France

Football
Finance & Law

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has entered into exclusive negotiations with CVC Capital Partners to sell a stake in its new commercial subsidiary to the private equity firm.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

European football clubs AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid have suspended their respective regional sponsorship agreements with Russia-facing online betting operator Fonbet
Football
Media

The French Football Federation is poised to launch its invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights to the Coupe de France later this month and will offer different packages for the men’s and women’s edi…
Rugby Union
Media

French digital media company Sportall has reached an agreement cover the Gallagher Premiership, the top tier of club rugby union in England, via its Rugbyzone.tv streaming service
Multiple Sports
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Group has continued its growth trajectory, reporting significant rises in subscriber numbers, revenue and Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and…
Football
Finance & Law

OL Groupe, ownership body of French Ligue 1 football club Olympique Lyonnais, has said it is continuing efforts to strengthen its financial structure after two of its major shareholders, Pathé and IDG …
Football
Finance & Law

Four private equity groups have made binding bids for a stake in the commercial subsidiary being planned by France’s Professional Football League (LFP), it has been reported.
Multi-sport
Media

French sports broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired exclusive free-to-air rights for the 2022 World Games, which will be held in Birmingham, USA, from July 7 to 17.
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Human resources firm Adecco has agreed a two-year deal to sponsor the women’s Tour de France. The agreement sees Adecco become an official recruiter of the eight-day cycling race.
Cycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

Global online fitness platform Zwift has stepped up its backing of women’s cycling by agreeing to become the presenting partner of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, the fledgling women’s edition of the iconic one…
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

French soccer giant Paris Saint-Germain is looking to expand its presence in the United States by opening a flagship retail store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City
Football
Media

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has suspended its contract with Match TV, the organisation’s media rights partner in Russia.
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has agreed a renewal to technology company Infosys’s sponsorship of the French Open tournament.
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.
Football
Finance & Law

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has shortlisted four private equity groups to compete for a stake in its planned commercial subsidiary.
Cycling
Media

Public-service broadcaster Radio France has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal for the men’s Tour de France, while adding rights to the new women’s edition of the cycling ‘Grand Tour’. Rad
Rugby Union
Stadia

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has been ordered to pay €150,000 ($170,000) in compensation to the contractor for its aborted ‘Grand Stade’ project, but has avoided a significantly greater financial penal…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has signed up global headwear company New Era as its new official headwear licensee