Football
Canadian Premier League revamps schedule for second season
The Canadian Premier League has revamped its schedule for its season season in 2020 following the arrival of Atlético Ottawa as the league’s eighth team.
EXCLUSIVE: Details emerge of IMG’s commission-based five-year Brazilian league proposal
A proposal from the IMG agency for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A covers five seasons, from 2020 to 2024, but would provide no minimum guarantee payment to th…
Rangers in search for new kit sponsor as legal row persists
Scottish Premiership side Rangers is looking for a new kit manufacturer and retail partner from the 2020-21 season onwards as it prepares to end its association with incumbents Hummel, the Danish sportswear…
USWNT players seek $66m from US Soccer in gender discrimination lawsuit
Players on the United States women’s national team have filed a motion seeking more than $66m in damages and back pay as part of their gender discrimination lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation.
Amazon Prime subscribers boosted by Premier League coverage
Amazon Prime Video’s UK subscriber numbers increased by 35-per-cent year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2019 on the back of its coverage of football’s English Premier League.
Barcelona adds Taiping Life as latest sponsor in China
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has signed up insurance company Taiping Life as its latest regional sponsor in China
Mondelēz signs multi-year Manchester United sponsorship
Premier League club Manchester United has signed a multi-year global sponsorship with major food group Mondelēz International.
DC United finalizes Caesars Entertainment partnership, local TV deal
After months of speculation, Major League Soccer team DC United has confirmed a strategic partnership with leading casino operator Caesars Entertainment
LaLiga kicks off media-rights tender in 16 European countries
LaLiga, the governing body of Spanish football’s top two divisions, has launched its invitation to tender covering broadcast rights in 16 European territories.
Genius Sports signs data agreement with Singapore FA
Sports data company Genius Sports says a new data partnership with the Football Association of Singapore will underpin a "digital transformation drive" at the sports body
DAZN Media launches comprehensive football ad package
DAZN Media, the advertising division of sports media company DAZN Group, has launched a new football package that will give a brand partner the chance to reach over 40 markets through its OTT, digital,…
Liga MX reportedly to stop promotion and relegation for five years
Mexico's Liga MX is expected to put a hold on promotion and relegation with the second-tier Ascenso MX for five years, according to reports in Mexico
MLS, Liga MX unveil key details of 2020 Leagues Cup
Major League Soccer and Mexico's Liga MX have unveiled some key details of the 2020 Leagues Cup, including participating MLS teams and match dates.
IMG in the mix for Brazilian Série A international rights
The IMG agency is one of three companies understood to have been shortlisted ahead of the award of international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
BT’s ‘Beyond Limits’ rebrand informs CSR-focused partnerships with Home Nations FAs
The telecommunication company’s 2019 rebrand saw it move toward a focus on community and social engagement, something it is intending to carry through into its lead partnerships of all four UK football associations.
Swiss attorney general charges Valcke, Al-Khelaifi and ‘sports rights businessman’
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment against former Fifa secretary general Jérôme Valcke, beIN Media Group chairman and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser A…
Bologna extends long-running Macron deal
Italian sportswear company Macron has extended its kit supplier deal with domestic Serie A football club Bologna through a new contract that will take the association into a third decade
Borussia Dortmund splits shirt rights between Evonik and 1&1
Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund will split its shirt sponsorship rights between the incumbent chemicals brand Evonik and telecommunications company 1&1 from next season