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Optus swells football portfolio with LaLiga rights acquisition
Australian telecoms operator Optus has acquired exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga in a 'multi-year' contract.
LaLiga secures global deal with Mahou San Miguel
Spain’s LaLiga has signed up beer producer Mahou San Miguel as a global sponsor.
Former Astros GM Luhnow acquires Spanish club Leganés
A consortium led by former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has acquired Spanish second-tier football club Leganés.
Cryptocurrency advertising under scrutiny as Spanish watchdog prepares regulation
Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has warned that it is preparing new regulation over the advertising of cryptocurrency firms and their products.
DAZN strikes Spanish carriage deal with Orange ahead of new LaLiga season
The Spanish arm of French telecoms operator Orange has agreed a carriage deal with DAZN to provide the OTT subscription broadcaster’s service within its Orange TV content offering.
Madrid declares interest in Formula 1 hosting
Madrid’s authorities have written to Stefano Domenicali, chief executive and president of Formula 1, declaring the Spanish capital’s interest in staging a round of the motor-racing championship.
Aragón focusing on 2034 Winter Olympics after collapse of 2030 bid
Aragón will work on developing a “powerful, state-backed and unbeatable” bid for the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to the Aragón government’s Minister of Education, Culture and Spo…
Barcelona seals deal for one-year move to former Olympic stadium
FC Barcelona has today (Tuesday) concluded a one-season deal to play its home games at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys whilst the most significant work on the redevelopment of Camp Nou is carried out, s…
Premier Padel enters WPT heartlands with Madrid event deal
Premier Padel has announced its first event in the sport’s heartland of Spain, with Madrid set to play host to a second-tier ‘P1’ tournament from August 1-6.
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AI camera tech firm Staige agrees Footters Spanish grassroots football tie-up
Staige, the Germany-based artificial intelligence production firm, has been appointed to a three-year contract to produce streaming coverage of grassroots club football in Spain
LaLiga launches e-commerce outlet in China
LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s top two professional football leagues, has established an outlet on Chinese e-commerce platform Youzan as part of its ambition to engage more closely with fans in t…
Spain ‘set to switch’ Winter Olympics bidding focus to 2034
The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) is poised to call an end to its proposed joint bid between Catalunya and Aragon for the 2030 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in favour of refocusing on the 2034…
Levante renews Macron kit deal
LaLiga’s Levante has signed a renewal to its kit supply contract with Macron.
The extension builds on an association which began in 2016 when Macron took over from Nike as the club’s kit supplier.
UCI names Italy as Gravel World Championships host, approves 2021 finances
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded Italy hosting rights to the first two editions of its new Gravel World Championships and confirmed the calendar for the 2022 Track Champions League competition
Barcelona members approve sale of minority stake in licensing arm, media rights revenue
FC Barcelona members have approved plans to sell a minority stake in its licensing and merchandising division, and up to 25 per cent of its LaLiga broadcast rights revenue, with the club hoping to generate…
Mediapro set to retain domestic free-to-air LaLiga rights
Mediapro, the Spanish media rights agency and production group, is poised to retain its domestic free-to-air live and highlights rights to Spanish football’s top-tier LaLiga Santander.
LaLiga files latest FFP complaints against PSG and Manchester City
LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s top two professional football divisions, has filed a complaint with Uefa against French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain for an alleged breach of financial fair p…
UN refugee agency replaces Unicef on back of Barça shirt
The logo of UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, will feature on FC Barcelona’s back-of-shirt branding position for the next four seasons.