Mediapro and Pitch International will join forces to sell the exclusive broadcast rights in the United States to South American nation’s qualifying matches for the F…
Canadian Premier League creates first esports tournament
The Canadian Premier League has partnered with computer games publisher Electronic Arts to create the inaugural eCanadian Premier League (eCPL) esports tournament.
Mediapro makes additional €1.1m payment to ensure Primera Iberdrola salaries met
Spanish media rights and production agency Mediapro has agreed to a further €1.1m ($1.2m) contribution to women’s football in Spain in order to ensure that salary contributions are met.
CAS pro/rel ruling raises questions over Fifa’s reluctance to force initiative in US
For many years now, the issue of introducing promotion and relegation into the structure of US soccer has been one of contention. Bob Williams explores what is happening at the moment.
LaLiga targets US fans with FanWide bar network link-up
LaLiga North America has teamed up with FanWide, a website that shows sports fans the closest match-watch party or fan community event at sports bars across the US
i-Cable retains J.League rights in Hong Kong
Pay-television broadcaster i-Cable has acquired the exclusive media rights in Hong Kong for Japanese football's J.League.
i-Cable has purchased the rights in a three-season deal covering 2020 to 2022
FIGC considers challenge-based VAR system
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has signalled his intention to step up the use of video assistant referees in the top-tier Serie A and revealed that a challenge system could be implemented in the…
Fan token platform Socios adds Barcelona to football portfolio
Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has teamed up with blockchain-based fan engagement company Chiliz, through which fans can interact via the Socios.com voting and rewards platform
Singapore’s Home United bought by tech firm Sea
Singapore technology firm Sea, formerly known as Garena, has bought Singapore Premier League club Home United