England

Football
Events

England's Premier League finished 2023 by securing a small domestic media rights increase, capping an eventful year for the world's richest football league
Football
Industry Moves

The Football Association has appointed digital media executive James Gray as its new commercial director to replace Navin Singh who will soon take up a leading role with Six Nations Rugby
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Increasing broadcast revenues has been cited as an immediate target for the Rugby Football Union (RFU), with the sector still lagging behind pre-Covid levels, the English governing body has revealed
Football
Governance

The top two divisions in women's football in England have today (Tuesday) agreed unanimously to proceed with the formation of NewCo, a new organisation to run the professional game
Rugby Union
Media

UK pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports has acquired rights to Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR), England’s rebranded domestic rugby union club competition.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

English club Queens Park Rangers has signed a stadium naming-rights agreement as it bids to allay its financial difficulties
Football
Finance & Law

Manchester United has reported record revenue of £648.4m (€743.6m/$783.6m) for the 2023 financial year, with the expectation this will grow further for the current reporting period, as the English Premier League club slashed its net loss by 75 per cent year-on-year.
Football
Finance & Law

Fenway Sports Group (FSG) has today (Thursday) said its long-term commitment to Liverpool “remains as strong as ever” after ending its search for investment in the English Premier League club by striking a deal with US-based sports investment firm Dynasty Equity.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The English Football League (EFL) has continued its strong recent commercial momentum with a five-year sponsorship deal with Kellogg’s.
Football
Finance & Law

Everton has announced today (Friday) that Miami-based investment fund 777 Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Farhad Moshiri’s full stake in the Premier League club, which accounts for 94.1 per cent of the shares.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

UK home appliances manufacturer Gtech has strengthened its presence in the Premier League market by agreeing a sleeve sponsorship deal with Sheffield United.
Table Tennis
Events

London has seen off competition from Bangkok to land the 2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals, with the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) flagship event returning to the city of its birth to celebrate its centenary edition.
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) have named the eight venues that will host England’s staging of an expanded Rugby World Cup in 2025, with the goal of creating the most accessible edition of the women’s national team tournament to date.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chelsea looks set to kick off the new Premier League season with a front-of-shirt sponsor after all, with a lucrative agreement with Infinite Athlete, a new US brand that already has links with the club…
Football
Industry Moves

Navin Singh has resigned from his position as commercial director at the Football Association (FA) to take up a leading role with Six Nations Rugby
Football
Governance

A major review of women's football in England has recommended a series of changes to the governance of the game with its author, the former international Karen Carney, claiming that the sport could become…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

A host of English Premier League clubs have announced new or extended sponsorship deals, as key categories get filled ahead of the start of the 2023-24 season
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Chocolate maker Cadbury has continued its recent sponsorship drive by signing a new long-term agreement with Premier League club Arsenal