Germany

Hamburg-based sports marketing agency Global Sportnet has signed a five-year contract with Italian Serie A soccer club Juventus FC.

German justice authorities said on Wednesday they were investigating the death of East German soccer star Lutz Eigendorf who defected to West Germany in 1979 and was killed in a mysterious car accident four years later.

Bayern Munich's commercial manager Uli Hoeness has called for a cutback in the number of matches in the Champions League and said his club would be prepared to take less cash to play fewer games.

Leading global soccer star web site control Icons Worldwide Limited (Icons) has added a host of major players to its portfolio with the acquisitions of Sportprofiles International Limited and Futbolweb SA, a subsidiary of Canal 21, both leading internet sports companies.

UFA Sports has concluded a general marketing contract with the top Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama.

German marketing company UFA Sports has signed a 10-year deal with top Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama.

Australian architectural practice Bligh Voller Nield, whose designs were integral to the 2000 Olympic Games, has received the International Award in this year?s Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) National Awards for the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.

Germany's transport minister has resigned, three days after being fined over a fraud at a soccer club dating from his days in local government.

Sportal and Ford of Europe have signed a deal to make Ford a key sponsor of the Sportal Network.

If problems are not resolved over the proposed new athletics arena in London's Lea Valley the 2005 world athletics championships could be switched to Berlin.

National football association official?s from the countries at the heart of the proposed ?Atlantic League? have met today for further discussions with club representatives.

German sportswear and equipment maker Adidas-Salomon AG has reported a sharp fall in nine-month net profit but said it was on track to meet its full-year earnings target thanks to strong sales growth.

The Women's United Soccer Association, which plans to kick off next April, unveiled its nicknames, logos and venues.

Germany's digital TV market is finally showing signs of growth, according to figures released by a German consumer electronics association.

Research agency, Sponsorship Research International (SRi), has reproduced figures suggesting that this summer?s Euro 2000 soccer tournament was rated only marginally less important by respondents than the Olympic Games.

Barcelona FC bought up chunks of Wembley history in a memorabilia auction which raised more than #25,000 ($36,300), organisers said.