Italy

Esports
Esports

Italian Serie A club Juventus has partnered with Astralis Group, one of the world's most successful esports organisations, to create a new esports team
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian sportswear brand Lotto has agreed a deal to sponsor Spanish esports organisation Team Queso. From next year, players and staff at Team Queso will wear Lotto apparel
Football
Governance

Mario Cicala is today (Tuesday) set to be installed as the emergency commissioner of Lega Serie A after clubs in the top tier of Italian football failed to elect a new president
Martial Arts
Events

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has announced that Olbia in Italy will host its Junior World Championships in 2021
Football
Media

Luigi De Siervo, Italian Lega Serie A’s chief executive, has said a “multi-year agreement” for Italian Super Cup finals to be played in Saudi Arabia that pre-dated his arrival in the role is the key i…
Football
Media

Italian football’s Lega Serie A has delayed a decision on Mediapro’s plan to launch a league channel at least until December 16.
Tennis
Industry Moves

Massimo Calvelli, senior sports marketing director at Nike, is set to take over the chief executive role at the Association of Tennis Professionals, according to reports
Football
Governance

AS Roma has said that it is in preliminary talks with potential investors over a possible sale of the Italian Serie A club. Club shares rose 16
Football
Governance

Gaetano Miccichè, the president of Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, resigned yesterday (Tuesday) after a month-long investigation into the circumstances surrounding his election on March 19 la…
Media

French media group Vivendi could reportedly reduce its stake in Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset in an effort to end the long-running dispute between the two companies
Industry Moves

The IOC has announced Finnish Olympian and IOC member Sari Essayah will chair the coordination commission for the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics in 2026
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italian Serie A football club Juventus has agreed a three-year extension to its deal with Chinese tyre manufacturer Linglong
Equestrian
Events

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has awarded hosting rights to its World Championship events in 2022 to Herning, Denmark, and Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, as part of a new strategy for the world…
Rugby Union
Events

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is set to increase its interest in European rugby union after agreeing a deal in principle to acquire a 27-per-cent stake in cross-border league the Pro14
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

AS Roma has extended its partnership with local shopping centre RomaEst, while fellow Italian Serie A football club Bologna has renewed an agreement with internet services provider Linkem
Media

Italy-based commercial broadcasting group Mediaset has posted a net profit of €101.5m ($110m) for the first nine months of 2019 amid a 20.6-per-cent reduction in total operating costs to €1.84bn.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has agreed a new partnership with management software and digital solutions company TeamSystem
Media

Italy-based commercial broadcaster Mediaset has raised its interest in German counterpart ProSiebenSat.1 through the acquisition of a 5.5-per-cent stake