Football
Bids invited for Uefa club competition TV rights in Balkans
Invitations to submit offers (ISOs) have been launched in seven countries across the Balkan region for rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League covering the 2021-22…
Tebas condemns disruption caused by ‘intruder’ Fifa, calls out Saudi government
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has fired his latest broadside against what he believes are the key issues affecting European football, picking out Fifa’s move into the club game, the rising influence o…
Swiss Football League to vote on 12-team league after Scottish Premiership analysis
The Swiss Football League is to vote in March on a proposal to expand Switzerland’s top-tier Super League from 10 to 12 clubs.
Relevent Sports’ Ross ‘lobbies top European clubs and Uefa’ to create more competitive ICC
Stephen Ross the billionaire owner of Relevent Sports, the sports promotion company behind the International Champions Cup (ICC), is reported to have met with the leading European football clubs and Uefa…
Vitesse to support Voetbalshop.nl’s expansion plans
Dutch Eredivisie football club Vitesse Arnhem has expanded its association with e-commerce firm the Badge Company in a deal designed to support the development of its Voetbalshop.nl brand.
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Floating hotels deal signed for Qatar 2022, landmark sustainability strategy revealed
Qatar has taken another step towards addressing the accommodation challenges it faces for the 2022 Fifa World Cup after a partnership to offer an array of floating hotels was signed, while world football’s g…
Six Nations deal strengthens Dove Men+Care’s presence in rugby
The Six Nations rugby union competition has signed up Unilever brand Dove Men+Care as a sponsor.
The multi-year contract takes effect ahead of the 2020 Six Nations, which begins on February 1
Unibet takes three-year PSG extension to new territories
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain and online betting operator Unibet have expanded the terms of their sponsorship agreement and extended the duration until the end of the 2022-23 season
Tebas: We’d want fan data from Amazon in any LaLiga rights deal
Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga, has underlined the need for online retail giant Amazon and other major streaming platforms to provide consumer data details as part of any rights agreement
Internationalisation and transformation: Dal Pino outlines his vision on Serie A debut
Transforming Serie A into a media company and ‘internationalising’ the appeal of the Italian league were the two key themes outlined by Serie A’s newly-elected president Paolo Dal Pino at his first leagu…
BBC lands rights to additional Women’s FA Cup ties, SheBelieves Cup
UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to earlier rounds of the Women’s FA Cup as well as this season’s She Believes Cup invitational football tournament.
Greek Super League adds Nivea Men to sponsor roster
The Super League Greece, top division of club football in Greece, has agreed a new sponsorship deal with personal care brand Nivea Men
CPL poised to announce Ottawa expansion team, Atlético Madrid involvement expected
Jeff Hunt, an Ottawa businessman who is part owner of the Canadian Football League's Ottawa Redblacks, has confirmed he is part of a group looking to bring a Canadian Premier League team to the Canadian …
Puma re-enters US soccer market with New Mexico United deal
German sportswear manufacturer Puma is re-entering the United States soccer market by becoming the official kit supplier of United Soccer League Championship team New Mexico United
DC United to add safe-standing sections to Audi Field
Major League Soccer team DC United is spending around $1m to introduce safe-standing sections at its venue, Audi Field
RB Leipzig signs up Alcar Group brand AEZ as sponsor
German football club RB Leipzig has added light-alloy wheel brand AEZ to its sponsorship portfolio.
AEZ is the premium brand of Austrian industrial and trading firm Alcar Group
Uefa to issue tender for VAR and GLT technology companies
Uefa has said it will launch a tender process for the provision of various technology services to be deployed at certain competitions from 2021 onwards, including men’s and women’s club and national tea…
Asean Club Championship prepares for inaugural season without Malaysian teams
The organisers of the new Asean Club Championship football tournament are preparing to launch this year without the participation of Malaysian clubs