Uefa Champions League
Turkish Airlines lands Champions League’s first airline sector sponsorship
Turkish Airlines has been announced as an official partner of the Uefa Champions League ahead of the start of the group stage of the elite clubs competition tomorrow (Tuesday) and seven years after coming…
Uefa issues fines totalling €172m to eight clubs for breaching FFP rules
European football’s governing body Uefa has fined eight clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain and a quartet of heavyweight Italian clubs, a total of €172m ($172.3m) for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) requirements.
Team turns attention to Balkans for next Uefa club rights sales
Following recently concluded rights sales in France and the UK, the Team Marketing agency has issued invitations to submit offers (ISOs) for broadcast rights in the Balkan countries to Uefa club competitions…
EXCLUSIVE: Crypto.com pulled out of huge Champions League sponsorship at last moment
Uefa narrowly missed out on what was set to be one of its largest-ever sponsorships for the Champions League earlier this summer when a deal with the Crypto.com cryptocurrency company fell through at the last moment.
Paramount keeps hold of Uefa club competitions in landmark $1.5bn, six-year US rights deal
Paramount Global, owner of the CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ streaming service, has retained English-language rights to Uefa club competitions in a landmark six-year deal worth around $250m (€248.6
United24 logo to brand Shakhtar Donetsk shirts for Champions League campaign
Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk will feature the logo of the United24 charity fundraising platform logo on the team’s shirtfronts for its 2022-23 Champions League group stage games.
Team Marketing prepares to fight through its existential crisis
Team strikes Uefa club deals worth close to €1.0
eToro replaces Fedcom on AS Monaco’s shirtfront for European nights
Multi-asset trading platform eToro has extended its main partner deal with French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco to include front-of-shirt branding in European competition
Orange offers full slate of LaLiga and Champions League after Telefónica deal
The Spanish division of telecoms operator Orange will offer coverage of all matches from the Spanish LaLiga and continue to show Uefa club competitions after striking a new agreement with rights-holder…
Relevent goes to market with US rights to Uefa club competitions
The US media rights sales invitation to tender for Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 onwards, a process being managed by the Relevent Sports agency, has launched today (Monday)
BBC lands Champions League highlights as BT pays £305m per year for bulk of Uefa rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired highlights rights to the Uefa Champions League for the first time, while pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has announced an extended deal for the bulk…
Amazon and BT to split UK Champions League rights from 2024-25
BT Sport and Amazon have each acquired Uefa Champions League rights in the UK from 2024-25 onwards after submitting successful first-round bids, SportBusiness understands.
Double-digit uplift delivered in Canal Plus’ Uefa club rights clean sweep
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured exclusive media rights to all Uefa club competitions in the first deal struck by the Team Marketing agency across the new 2024-27 cycle
Uefa issues creative agencies RFI ahead of club competitions brand refresh
Uefa has issued a request for information (RFI) as it begins the process of appointing creative agencies to develop brand identities for its club competitions during the 2024-27 rights cycle
Uefa launches independent probe into Champions League final
European football’s governing body Uefa has announced an independent review into the scenes that marred Saturday’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, with French authorities bla…
Viewing figures remain robust for Champions League final delayed by ‘chaotic’ scenes
Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final netted robust free-to-air viewing figures in Europe’s major markets despite the 36-minute delay caused by chaotic scenes outside the stadium.
EXCLUSIVE: 2024-27 Uefa competitions media rights sales to kick off with UK and France
The Team Marketing agency is to go to market in the UK and France with broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle just three weeks after the revamped Champions League format was…
Team invites five-season bids for vacant Champions League sponsorship slot
The Team Marketing agency is inviting bids across two or five seasons for the Uefa Champions League global sponsorship package made available after the termination of a deal with Russian state-owned energy…