Spain
LaLiga season to begin with 40-per-cent capacity limit
Spanish football stadiums will be able to open at a maximum of 40-per-cent capacity when the 2021-22 LaLiga season begins under new guidelines set out by the country's Ministry of Health
LaLiga Delegate Commission approves CVC’s €2.7bn investment into league
The LaLiga Delegate Commission has ratified the agreement which will see private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquire a 10-per-cent stake in LaLiga, the governing body for the top two divisions of…
CaixaBank adds Alavés to extensive Spanish club portfolio
Spanish bank CaixaBank has signed as an official sponsor and financial partner of Spanish La Liga club Deportivo Alavés for the next four seasons.
LaLiga agrees €2.7bn financing deal with CVC
LaLiga, the governing body for the top two divisions of Spanish football, has agreed a deal in principle to sell a 10-per-cent share of a new holding company with a focus on commercial ventures to private…
Bitci adds Alavés to Spanish football portfolio
Spanish LaLiga team Deportivo Alavés has become the latest football club to agree a sponsorship deal with Turkish blockchain technology company Bitci.com.
Rouvy expands La Vuelta Virtual experience with new three-year deal
The Unipublic agency, organiser of the Vuelta a España, has expanded its relationship with Czech indoor cycling technology company Rouvy, which becomes the exclusive virtual cycling partner of the Grand …
Espanyol connects with Digi as back-of-shirt sponsor
Spanish top flight football club RCD Espanyol has signed up telecoms operator Digi as a sponsor
Allianz widens Barcelona sponsorship from regional to global deal
Insurance group Allianz has upgraded its sponsorship of Spanish LaLiga club Barcelona from a regional deal to a global agreement
Mediapro cites ‘quick Covid recovery’ with first-half revenues up 68 per cent
Mediapro, the international broadcast production group and rights agency, claims to have “recovered quickly from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic” after reporting revenues of €669m ($795.2m) i
Orange renews Telefónica deal for LaLiga, Champions League content
Orange has renewed its agreement with Telefónica in Spain for carriage of the latter's Movistar LaLiga and Movistar Liga de Campeones channels, ensuring that LaLiga and Uefa club competitions remain available …
Acciona takes on Spanish Open title role to promote sustainable events
Sustainable business consultancy Acciona has been named as the title sponsor of the European Tour’s Spanish Open golf tournament.
Correos signs as La Vuelta logistics operator for second year
Spanish logistics company Correos has renewed it official logistics operator sponsorship of Spain’s preeminent cycling race La Vuelta a España for 2021.
Spanish soft drinks brand KAS renews La Vuelta sponsorship
Spanish Grand Tour cycling race La Vuelta a España has signed up soft drinks brand KAS as its official soft drink and supplier for the second consecutive year.
LaLigaSportsTV broadens reach with Vodafone TV deal
LaLigaSportsTV, the OTT streaming platform of LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has agreed a carriage deal with telco Vodafone’s pay-television arm.
CNMC takes issue with rights tender for new-look Primera RFEF
Spain’s competition watchdog, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has ordered the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to amend the terms of an invitation to tender it has launched fo…
Uefa compensates Bilbao, Dublin, Istanbul for loss of key hosting rights
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has moved to compensate Bilbao, Dublin and Istanbul for the loss of club and national team competition hosting rights due to Covid-19 by reordering its future c…
LaLiga hits back at Rubiales’ ‘irresponsible’ reform claims
LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has rejected claims from Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales that it should seek to enact reforms such…
Catalunya firms up winter Olympics bid, Istanbul to return for 2036 Games
The Generalitat de Catalunya has stepped up its campaign for a Pyrenees-Barcelona 2030 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by submitting a letter of intent to the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), while…