Italy
Fifa eClub World Cup heads to Milan
The 2020 edition of the Fifa eClub World Cup will take place in the Italian city of Milan, it has been announced today (Wednesday).
It will mark the first time that Milan has hosted the esports event
Mitsubishi Motors enters Italian football for first time with Chievo Verona
Italian football side Chievo Verona has added automotive brand Mitsubishi motors as its new main sponsor.
The deal will run until the end of the 2019-20 season
Commission formed to identify new Lega Basket president
Egidio Bianchi has announced he will step down as president of Lega Basket Serie A, the top division of Italian club basketball, with a commission formed to determine his replacement and address other…
Barcelona tops Deloitte Money League as top 20 generate €9.3bn in revenues
Spanish league champion FC Barcelona has topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the 2018-19 season, with total revenues of €840.8m (£741.1m/$935.9m
Giorgio Tesi Group extends backing of AC Milan
Italian Serie A football club AC Milan has renewed its long-running sponsorship deal with plant company Giorgio Tesi Group
Eleven renews Cage Warriors rights in three countries
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has renewed a rights agreement in Belgium, Luxembourg and Italy for coverage of the Cage Warriors mixed martial arts promotion
Dal Pino elected president of Serie A
Paolo Dal Pino, the chief executive of telecommunications company Telit Communications, has been elected president of Serie A, the Italian football league
Italy’s antitrust authority opens investigations into nine Serie A clubs over ticket sales
The Italian antitrust authority, l’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has opened investigations into nine Serie A football clubs over unfair, or “vexatious”, contract terms in the…
Fiorentina claims blockchain first with Genuino venture
Italian Serie A football club Fiorentina has claimed a first through a partnership with Genuino that will utilise blockchain technology to certify the shirts used in matches by the team’s players.
Sky Italia extends ATP rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has agreed a three-year extension to its ATP Tour rights deal
Expanded four-team Italian Supercoppa ‘under consideration’
Lega Serie A, the body that oversees Italian football’s top-tier Serie A, is contemplating the expansion of its Supercoppa tournament to a four-team ‘Final Four’ competition, it is claimed.
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Former FIGC president Abete appointed interim Serie A leader
Former Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Giancarlo Abete has said he will work to restore “peace” within Lega Serie A after being installed as emergency commissioner of the troubled organising bod…
Coca-Cola becomes title sponsor of Serie A’s Supercoppa
Lega Serie A has added soft drink giants Coca-Cola as title sponsor to its Supercoppa Italiana competition
Ganten renews Juventus sponsorship for three more years
Chinese mineral water brand Ganten has extended its Official Water deal with Italian Serie A club Juventus until the end of the 2022-23 season
AS Roma promotes sustainable travel through eCooltra deal
Italian football club AS Roma has signed electric scooter sharing service eCooltra as a technical sponsor
Goodyear signs new WEC deal as Monza, Kyalami added to calendar
Tyre manufacturer Goodyear has been unveiled as a premium partner of the World Endurance Championship as part of a wider agreement involving the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the European Le Mans S…
Local organising committee formed for Milan-Cortina 2026
The organising committee for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo has been officially created.
TIM nets full Serie A coverage with DAZN distribution deal
Italian telcomms operator TIM has secured full coverage of Serie A, the top division of domestic club football, after finalising a distribution agreement with subscription OTT platform DAZN