Football
FA’s WSL nets landmark Optus rights deal
The FA Women’s Super League, the top tier of women’s club football in England, has secured its first rights deal in the Asia-Pacific region through an agreement with Australian telcoms operator Optus.
CBS ‘acquires Champions League rights’ in surprise move
CBS has won the English-language rights to the Uefa Champions League in the United States from the 2021-22 season through 2023-24 in a surprise development, according to multiple reports in the US.
Uefa ‘looking to stage 2024 Champions League final in United States’
Uefa, the governing body of soccer in Europe, is reportedly trying to bring the 2024 Champions League final to the United States, with MetLife Stadium in New Jersey standing as the preferred venue
Garber: Charlotte ‘at front of line’ to become MLS’s 30th team
Charlotte has moved to the front of the line to become the 30th Major League Soccer team, league commissioner Don Garber has revealed
USWNT granted class certification in US Soccer equal pay lawsuit
United States women’s national team players have been granted class certification by a California district court in their equal pay lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation.
RFEF announces €80m Copa del Rey domestic and international rights deals
The sale of the Copa del Rey domestic broadcast rights, along with “part” of the international rights, has brought in a total of around €80m ($88.2m) o
Stade Vélodrome to set 5G first through Orange link-up
French Ligue 1 football club Olympique de Marseille has announced plans to make its Stade Vélodrome home ground the first 5G stadium in the country through an agreement with telco Orange.
Atlético Madrid and Ria Money Transfer agree back-of-shirt deal
LaLiga football club Atlético Madrid has signed up international money transfer company Ria Money Transfer as its new back-of-shirt sponsor.
Strong fan demand in Seattle for MLS Cup tickets
Sounders continue their run as one of MLS' most popular fan draws
CAF: Lagardère deal termination ‘legal consequence’ of regulators’ recommendations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) today strongly defended its move to terminate Lagardère Sports’ 12-year global media and sponsorship rights contract, describing it as a “legal consequence” of rec…
AC Milan joins Inter with DAZN presence
AC Milan has become the latest Italian Serie A football club to strike a deal for content from its in-house television channel to appear on OTT sports platform DAZN
Now RFEF bids to end Liga Iberdrola strike with €1.15m salary offer
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has moved to break the impasse that has engulfed women’s football in Spain by offering €1.15m ($1.27m) to boost player salaries across the top-tier Liga Iberdrola.
Konami adds Zenit to list of PES-sponsored clubs
Russian football club Zenit St. Petersburg has been added to Konami’s sponsorship portfolio for its football video game, Pro Evolution Soccer 2020.
FFA adds Pantene to women’s team roster following equal pay agreement
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has signed up haircare brand Pantene to sponsor its women’s team.
Adidas on track for record year, driven by growth in China, US and e-commerce
Sports brand adidas expects 2019 to be a record year and “another important milestone towards achieving its 2020 targets” after posting its third quarter results.
SportBusiness Soccer goes live to open new era for football sponsorship
SportBusiness Soccer has gone live with leading clubs from Europe’s major leagues already signed-up as clients.
Football risks ‘eating itself’ in the race for engagement, but digital may be a small part of the solution
Football has embraced social media in a huge way, but will its focus on digital technology undermine grassroots participation? Frank Dunne asks if the game is in danger of eating itself and looks at what Uefa is doing to prevent this.
Mediapro strikes linear TV deals for crucial USA-Canada clash
The Mediapro agency and production group has secured deals to enable next week’s crucial United States-Canada Concacaf Nations League match to be aired free of charge on linear television in Canada.