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Tebas questions Premier League’s financial sustainability, calls on EU to regulate clubs
Javier Tebas, the president of Spain's LaLiga, has questioned the financial sustainability of the English Premier League and called on the European Union to regulate the continent's football clubs
Barcelona in talks to stage Tour de France Grand Départ
Barcelona City Council has held talks with a view to attracting the ‘Grand Départ’ of cycling’s Tour de France to the Spanish city.
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DAZN to monetise women’s football through standalone package in Spain
Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN has launched a new package in Spain dedicated to women’s football.
Entitled DAZN Victoria, the new package is priced at €9.99 ($10.73) per month.
LaLiga strikes content deal with OneFootball
LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has agreed a wide-ranging global content deal with media platform, OneFootball
ACB appoints Real Betis exec as commercial director
The Spanish Basketball Clubs Association (ACB), organising body of club basketball competitions in Spain, has appointed Pablo Cabello as its new commercial and sponsorship director
LaLiga TV Bar acquires sublicensed Spanish Super Cup rights
LaLiga TV Bar, the channel operated by the governing body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football for domestic bars, restaurants and other public establishments, has agreed a sublicensing deal…
RFEF seeks further financial backing for World Cup bid
Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), is seeking greater financial support from the Spanish Government to aid its bid to host the 2030 edition of the Fifa World Cup
Spanish competition body initiates proceedings against Telefónica over Sogecable case
Spain’s Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has initiated disciplinary action against telecoms operator Telefónica over a potential breach of commitments when it acquired DTS in …
Orange to carry Movistar Plus’ Spanish Super Cup coverage
Telco Orange has reached an agreement with pay-television broadcaster Movistar Plus to carry the latter’s coverage of the Spanish Super Cup.
RFEF gains €7.5m government grant for 2030 World Cup bid
The Spanish Government has approved a funding package of €7.5m ($8m) for the country’s bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup.
Strong World Cup final ratings across Europe’s free-to-air networks but German figures languish
Sunday’s gripping Fifa World Cup final between Argentina and France attracted strong audiences across free-to-air broadcasters in Europe, although figures in Germany were down on previous finals not i…
LaLiga threatens Fifa with legal action over competition expansion plans
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two tiers of Spanish football, is considering legal action against Fifa over the world governing body’s plans to expand the Club World Cup and revise the format o…
FuboTV ‘target of cyber attack’ during World Cup semi-final
Streaming platform FuboTV was hit by an alleged criminal cyber attack during Wednesday’s Fifa World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco.
TF1 audience breaks 20m barrier as France reach World Cup final
TF1, the French commercial broadcaster, registered an average audience of 20.7 million last night as France defeated Morocco 2-0 to reach the Fifa World Cup final in Qatar
Rai nets highest World Cup audience for Argentina-Croatia
Rai, the Italian public broadcaster, attracted its highest audience of the 2022 Fifa World Cup last night as Argentina defeated Croatia to reach the final.
The match was watched by an average of 10
Spanish court acquits Neymar and co-defendants in Barcelona transfer trial
The long-running saga surrounding Neymar’s controversial 2013 transfer to Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A team Santos has today (Tuesday) seen the Brazilian superstar an…
Barcelona signs crypto sponsor, extends Heura Foods deal
FC Barcelona has unveiled a new three-year global sponsorship agreement with cryptocurrency firm WhiteBIT
Lacoste signs sponsorship with Mutua Madrid Open
Apparel company Lacoste has announced a new three-year sponsorship deal with ATP and WTA Masters 1000 tennis tournament, the Mutua Madrid Open