Italy
Media

ESPN Classic Sport - the European archive arm of the US cable network - has secured a rights deal with soccer governing body FIFA.

The UK's Office of Fair Trading has written to the English Football Association, Umbro and Manchester United as it investigates allegations of price-fixing Umbro replica soccer kits - sending United's share price plummetting to a five-and-a-half-year low.

The UK's Office of Fair Trading has written to the English Football Association, Umbro and Manchester United as it investigates allegations of price-fixing Umbro replica soccer kits - sending United's share price plummetting to a five-and-a-half-year low.

Italy's Ferrari sports and racing car company, the current Formula One world champion, is to seek a Milan stock market listing in an attempt to clear debts in the region of EUR530m ($477m).

Italy's Ferrari sports and racing car company, the current Formula One world champion, is to seek a Milan stock market listing in an attempt to clear debts in the region of EUR530m ($477m).
Events

Venues hoping to host Golden League athletics meetings will now have to meet strict criteria for TV coverage and financial security, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said.
Events

Shares in sportswear giant adidas-Salomon, one of the major sponsors of this summer's soccer World Cup and endorser of dozens of sport's biggest names, have risen following solid first quarter 2002 results.

The re-election of Lennart Johansson as UEFA president at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm has been overshadowed by pro-Sepp Blatter elections for the FIFA Executive Committee.

A leading official with Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid has warned big clubs from small markets that they must act now or risk losing their historical status in the game.
Events

Finland's capital Helsinki has been chosen to replace London as the host city for the 2005 World Athletics Championships, the IAAF announced yesterday.
Events

Sports marketing powerhouse Sportfive has clinched the deal to market the exclusive broadcasting rights to all the matches staged by Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid as part of its centenary celebrations.
Media

Sport + Markt, the German-based sports research firm is to open new offices in the UK, Italy and Spain.
Events

The venue for the 2005 World Athletics Championship will be unveiled on 14 April by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Nairobi.
Business

Octagon CSI - the television arm of the global sports marketing agency - has signed a TV rights agreement with the Japan Football Association.
Business

Mobile phone network Vodafone will this week launch an international advertising campaign based on it sponsorship of the Ferrari Formula One team.
Business

Serie B club Napoli has been put into the hands of administrators just days after president Giorgio Corbelli was arrested on fraud charges relating to his television shopping channels.
Media

UK player agency First Artist and its Swiss-based subsidiary, FIMO Sport Promotion, have created a joint venture partnership with two European football management agencies.

The board of Italian Serie A soccer club Lazio has approved a plan to raise up to EUR118million ($103.2m) through a capital increase and by issuing convertible bonds.