Football
Pro League approves Eleven Sports deal but duo threaten collective agreement
The general assembly of Belgium’s Pro League today decided to award domestic media rights to subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports from 2020-21 onwards, but resistance from two members has prevented t…
Liverpool planning to break ground on Anfield redevelopment this year
Liverpool Football Club has announced that it is planning to begin the next phase of the expansion of its Anfield Stadium later this year, with completion scheduled for the start of the 2021-22 Premier…
DC United now in talks with Sinclair over local TV deal
Major League Soccer's DC United is reportedly in talks with Sinclair Broadcast Group over a local television rights deal
Barcelona and Real Madrid lined up to play El Clásico in US this summer
LaLiga giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona could face each other in the United States this summer as part of the International Champions Cup, the Washington Post has reported
Argentina’s Independiente extends with long-term kit supplier Puma
Superliga Argentina football club Independiente has renewed its kit supply agreement with global sportswear company Puma
Atlético Madrid looks to CPL team to expand the club’s brand in North America
Spanish club Atlético Madrid recently acquired Canadian Premier League expansion team Atlético Ottawa. Bob Williams looks at how the LaLiga giants hope to use this move to expand its presence overseas.
Indonesian police partners with military to tackle match fixing
Indonesia's National Police is to work with the country's Military Police to tackle match fixing and to ensure transparency during the national team's recruitment process for the upcoming U20 Fifa World…
TSA’s Heng joins AFC as head of media rights
The Asian Football Confederation has recruited Connie Heng, chief media officer at the Total Sports Asia agency, as its head of media rights
Bush: Premier League retains preference for rights deals over direct-to-consumer
The Premier League will continue to prefer broadcast-rights deals despite its moves to raise its capacity to adopt a direct-to-consumer model in the next cycle, the league’s executive director, Bill B…
Superliga Argentina returns to Sportdigital Fussball
Sportdigital Fussball, the subscription broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has acquired rights to the remainder of this season’s Superliga Argentina, the top tier of Argentinian football.
Serie A media-rights guidelines receive antitrust approval
Italy’s antitrust authority (AGCM) has cleared the way for Italian football’s Lega Serie A to begin its sale of domestic broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24 after approving the guidelines set out…
Fifa, FIFPro form $16m ‘safety net’ for unpaid players
Fifa has joined forces with FIFPro, the global union for footballers, to launch a $16m (€14.7
Malaysian Super League adds CIMB as title sponsor of Super League
The Malaysia Super League football competition has signed up Malaysian bank CIMB as title sponsor of its Super League competition
EFL checks in Thai Airways renewal
The English Football League, the organising body of the three leagues below the Premier League, has agreed a one-year extension to its sponsorship deal with Thai Airways (THAI)
Bundesliga champion Bayern sign up battery-maker Varta
German Bundesliga club FC Bayern has signed an official partner deal with battery and energy storage systems company Varta
LaLiga opens 11th international office with London operation
Spanish football’s LaLiga has added its eleventh international office with the opening of an operation in the King’s Cross area of London.
Napoli extends with Kappa, launches TikTok channel
Italian Serie A football club Napoli has agreed a two-season extension to its kit deal with Kappa, as the Neopolitan team seeks to strike a longer contract with the Italian sportswear brand
Inter Miami, MLS suffer setback in Inter Milan trademark case
Inter Miami FC and Major League Soccer have suffered a setback in their trademark dispute with Serie A giants Inter Milan.