Italy
Zilliacus prepares Inter Milan bid after raising $2.5bn
Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has announced that he has raised $2.5bn (€2.33bn) through his investment company XXI Century Capital and is ready to launch a bid to buy Inter Milan.
Serie A CEO defends new domestic TV deal, talks up piracy fight and international plans
Luigi De Siervo, chief executive of Lega Serie A, has hit out at critics who claimed the recent €4.5bn ($4.8
Mediaset beats Rai to retain Coppa Italia rights to 2027
Mediaset, the commercial broadcaster, has defeated its public-service rival Rai in the battle for domestic rights to Italian football's knockout Coppa Italia
Rai, Mediaset remain in private talks over Coppa Italia rights
Lega Serie A is set to begin private negotiations with public-service broadcaster Rai and commercial broadcaster Mediaset over rights to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana for the three-year period covering the 2024-25 to 2026-27 seasons.
On-pitch success helps AC Milan to record-breaking revenues, first profit since 2006
Serie A club AC Milan has announced record revenues for 2022-23 and its first profit since 2006 following its 2022 Italian league success and subsequent run to the Uefa Champions League semi-finals
Serie A to stay on DAZN-Sky screens to 2029, new €4.5bn deal boosted by revenue-share
Lega Serie A clubs today (Monday) accepted the new domestic media rights offer on the table from incumbents DAZN and Sky, which represent a slight drop on the current cycle and a similar fee to the one…
Salomon ups sponsorship profile as Milan-Cortina 2026 ‘Premium Partner’
French outdoor sports brand Salomon has made its biggest sponsorship deal to date by signing as a top-tier ‘Premium Partner’ of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026.
Lazio targets Rome’s ‘Expo 2030’ candidate bid for front-of-shirt slot
Italian Serie A club SS Lazio is set to take sides in the host city contest for ‘Expo 2030’ by accepting the Rome bid as its main shirt sponsor.
Juventus seeks €200m injection after posting €123m annual loss
Serie A club Juventus is to ask shareholders to inject €200m ($212m) of fresh capital after it posted an annual loss of €123m amid the fallout from a financial accounting scandal and a one-year ban fro…
Roma turns to Saudi for front-of-shirt sponsor
Italian Serie A club AS Roma has turned to Saudi Arabia to end its quest for a main shirt sponsor, agreeing a two-year deal with the Gulf state's winter entertainment festival, Riyadh Season
Lega Basket credits Infront with ‘economic growth’ as sponsorship deal extended to 2030
Lega Basket (LBA) has announced an extension to its sponsorship, marketing and digital agreement with Infront until the end of the 2029-30 season, crediting the agency with delivering ‘economic growth’ for…
AC Milan renews sponsorship with gaming and betting firm Snaitech
Italian gaming and betting company Snaitech has renewed its sponsorship agreement with AC Milan and will activate the deal through its Snaifun gaming app
DAZN secures women’s Serie A pay-TV package
DAZN has doubled down on its women’s football content in Italy and international markets after being awarded the pay-TV rights package to the Serie A Femminile.
Inter Milan posts reduced €85m loss after Champions League run
Italian Serie A club Inter Milan has reported reduced losses of €85m ($91m) for the 2022-23 financial year after enjoying a revenue boost from a run to the Uefa Champions League final where the team l…
Serie A teams up with government to sell ‘best of Italy’ during international broadcasts
Lega Serie A has stepped up its internationalisation plans by teaming up with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Maeci) and the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) on a project promoting…
Fite nets first football rights deal in Europe
Streaming platform Fite has secured exclusive rights to the AFC Champions League for two seasons in the UK and Ireland, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, more than a year after its proposed deal for…
Everton suitor 777 seeks supporters’ cash for Genoa training centre
777 Partners, the Miami-based investment fund reportedly in talks to buy Premier League club Everton, has launched a supporters’ bond to raise money for a new training centre at Italian club Genoa.
Infront bolsters cycling portfolio with broad Tour of the Alps remit
Infront has struck an extensive five-year deal to commercialise the Tour of the Alps, the elite men's road cycling event on the second-tier UCI ProSeries