CVC talks to Fifa and Real Madrid about rival club competition plans
Private equity company CVC Capital Partners has had separate talks with Fifa and Real Madrid about investing in two competing versions of a world club football championship, according to the Financial…
Shopee-Ronaldo campaign among the winners at SPIA Asia 2019
The SportQuake agency's campaign for Asian e-commerce platform Shopee featuring a dancing Cristiano Ronaldo was among the winners at the SPIA Asia 2019 sports industry awards on Tuesday night in Manila
Spend on football agents hits record high
Commissions paid to football players' agents for international transfers have totalled $653.9m (€590m) so far in 2019, already 19.3 per cent more than in 2018, according to a report from Fifa.
How the Bundesliga courted its Indonesian fanbase with Jakarta experience
The German Bundesliga runs live fan experience events in markets around the world to nurture its international fanbases. SportBusiness attended the Bundesliga Experience Jakarta in November to see how such an events is put together.
Phisgoc hits back at SEA Games ‘fake news’
The under-fire organising committee of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games has said most of the stories this week about logistical problems and poor preparations for the event were false
Rugby World Cup 2019 claims 6X increase in video views on social media
Rugby World Cup 2019 video content on official social media platforms attracted 2.1bn views, nearly six times the figure achieved by the 2015 tournament, World Rugby says
SEA Games problems anger Duterte, Phisgoc says they’re resolved
The logistical problems during the first couple of days of the Southeast Asian Games have angered Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, a presidential spokesman said yesterday
Ronaldo and Moses add star power to SPIA Asia 2019
The SPIA Asia 2019 sports industry conference and awards has added two former sports stars to its speaker list - Brazilian footballer Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima and American runner Dr Edwin Moses.
Qatar Airways agrees to sponsor Philippines Football League
Qatar Airways has agreed a three-year deal to become the Official Airline Partner of the Philippines Football League
NBA agrees streaming rights deal with FanCode in India
The NBA has agreed a deal to stream live and on-demand games on Indian sports news and fantasy gaming tips application FanCode during the 2019-20 season