Italy

Football
Industry Moves

Ivan Gazidis is to step down as chief executive of Serie A champions AC Milan when his contract expires on December 5, the club has announced
Aquatics
Governance

Paolo Barelli, the former president of the European Swimming League (LEN), has been suspended for two years by the International Aquatics Federation (Fina) for violating the global governing body’s constitution a…
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Andrea Varnier is poised to be named the new chief executive of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, local organising committee for the staging of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Italy
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian Serie A club Inter Milan has confirmed that it is searching for a new front-of-shirt sponsor amid the financial struggles of blockchain network DigitalBits
Football
Finance & Law

AC Milan recorded rising revenues and reduced losses in its accounts for 2021-22, a period in which the club emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic in a stronger financial position and celebrated winning its…
Football
Media

Lega Serie A believes it can come close to tripling international broadcast revenue by 2030, as the top division of Italian club football readies the sales process for the next three-season window
Football
Media

Global media platform OneFootball has reached an agreement with Sportitalia to offer live coverage in Italy of the Primavera Campeonato 1, plus the top-tier leagues in Argentina and Brazil
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

US e-commerce company eBay has stepped up its presence in Italian football through a sponsorship deal with Serie A club Inter Milan
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has agreed a three-year deal with eBay which will see the US e-commerce company support the domestic women’s game.
Football
Finance & Law

Inter Milan has engaged US financial services institutions Raine Group and Goldman Sachs to find a buyer for the Italian Serie A football club
Baseball
Business

Italian soccer club AC Milan and Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, building off a recent equity partnership, have agreed to sell one another’s merchandise at each other’s stadiums and stores begin…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian Serie A club Fiorentina has renewed its sponsorship deal with digital payment services provider PlanetPay365
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Smart mobility and consumer electronics brand Nilox will continue as the ‘Official Electric Mobility Partner’ of Inter Milan for three more seasons, including the rest of the 2022-23 campaign.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Serie A club AC Milan has agreed a new sponsorship deal with Off-White that will see the Milan-based fashion label become the club’s official style and culture curator.
American Football
Events

The Italian Federation of American Football announced that the Italian Football League’s 42nd Italian Bowl will be played outside of Europe for the first time, coming to Toledo, Ohio on July 1, 2023.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Anna Guarnerio is leaving her position as senior director of media at Infront Italy after 25 years at the agency and its predecessor, Media Partners
Motorsport
Media

Pan-European pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed its Formula 1 rights deal in the UK and Ireland, Germany, and Italy, with the expanded agreement granting it greater exclusivity in the latter two…
Football
Media

Lega Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has approved the guidelines for its next broadcast rights tender