Spain

Golf
Finance & Law

The IMG agency has added to its tennis portfolio through an agreement to acquire the Mutua Madrid Open, a leading event on both the men’s ATP Tour and women’s WTA Tour.
Football
Finance & Law

A Madrid court has once again sided with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) over the governing body’s decision not to authorise a LaLiga match between Girona and Barcelona in the US city of Miami b…
Football
Finance & Law

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez is set to put forward a proposal backed by US-based financial services company JP Morgan as an alternative to the LaLiga Impulso venture between the organising body …
Football
Finance & Law

LaLiga Impulso, the venture between the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, has moved a step closer to being formally launched,…
Motorsport
Events

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has renewed agreements with Formula 1 and MotoGP to continue staging races until at least 2026
Basketball
Media

Fiba, the world basketball governing body, has reached an agreement with Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE for rights to the Spanish basketball team’s international matches until 2025.
Football
Media

A court in Spain has dismissed a lawsuit from multimedia production company and agency Mediapro against the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)
Handball
Events

The European Handball Federation has assigned hosting rights for the 2026 and 2028 editions of the men’s and women’s EHF European Handball Championships.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Spanish LaLiga club Real Betis has signed an agreement with Danish kit maker Hummel to outfit the team from next season
Football
Media

Streaming platform Footters has agreed a deal with subscription streaming broadcaster DAZN to cover more than 50 matches from this season’s Copa del Rey, the knockout football competition in Spain.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

FC Barcelona has cancelled an agreement with NFT marketplace Ownix with immediate effect after a consultant working for the company was arrested over allegations of fraud and sexual offenses
Football
Finance & Law

Spanish LaLiga side Valencia FC has registered losses of €31m ($35.1m) in its latest set of financial accounts covering the 2020-21 season, nearly quadrupling the €8m losses it declared last year.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Spanish football club Barcelona has signed an extension to its regional sponsorship contract with SK Lubricants
Football
Media

Spain's competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has said there was no pact between the Mediapro agency, public broadcaster RTVE, media group Mediaset and telco …
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Japan-based marketing group Dentsu is reported to have reached an agreement to sell its RPM Sports and MKTG Spain subsidiaries as part of a management buyout deal with the latter’s chief executive, Jesús Ga…
Cycling
Finance & Law

The Unipublic agency, organiser of cycling’s Vuelta a España, posted a profit of €5.2m ($6m) in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

Spanish LaLiga club Barcelona has appointed the IMG agency as its master licensee to develop a consumer products programme for fans in the Southeast Asia region
Rugby Union
Events

Diables de Barcelona has been named the first team of a proposed new international club rugby union league that will launch next year, reportedly involving clubs from across Europe and South Africa