Latin America
Band, TV Brasil ‘in negotiations’ over Série B rights
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is said to be holding talks with public broadcaster TV Brasil and commercial broadcaster Band over rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of …
ESPN retains F1 in Latin America and Caribbean, Sport1 nets highlights in Germany
Formula 1 has renewed its media rights agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean with sports broadcaster ESPN until the end of the 2025 season
Grêmio adds Esportes da Sorte as shirt sponsor for Série A return
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with betting company Esportes da Sorte.
Continental extends Copa do Brasil sponsorship to 2024
Continental Tyres has renewed its sponsorship of Brazilian club football’s Copa do Brasil for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, taking the brand’s association with the competition to 10 years.
Montagliani re-elected as Concacaf president
Canadian Victor Montagliani has been unanimously re-elected president of Concacaf, the governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, by the member nations during the…
Professional Fighters League adds 1xBet as regional sponsor
Online betting platform 1xBet has agreed a sponsorship deal with US mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fighters League (PFL)
Copa do Brasil scores Krona sponsorship deal
The Copa do Brasil has secured a sponsorship deal with tubing manufacturer Krona.
Afizzionados adds Barcelona to European club portfolio
Mexican pay-television sports channel Afizzionados has added Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona to its portfolio of sponsorship deals with major European teams
TOCA Football heads into Mexico with Ventura tie-up
Technology and entertainment company TOCA Football has struck its first franchising deal through an agreement with Ventura Entertainment that focuses on the Mexican market
São Paulo FC builds on ABC sponsorship with renewal
São Paulo FC has renewed a sponsorship agreement with ABC da Construção that affords the Brazilian construction firm branding on the back of the men’s team’s shorts.
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Mediapro’s Fox Sports Argentina channels go live
Mediapro, the broadcast production group and rights agency, has unveiled a new look for the three Fox Sports Argentina channels it acquired last year
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay launch official 2030 World Cup bid
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay have officially launched their bid to host the 2030 Fifa World Cup, 100 years after the first-ever tournament was held in South America, and hope to add Bolivia to…
Liga Forte Futebol secures Life Capital, Serengeti as investors
Liga Forte Futebol (LFF), one of two organisations seeking to create a new league system for Brazilian club football, has sealed an investment agreement with domestic venture capital group Life Capital…
Globo’s PFL rights deal helps to fill MMA void
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast all Professional Fighters League (PFL) events in 2023 across its pay-television channel, website, app and social networks
ANFP, LaLiga Tech partner to create new “Fantasy Movistar” app
LaLiga Tech and the Chilean Professional Football Association (ANFP) have collaborated on a new fantasy football game for Chile’s top division, the Primera Division.
Coca-Cola, Powerade named Conmebol club competition sponsors in four-year deal
Conmebol, the governing body for football in South America, has added Coca-Cola to its sponsorship portfolio in a four-year deal covering various club competitions
Amazon ‘renews Copa do Brasil rights until 2026’
Amazon is thought to have renewed its agreement with Brazilian free-to-air broadcaster Globo for sublicensed rights to the Copa do Brasil
Betting sector’s Brazilian football push continues with Betfair-Cruzeiro sponsorship
Online betting company Betfair has agreed a two-year deal to become the new main sponsor of Cruzeiro, as the Belo Horizonte club prepares to return to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of Brazilian …