English Premier League
Premier League title clash draws record 1.1m to Canal Plus
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus recorded the highest English Premier League audience in France in more than 12 years for last week’s title showdown between Manchester City and Arsenal.
Liverpool signs e-commerce deal with All Star Partners in China
Premier League club Liverpool FC has announced a new official retail partnership with All Star Partners (ASP), a sports and e-commerce retail company in China
US sports couple Watts make minority investment in Burnley
National Football League star JJ Watt and his wife Kealia Watt, the former ex US soccer international, have become minority investors in Burnley FC, which recently won promotion back to the Premier League
UK white paper on gambling frees sport to create sponsorship code of conduct
The UK government’s long-awaited white paper to ensure ‘gambling laws are fit for the digital age’ has imposed no definitive new limits on gambling company sponsorships in UK sport.
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Premier League set to lift 3pm blackout for City-Leeds clash
The English Premier League has sought to temporarily lift the 3pm blackout to allow next month’s match between Manchester City and Leeds United to be shown live domestically.
EPL clubs agree gambling sponsor shirt-front ban, keep sleeve and LED options open
Premier League clubs have ‘bowed to the inevitable’ by collectively agreeing to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of clubs’ matchday shirts, starting after the end of the 2025-26 season.
Crean joins Man United as partnerships director, Jefferson moves on from lead role
Former Real Madrid head of partnerships strategy Kendall Crean has been appointed as a new partnerships director at Manchester United, in a role previously known as a relationship director, reporting into…
Premier League and beIN enter exclusive talks over Mena renewal
The Premier League is to enter into exclusive negotiations with beIN Sports with a view to finalising a new rights agreement in the Middle East and North Africa with the pay-TV broadcaster
Manchester United returns to profit in quarterly financials
Manchester United has returned to profit in its quarterly financial results, despite total revenue falling by 9.8 per cent year-on-year
Axi renews Manchester City sponsorship, backs women’s team
Australian trading platform Axi has extended its sponsorship deal with Premier League club Manchester City
Manchester City adds SportyBet to regional betting sponsors
English Premier League football club Manchester City has signed its latest regional betting sponsor through a deal with SportyBet
SA tourism minister calls for end to ‘unlawful and invalid’ Spurs deal
South Africa’s newly appointed minister of tourism, Patricia de Lille, has described the proposed sponsorship deal between SA Tourism and English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as “unlawful and…
Abramovich sanctions cited as Chelsea posts £121.3m loss
Chelsea has blamed the impact of sanctions placed on its former owner Roman Abramovich after recording a net loss of £121.3m (€138m/$148.7m
Manchester United receives second-round bids from Sheikh Jassim, Zilliacus
Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Thomas Zilliacus have joined Sir Jim Ratcliffe in submitting second-round bids for English Premier League football club Manchester United, according to multiple reports.
Norway’s TV2 to appeal Premier League clips ruling
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has announced it will appeal the Oslo District Court’s ruling against its use of clips from English Premier League matches.
Liverpool returns to profit after commercial revenue jumps to £247m
English Premier League club Liverpool has returned to profit for the first time since the 2018-19 financial reporting period, with revenues increasing by £107m (€122.1m/$129.6m) to £594m.
Viaplay to demand compensation as TV2 largely defeated in Premier League clips case
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 will face a claim for compensation after the Oslo District Court ruled that its use of clips from Premier League matches infringed upon pay-TV operator Viaplay’s r…
EA Sports ‘closing in’ on £488m Premier League renewal
The Premier League is reported to be closing in on a lucrative six-year extension to its sponsorship and licensing agreement with EA Sports that would be worth close to £488m ($587.6m).