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Uefa club competition rights retained by beIN in Mena region
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has retained exclusive broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions in the Middle East and North Africa in a key renewal announced this morning
Uefa to launch Euro 2020-themed tournament on Fortnite
Uefa has agreed a deal with Epic Games to create a Euro 2020-themed in-game tournament in the publisher’s popular Fortnite title.
Heineken seeks value from Euros in face of stadium and fan zone restrictions
Matthew Glendinning reports on Heineken’s Euro 2020 strategy for its full-strength and no-alcohol brands, Amstel’s penetration in South America and the beer group’s changing sponsorship portfolio.
“The pandemic will be part of our photographic content” | Uefa and Getty plan for Euro 2020
Ahead of Euro 2020, Paul Murphy, Uefa digital image expert, and Paul Gilham, Getty Images senior director, describe the relationship between the governing body and its official photographic agency, and how this year’s event will set new benchmarks in the speed of image delivery
LiveScore secures free-to-air Champions League rights in Ireland until 2024
LiveScore, the sports update and live streaming provider, has agreed a three-season deal to make all Uefa Champions League matches available for free in Ireland via its app
Luca Ferrari | Does Uefa have the right to punish breakaway ESL clubs?
Luca Ferrari, head of the global sports practice for legal firm Withersworldwide, examines whether Uefa is within its legal right to punish the three clubs that have refused to repent their involvement in the breakaway European Super League
Uefa to ‘robustly’ defend itself against Super League legal challenge
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has vowed to “robustly” defend its position after the European Court of Justice confirmed it had received a referral from a Madrid court over a claim that Uefa …
Uefa ‘considers’ Final Four concept for Champions League
Uefa, football's European governing body, is said to be seriously considering a new format for the latter stages of its Champions League club competition that would eliminate two-legged, home-and-away…
Uefa national team rights bids due next month in 18 European, Asian markets
Broadcasters in a total of 18 different European and Central Asian countries must submit their bids in the second week of June for a suite of Uefa men’s national team rights during the 2022-28 cycle.
HBO Max to stream Champions League in Brazil, Mexico as deals finalised
HBO Max, the WarnerMedia-owned subscription streaming platform, has acquired broadcast rights in Brazil and Mexico to European club football competition the Uefa Champions League as part of its wider rollout…
European Super League trio fire latest salvo at Uefa
Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Juventus have continued on the offensive over their European Super League plot by stating they will not accept “any form of coercion or intolerable pressure” following Uef…
Szymanski: Relegation causes most of football’s financial problems, but I wouldn’t get rid of it
SportBusiness has conducted a series of interviews with senior figures from European football, asking them to define a ‘sustainable’ economic model for the game on the continent. In the fourth article in the series, football economist and author Stefan Szymanski argues a degree of financial instability is an inevitable part of European football.
Entourage Sports & Entertainment lands star players for Just Eat Euro 2020 ad campaign
Entourage Sports & Entertainment, the UK-based sponsorship and talent agency, has secured legendary footballers, including Eric Cantona and Virgil van Dijk, to feature in a Uefa Euro 2020 advertising campaign…
Uefa opens proceedings against Super League rebels
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has opened disciplinary proceedings against Spanish LaLiga clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid and Italian Serie A outfit Juventus over their role in the breakaway E…
Turner: Keeping the collective model is football’s biggest challenge
SportBusiness has conducted a series of interviews with senior figures from European football, asking them to define a ‘sustainable’ economic model for the game on the continent. In the third article in the series, Frank Dunne speaks to Stuart Turner who served as the Football Association’s head of broadcast, from 2004 to 2011, and commercial director, from 2011 to 2016.
Breakaway ESL owners ‘need to be re-educated’ says Uefa’s former head of governance Phillips
SportBusiness has conducted a series of interviews with senior figures from European football, asking them to define a ‘sustainable’ economic model for the game on the continent. In the second article in the series, Alex Phillips, a former head of strategic affairs and head of governance and compliance for Uefa, delivers his roadmap for change.
Uefa report outlines clubs’ potential €8.1bn revenue hit from Covid-19
A report released today (Friday) by Uefa, European football’s governing body, has estimated combined lost revenues of up to €8.1bn ($9.9bn
Euronics sponsors Uefa women’s football in Two Circles-brokered deal
Electronics and home appliances retailer Euronics Group has become an official partner of Uefa women’s football in a four-year deal until 2025.