Italy

Football
Events

Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has revised a controversial plan to alter the format of the Coppa Italia by excluding lower league teams
Horse Racing
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and subscription broadcaster Sport TV are among the broadcasters to have acquired rights to this year’s edition of Royal A…
Football
Finance & Law

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has opened disciplinary proceedings against Spanish LaLiga clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid and Italian Serie A outfit Juventus over their role in the breakaway E…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Serie A club Inter Milan is continuing its search for a new front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2021-22 season, after Italian tyre brand Pirelli, which has held the designation for 26 years, opted to downgrade…
Football
Finance & Law

Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan is close to agreeing a deal which will boost its financial predicament and hand a minority stake to US investment firm Oaktree Capital Group, according to multiple…
Football
Governance

Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina has said Serie A, the top division of the domestic game, could be reduced to 18 clubs as soon as the 2023-24 season as part of broader reform
Football
Media

Lega Serie A, organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has said it will soon reach a level of protection against broadcast piracy that is “unique in the world” after striking an agr…
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Formula One’s Scuderia AlphaTauri has signed sponsorship deals with foreign exchange and trading brand ICM.com and smart contract platform Fantom ahead of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. The ICM.com
Events

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has awarded its 2025 summer and winter World University Games to the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany and the Italian city of Turin, respectively, while…
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired the final package of domestic live rights being marketed by Lega Serie A for the top division of Italian club football’s next cycle.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

On-demand and live streaming service LIVENow has acquired rights in multiple territories to Russia’s Gorilla MMA Series.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Lega Serie A has added the title rights to the 2021 Coppa Italia final to its long running association with telecoms operator Telecom Italia (TIM)
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Samsung Electronics Italia has signed as a second-tier sponsor of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC)
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Lega Serie A has become the first major football league to take a step into the rapidly-growing NFT market. It hopes to utilise its deal with Crypto.com for the 2021 Coppa Italia final as a case study to convince its clubs to collectivise rights around NFTs, allowing for a longer term sponsorship agreement with the brand.
Media

The International Federation of Sport Climbing has agreed new broadcast rights deals in China, Italy, Switzerland and Israel as the sport prepares to make its Olympic Games debut. Zhibo
Motorsport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia is in the process of finalising a deal to retain rights to motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship, SportBusiness understands.
Swimming
Events

The International Swimming League has selected Naples as the host venue for the opening round of its third season
Football
Governance

Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina has maintained Juventus will be ejected from domestic competitions if it maintains its commitment to the European Super League project