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Garber: Market size not as important as market engagement for MLS expansion
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has said that market engagement is likely to be more of a determining factor than market size in regards to potential future expansion in the league
TikTok star Noah Beck named inaugural MLS ‘social playmaker’
Social media influencer Noah Beck, who has a combined 45 million followers, has joined Major League Soccer in the new position of “social playmaker.”
DC United names XDC Network as new principal jersey sponsor
Major League Soccer's DC United has brought in blockchain technology provider XDC Network as its new principal jersey sponsor in a three-year deal
US Soccer, USWNT reach $24m settlement over equal pay lawsuit
The United States Soccer Federation and members of the US women's national team have reached a $24m (€21m) settlement to resolve the equal pay lawsuit which has cast a major shadow over the organization f…
Super League trio ‘planning’ US pre-season tournament
FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus, the three football clubs still actively engaged in the plot to form a European Super League, are reportedly planning a series of friendly matches in the United States…
NBCUniversal ends Beijing 2022 with worst-ever US ratings
Wide range of difficult factors contribute to significant viewership decline
AutoNation signs as sponsor of the Miami Grand Prix
American automotive retailer AutoNation has signed an agreement with South Florida Motorsports to sponsor Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix.
XFL to serve as NFL’s ‘Petri dish’ as part of strategic partnership
Ahead of its planned comeback in 2023, the revamped XFL has announced a strategic partnership with the National Football League which is focused on player health and safety, and innovation
DRL finishes 2021-22 season with large-scale media expansion
Upstart property more than doubles its broadcast reach from the prior year
OpenSponsorship’s Ishveen Jolly on creating new forms of sports marketing
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ishveen Jolly, founder and chief executive of OpenSponsorship. Fisher and Russo also discuss the state of the National Basketball Association as it reached its All-Star Game, rising prospects in motorsports for both Nascar and Formula 1, a $100m fundraising round for WSC Sports, the College Football Playoff’s decision to stand pat with a four-team format, and opioid issues surrounding Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels.
DeChambeau, Johnson commit to PGA Tour in major blow to Saudi-backed breakaway league
Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson have become the latest golf superstars to commit their futures to the PGA Tour, delivering a potentially deadly blow to the prospects of a proposed Saudi-backed breakaway …
Tumminia to step down as PHF commissioner
Tyler Tumminia has resigned as the Premier Hockey Federation commissioner and will remain in the role through the end of the Isobel Cup Playoffs in late March.
Silver: NBA has reduced differences between large, small markets
Commissioner strikes upbeat tone during All-Star Game news conference
Celtics co-owner Pagliuca leads $556m Atalanta takeover
Atalanta has become the latest Lega Serie A club to secure American investment, with Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca leading a takeover of the Italian organization
NFL appoints former US SEC chair White to probe Commanders
New investigation into alleged team misconduct to produce written report
NCAA to keep men’s, women’s Final Fours separate
Governing body also calls for review of NIL activity, impact
CFP expansion officially on hold until at least 2026
Lack of consensus around specifics for change keeps four-team format in place
DraftKings stock sent sharply downward after mixed report
Investors shed 22 per cent of shares' value as profitability questions mount