Portugal
Sponsorship & Marketing

The adidas Group has agreed a deal to take control of the distribution and license rights for the Reebok brand in China.
Business

Swedish TV distribution agency IEC in Sports has been appointed to handle the distribution in certain regions of the world for Portugal’s top soccer league.
Business

It will come as little surprise to most, but Brazil’s soccer team is the most commercially attractive for corporate sponsorship to play at next month’s FIFA World Cup, according to a survey conducted by a sports marketing company.
Business

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has unveiled details of High Performance investments for lesser nations as part of its £30 million global strategic investment programme.
Events

Turkey is the latest country to sign up sports TV network ESPN Classic, following a carriage deal inked with Turkey’s leading digital platform, Digiturk.
Business

The new Wembley Stadium is bidding to host the 2008 Champions League final.
Business

The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition by private equity group CVC Capital Partners Group of SLEC Holdings Ltd, the holding company for Formula One racing.
Business

Online gaming company betandwin.com has renewed its deal with the MotoGP World Championship for title sponsorship to three rounds of the 2006 series.
Events

UEFA has revealed details of broadcast deals outside of the main European markets for three Champions League seasons from 2006 to 2009.

The chairman of Portuguese soccer club Sporting Lisbon has resigned.
Stadia

The official UEFA website, uefa.com, registered a record number of page views and visits following last night's Champions League games.
Business

NASN (the North American Sports Network) has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the National Football League (NFL) in 17 European countries and shared rights in another four.
Business

NASN (the North American Sports Network) has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the National Football League (NFL) in 17 European countries and shared rights in another four.
Events

Rally Ireland has launched its bid to host a round of the World Rally Championship in the country from 2007.
Sponsorship & Marketing

A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends.
Business

UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo is one of the owners of the Portuguese motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series.
Sponsorship & Marketing

A1 Grand Prix has unveiled a provisional calendar for its new 12-race series, dubbed ‘The World Cup of Motorsport’.