Uefa Champions League

Football
Governance

European Club Association chief executive Charlie Marshall looks back on the European Super League plot and explains the club representative body’s role in shaping competition reform through its new joint venture with Uefa. Ben Cronin reports.
Football
Governance

European football’s governing body Uefa has bowed to criticism of its expanded Champions League format and dropped controversial plans to allocate places based on five-year club co-efficient rankings.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

German betting operator Interwetten has expanded its sponsorship portfolio in football by signing a long-term regional sponsorship with Liverpool
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Fan Engagement

Leading fan groups have described the proposed expansion of the Uefa Champions League as “irresponsible and out of touch” and called on Uefa’s executive committee to block plans to increase the number of ma…
Football
Finance & Law

Members of the European Club Association (ECA) have backed plans to modernise Financial Fair Play rules, as well as new proposals for Uefa Champions League qualification that will be partially based on…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Uefa has decided to end its sponsorship agreement with Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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Media

Chinese online video platform Kuaishou has acquired rights for full, live matches from the Uefa Champions League, in a deal covering the knockout stage of the competition this season
Football
Events

Uefa has voted to relocate this year’s Champions League final from St. Petersburg to the Stade de France in Paris following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Socios
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Media

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE will show the final of this season's Uefa Champions League in May, as well as two Spanish national team friendlies in March
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Media

Canal Plus and beIN Sports France, the pay-television broadcasters and Uefa Champions League rights-holders in France, have obtained injunctions to protect themselves against illegal streaming of European…
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Industry Moves

Omnicom Media Group-owned sponsorship agency Fuse has promoted Sarah Kendall to UK managing director following the move of the former MD, Stephen Hutchison, to a leading commercial role at the Football…
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Media

The Uefa Executive Committee has today (Monday) approved the retention of Team Marketing as the commercial rights agency for Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle, albeit with Relevent Sports…
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Media

The Team Marketing agency is understood to have retained its remit to sell commercial rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27, but with US-based firm Relevent Sports Group to be awarded…
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Media

Spain’s competition regulator, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y La Competencia, is reported to have been backed by the Audiencia Nacional, the country’s high court, over sanctions it handed out …
Football
Fan Engagement

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a content deal with social media platform Snapchat
Football
Media

The ongoing request for proposals process for the commercial rights to Uefa club competitions from the 2024-25 season onwards is to enter a third round of bidding, SportBusiness understands
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Media

Four sports marketing agencies are among the leading bidders in the ongoing Uefa club competitions request for proposals following presentations given recently, SportBusiness understands