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Bayern Munich’s Asia president Kasper joins Stuttgart as marketing head
Bayern Munich’s Asia president Rouven Kasper is leaving the club to join fellow German Bundesliga football team VfB Stuttgart as its chief marketing and sales officer.
Bayern Munich expects lack of matchday revenue to cost club €150m
German Bundesliga football team Bayern Munich has said it expects the Covid-19 pandemic to cost the club €150m ($177.6m) in lost matchday revenue.
Rummenigge brings Bayern departure forward, Kahn steps up as CEO
Bayern Munich has announced that its long-standing chief executive, chairman and board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is to step down six months earlier than originally planned
Forbes list sees Barcelona assume top spot, toppling Real Madrid, Manchester United
Real Madrid and Manchester United’s hold on Forbes’ list of the world’s most valuable football clubs has been broken by Barcelona, which has assumed top spot for the first time.
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Bayern Munich extends with Germany’s betting market leader Tipico
German Bundesliga football club FC Bayern Munich has extended its sponsorship agreement with betting operator Tipico for a further four years until 2025
ESPN demonstrates Bundesliga commitment with extensive Der Klassiker coverage
ESPN is demonstrating its commitment to the Bundesliga with extensive coverage of the high-profile Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund match this weekend, highlighted by "Der Klassiker" being aired on the…
Bayern latest team to star in Amazon series; discovery+ to stream Liverpool documentary
Online retail giant Amazon has announced that German and European champions Bayern Munich will become the latest football club to be the subject of a behind-the-scenes documentary aired on its Amazon Prime…
Bayern Munich blames Covid-19 for 81-per-cent decline in profits
Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has announced a €9.8m ($11.97m) profit for the 2019-20 season, a decrease of more than 81 per cent from the season before.
FC Bayern Basketball signs up REWE in Sportfive-brokered deal
Germany’s FC Bayern Basketball has become the latest sports team in the country to sign up supermarket chain REWE as a sponsor.
Bayern’s ‘lighthouse’ Super Cup spectator study gives hope to Bundesliga
The company behind a pilot study that tested 315 Bayern Munich fans for Covid-19 ahead of last month's Uefa Super Cup match believes it is possible to create rapid and safe testing programmes that will allow more spectators to attend live sports events. Ben Cronin reports.
Long-term link between Bayern Munich and Coca-Cola continues
German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich has signed an extension to its contract with soft drink multinational Coca-Cola
Round-Up: Bayern irks Chinese fans, Kohli has biggest Asian Instagram following, India proposes BRICS Games, and more
The former US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar has resigned from the board of Axington, a firm linked to Bellagraph Nova Group, the company claiming to be bidding for English football club Newcastle…
Sustainability focus for Siemens in Bayern Munich extension
Multinational conglomerate Siemens has extended its sponsorship of German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich for another three years
Bayern Munich follow Dortmund in announcing virtual summer tour
German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have followed their close rivals Borussia Dortmund in announcing plans for a virtual tour after seeing their summer schedule disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic
Asian football fan clubs cry out for live digital experiences during shutdown
SportBusiness speaks to Asian fan clubs of European football teams to see what they made of their favourite teams' efforts to keep them engaged during the pandemic.
Real, Bayern and Inter to feature in ‘Solidarity Cup’ healthcare fundraiser
Real Madrid, FC Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have announced plans for a ‘European Solidarity Cup’ to raise funds for medical infrastructure in Spain and Italy and ‘send a message of solidarity’ followi…
Round-Up: Ferrari weighs Indycar, Bayern-Douyin deal, Tendulkar settles, Japan shutdown cost, and more
The shutdown of professional sport in Japan will have cost the economy ¥274.7bn ($2.6bn/€2.4b
Germany’s ‘big four’ to make solidarity payment to other clubs
German Bundesliga football clubs Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen have pledged to provide €20m ($22m) to support clubs in the top tier and the second-tier 2.