Football
Football clubs have woken up to the power of FIFA and Pro Evo
The recent round of video game licensing deals signed by clubs and leagues with EA Sports and Konami show how complicated the video game licensing business has become. Callum McCarthy examines whether it is better to sell rights collectively or go it alone.
Juventus calls for early Serie A kick-offs to tap into Asian market
Giorgio Ricci, chief revenue officer for Italian Serie A football club Juventus, has called on the league to schedule more early kick-offs to enable the team to raise its profile in Asia
Leigh Sports Village replaces City Ground as Euro 2021 host venue
Leigh Sports Village has replaced Nottingham Forest’s City Ground as one of the host venues for the 2021 Uefa Women’s Championship national team football tournament.
MLS awards its 28th franchise to St. Louis
Missouri city with strong local soccer heritage lands franchise in ongoing wave of MLS expansion
Superliga seeks to set Latin American standard with Genius tie-up
Sports data technology company Genius Sports has added Superliga Argentina, the top division of club football in the country, to its portfolio of integrity partners
Konami partners with Uefa for eEuro 2020, signs Serie A deal
European football’s governing body Uefa has partnered with Konami to launch an esports tournament themed around next year’s European Championships, while the Japanese video game developer has tied up …
Former Octagon executive Feneart appointed Valladolid CEO as Ronaldo overhaul starts
Octagon veteran Matthieu Feneart has been promoted to chief executive of LaLiga side Real Valladolid as the club’s new majority stakeholder, former Real Madrid and Brazil forward Ronaldo Luis Nazario, b…
Belgian FA rejects talk of Women’s World Cup bid
The Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA/KBFV) has denied that it will bid for the 2023 Women’s World Cup after world football’s governing body Fifa announced that it had expressed interest in …
Belgium expresses interest in 2023 Women’s World Cup
World football’s governing body Fifa has announced that Belgium has expressed an interest in hosting the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
AC Milan launches new app with live stream of friendly
Italian Serie A football club AC Milan has launched a new mobile application, claiming it will set a first for the domestic game by offering a free live stream of today’s (Monday’s) friendly match at …
Juventus’ Asia tour drives 50m video views via social media platforms
Italian Serie A club Juventus has revealed that a digital campaign timed to coincide with its tour of Asia in July garnered 50 million video views and 790,000 engagements while the club was in the region
Manchester City dampens talk of facial recognition at Etihad Stadium
English Premier League football club Manchester City has moved to play down reports that it will seek to employ facial recognition technology to aid ticketing systems at its Etihad Stadium
Former Conmebol exec handed life ban by Fifa
Fifa has today (Thursday) handed a life ban to Romer Osuna, former treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), in the latest sanction relating…
Freiburg chief set to assume DFB presidency
Fritz Keller, president of Bundesliga club SC Freiburg, is poised to take up the same position at the German Football Association (DFB) after being nominated as the only candidate for the role
Champions League reform unlikely this year as Uefa postpones talks with clubs and leagues
Uefa has postponed talks with European clubs and leagues to discuss the future of the Champions League and its other European club competitions, making any reforms to these competitions unlikely this year
St. Louis poised to officially land MLS expansion franchise
Midwest US city has long been seen as a strong favorite to land the league's 28th franchise
FIGC joins forces with ticketing company
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has signed a multi-year agreement with Italian ticketing company Vivaticket
Stats Perform report: Suspicious betting on football declined in 2018
Suspicious betting activity around international and domestic football matches declined in 2018 according to a new report by Stats Perform and Starlizard Integrity Services