Football
Australia women’s football team to get equal pay in landmark agreement
Australia's football governing body has agreed a four-year deal with the country's players' union on that "closes the pay gap" between the men's and women's national teams
AFC pours cold water on AFF’s Club World Cup qualification claim
The Asian Football Confederation has said the only Asian qualifiers for the revamped Fifa Club World Cup will be via the AFC Champions League, contradicting a claim that the Asean Football Federation's…
Telcom Argentina-Estudiantes deal creates technology showcase at Estadio Uno
Telecom Argentina has signed as a technology partner of the Estadio Uno, the new home of Argentinean Primera División club Estudiantes de la Plata.
Sportdigital Fussball is latest broadcaster to embrace Onefootball’s PPV model
Onefootball, the digital platform offering pay-per-view streaming of football, has signed an agreement to offer live games from the suite of football competitions broadcast by Sportdigital Fussball, the…
Copa Libertadores final switches from Santiago to Lima
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has opted to move the final of this year’s Copa Libertadores club competition from Santiago in Chile to the Peruvian capital of Lima.
Canadian Premier League off to solid start after filling void for players and fans
Seven-team competition is first professional soccer league in Canada since 1992
Clubs have averaged 4,300 fans a game but OneSoccer digital ratings not made public
Serie A to return to Saudi Arabia with Supercoppa
Lega Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, has announced that it will return to Saudi Arabia to stage this year’s edition of its Supercoppa Italiana.
Lagardère to contest CAF cancellation of $1bn rights deal
Lagardère, the France-based conglomerate, has said it will contest the Confederation of African Football’s decision to cancel its global media and sponsorship rights agreement with the Lagardère Sports age…
Asean Club Championship to launch after getting AFC and Fifa backing
A new Asean Club Championship football tournament is to launch in 2020 after being endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation and Fifa
Serie A appoints GroupM’s Ciccarese as marketing director
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has appointed Michele Ciccarese as its new marketing and commercial director.
Mediapro offers €1.5m in bid to break Liga Iberdrola deadlock
Mediapro, the Spanish production and media rights group, has revealed details of a €1.5m ($1.6
Celta Vigo signs sleeve sponsorship with Maldives government
Spanish football club Celta Vigo has signed a sponsorship contract with the government of the Maldives
LNFS seeks to head off RFEF intervention in Spanish futsal
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala (LNFS), organising body of the top two divisions of futsal in Spain, has reportedly approved the launch of a lawsuit against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) over its a…
DAZN ‘joins forces with Mediaset’ in latest Copa del Rey rights bidding
OTT sports streaming service DAZN has joined Mediaset’s bid for the three-season cycle for Spanish domestic knockout competition, the Copa del Rey, it has been reported.
De Siervo says Serie A could take a game abroad if Fifa and Uefa change rules
Luigi De Siervo, chief executive of Serie A, has suggested the Italian league could try to play an official game abroad, if Fifa and Uefa change their rules regarding such fixtures
Aston Villa looking to turn fan engagement into commercial revenue with new loyalty card scheme
Data-led fan engagement platform Fortress and Barclays have developed a new universal payment scheme at Aston Villa FC, aiming to deepen the connection between a club and its fans and open up whole new commercial revenue opportunities in the process.
Bengaluru-APL Apollo deal the latest in slew of Indian football sponsorships
Indian Super League football club Bengaluru FC has agreed a one-year sponsorship deal with steel pipe manufacturer APL Apollo, in the latest of a slew of deals agreed ahead of the 2019-20 season
Sevilla’s back-room operations working to catch up with team performance in modernisation push
Market research conducted in 2014 showed that success on the field was not translating into awareness off it for La Liga side Sevilla FC. Frank Dunne looks at how the club has subsequently addressed this, doubling commercial revenues to €18m.