City Football Group engages partner to explore arena project
City Football Group, the parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, has partnered with US venue development, advisory and investment company Oak View Group to explore the possible…
World Rugby claims first with gender-neutral World Cup naming
World Rugby has claimed a first for a major sporting federation by announcing that its flagship 15s and sevens World Cups will no longer include genders in their titles
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
LA, Florida franchises added to Call of Duty League
Activision Blizzard Esports has announced that Misfits Gaming and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment have acquired franchise slots for its new Call of Duty league
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.
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 …
FISU fires starting gun on new events strategy
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has launched a new bidding strategy for its World University Championships (WUC) and University World Cups (UWC) that will open up double attribution…
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.