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EXCLUSIVE: Quartet of heavyweight agency bidders in Uefa club competitions RFP
Four sports marketing agencies are among the leading bidders in the ongoing Uefa club competitions request for proposals following presentations given recently, SportBusiness understands
French football wants bigger share of ‘Big 5’s’ capped solidarity payments
French football authorities have called for a greater share of the solidarity payments to French clubs who do not compete in Uefa club competitions during the 2021-24 cycle
Whisper widens production remit with Uefa
UK-based sports production company Whisper has strengthened its association with Uefa by agreeing a multi-year deal with European football’s governing body.
Uefa hails EU Council resolution on European Sports Model
Uefa has welcomed a resolution from the Council of the European Union on the key features of a European Sport Model, which European football’s governing body states strikes another blow against breakaway c…
Study: Biennial World Cup could cost club football up to €8bn a year in lost revenues
Fifa’s plan to host a men’s football World Cup every two years could cost the world’s biggest leagues and clubs a collective €8bn ($9bn/£6.7bn) in lost revenues, according to a new report.
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MEPs oppose breakaway competitions, seek values-based EU sports model
Fifa and Uefa have welcomed a report from Members of European Parliament which “strongly opposes” breakaway competitions such as the attempted European Super League project proposed by 12 football clu…
Uefa to run RFP for online brand protection services
Uefa has today (Monday) announced that it is to carry out a request for proposals for the provision of online brand protection services
Uefa overcomes match-fixing fears to test betting market with Sportradar deal
Uefa is treating its first ever data rights distribution deal with Sportradar as a toe-dipping exercise having previously eschewed selling its betting rights over concerns about match-fixing. Ben Cronin reports on the value and structure of the deal.
Uefa national team broadcast rights on the market in Italy
Italian broadcasters must lodge their first-round bids for Uefa national team rights, including rights to both the 2024 and 2028 European Championships, by November 24 after invitations to tender were…
Uefa: Five declarations of interest to host Women’s Euro 2025
Uefa has announced that it has received five declarations of interest to host the Women’s European Championship in 2025.
Fox Sports secures US media rights to 2024, 2028 European Championships
Fox Sports has significantly bolstered its global soccer rights in the United States by securing a six-year agreement with Uefa which includes the 2024 and 2028 European Championships
Uefa seeks master licensee, retailers for national team tournaments
A sales process has been launched for certain licensing and marketing rights to various Uefa national team tournaments taking place between 2023 and 2028
Blatter and Platini charged with fraud over CHF2m payment
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, the former presidents of Fifa and Uefa, respectively, have been charged with fraud and other offences by Swiss prosecutors in a long-running case
Sportradar becomes Uefa’s first-ever betting data rights distributor
Sportradar has agreed a three-year deal with Uefa to become its first-ever exclusive authorised collector and distributor of data for betting purposes from the 2021-22 season through to the end of the…
Sony confirms renewal of Uefa club rights in India
Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) has confirmed the renewal of its exclusive linear television and digital rights in the Indian subcontinent for Uefa club competitions for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Sportfive signs Lego, Pandora and Starling Bank as Women’s Euro national partners
Lego Group, Pandora and Starling Bank have signed up as the first national partners of the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022, which will be hosted in England.
European Leagues seek change to Champions League reform plans
The European Leagues, a collective of 37 professional football leagues and associations of clubs from 30 countries across the continent, is seeking changes to the Champions League format, which were ratified…
Uefa claims strong backing from EU member states for ECJ case against Super League
Uefa has announced that more than half of the European Union’s member states are backing its impending case against the rebel European Super League project at the European Court of Justice.