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VTM secures free-to-air rights to Tuesday evening Champions League matches
Belgian commercial broadcaster VTM has secured free-to-air rights in the country's Dutch-speaking Flanders region for Tuesday evening Uefa Champions League matches across three seasons, from 2021-22 to…
PlayStation’s Champions League association continues for 2021-24 cycle
European football governing body Uefa has renewed its sponsorship deal with electronics giant Sony’s PlayStation brand.
TV2 Denmark swells national team coverage with U21 rights
TV2, the Danish government-owned broadcaster, has followed up its deal for rights to the Uefa European Qualifiers, Nations League and European Championship by acquiring rights to Denmark’s qualifying m…
A1 Bulgaria retains Champions League, adds Europa League, Conference League
Pay-television broadcaster A1 Bulgaria has extended its rights to the Uefa Champions League and also secured rights to the Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League for the next three seasons
Engelbert Strauss added to Europa League, Europa Conference League sponsors
Workwear and safety products company Engelbert Strauss has agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the Uefa Europa League and newly-launched third-tier Europa Conference League until 2024
How the Euro 2020 retail programme adapted to multi-host format and crowd restrictions
Adam Nelson speaks to Astrid Thams, director of retail, events and licensing at Fanatics, about the challenges of navigating a successful retail operation through the Covid-19-hit Euro 2020 tournament.
Uefa national team media rights on market in sub-Saharan Africa
The CAA Eleven agency has invited bids in sub-Saharan Africa for a suite of Uefa men’s national team rights during the 2022-28 cycle.
Manchester City loses appeal over FFP investigation details
A request from Manchester City for the details of a Premier League investigation into the club's alleged breaches of financial fair play to be kept private has been rejected by the Court of Appeal
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…
Request for accelerated ECJ ruling on Uefa’s Super League stance ‘rejected’
A request from a Madrid court for the European Court of Justice to make a quick decision on whether Uefa is in breach of European Union competition law by preventing football clubs from pursuing the proposed…
Eleven retains third-party Qualifiers and Nations League rights in Belgium
Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports has retained third-party rights in Belgium to Uefa European Qualifiers and the Uefa Nations League, acquiring rights through to the beginning of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Grifols becomes sixth sponsor of Uefa women’s football
Healthcare company Grifols has signed as a sponsor of Uefa women’s football properties in a four-year deal running to 2025.
Euro 2020 generates record US ratings on ESPN
The Euro 2020 final averaged 6.488 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-watched European Championship game ever in the United States
Pro TV retains Uefa European Championship rights in Romania
Commercial broadcaster Pro TV will remain the home of the Uefa European Championship in Romania after it secured rights to the next two editions of the national teams football tournament
Gelu Maravela | Were broadcasters wrong to show Eriksen suffering in Euro 2020 coverage?
Gelu Maravela, founding partner at independent law firm MPR Partners, asks if broadcasters infringed on footballer Christian Eriksen's rights to privacy when they showed him suffering a cardiac arrest during the recent Euro 2020 tournament
Uefa ‘assessing’ Euros expansion, Čeferin won’t repeat Euro 2020 hosting model
Uefa is said to be assessing further expansion of its European Championship, while president Aleksander Čeferin has stated he will not support a repeat of the unique hosting model employed for this year’s po…
Vietnam’s FPT finalises exclusive Uefa club competitions rights deal
Vietnamese telco FPT has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights to Uefa’s club competitions in Vietnam for the next three seasons.
Uefa cites ‘local legislation’ for blocking of Euro 2020 sponsors’ rainbow colours
Uefa prevented sponsors using the rainbow LGBTQ colours at the two Euro 2020 quarter-final matches in Azerbaijan and Russia due to “local legislation”, according to European football’s governing body.
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