Wanda Sports
EXCLUSIVE: Fifa withdraws Wanda sponsorship rights over missed payments
Fifa is locked in a dispute with Dalian Wanda, one of its highest-paying sponsors, and has ceased activating the company’s sponsorship rights after the company missed scheduled payments in its contract with the federation.
Wanda initiates Infront sale process with Deutsche Bank hire
Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group has appointed Deutsche Bank as advisers on a potential sale of the Infront sports marketing agency
Argentinian Football Association unveils GAC Mitsubishi as latest Chinese sponsors
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has announced a sponsorship deal with automobile company GAC Mitsubishi, marking its latest foray into the Chinese market ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Atlético Madrid ‘close to new stadium naming rights deal’ after Wanda bows out
Spanish LaLiga football team Atlético Madrid is close to a new stadium naming rights deal to replace Chinese sponsor Wanda, whose contract finished at the end of last season.
AFA announces sponsorship agreement with BetWarrior, ‘strikes deal’ with Yili
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has announced a sponsorship agreement with Latin American betting operator BetWarrior and has reportedly struck a separate sponsorship deal with Chinese dairy…
Wanda Sports to organise and promote Chinese road cycling league
The Chinese Cycling Association has appointed sports marketing entity Wanda Sports to organise and promote a new national road cycling league, according to Chinese sports industry news website EcoSports.cn
Wanda Sports appointed as AFA’s commercial agent in China
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has agreed a deal for Wanda Sports to become the exclusive commercial agent of its national teams in China
Shenzhen becomes second Chinese city to host Diamond League meeting
Shenzhen has become the second Chinese city to be added to the Diamond League series schedule following Wanda Sports’ title sponsorship agreement with the competition.
Insurance policies and corporate health focus help to mitigate Infront mass participation losses
Hans-Peter Zurbruegg, senior vice-president of Infront's personal & corporate fitness unit describes how the agency responded to a year in which the Covid-19 pandemic laid waste to the mass participation sector and expresses his confidence that a new focus on health and wellbeing will help to chart a path out of the crisis. Ben Cronin reports.
Wanda Sports Group edges closer to delisting
The board of Wanda Sports Group has approved a move to delist from the Nasdaq stock exchange amid the proposal from a Dalian Wanda subsidiary to buy the outstanding Class A ordinary shares
Zhang replaced as Wanda Sports chairman, Ironman sale complete
Lin Zhang, chairman and board member at Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, has relinquished his roles and will be succeeded as chairman by Maojun Zeng,…
Infront-Fiba relationship deepens as Mathie moves on
Ian Mathie, the Infront agency's Pan-Asia managing director, is leaving the company and will be replaced by David Nivelle, currently director at Fiba Marketing
Wanda ‘seeks $1bn’ for Ironman as discussions begin
Wanda Sports Group is hoping to raise $1bn (€930m) if it chooses to sell its Ironman triathlon business, Bloomberg has reported.
Ironman to make Russian debut with St. Petersburg race
The first-ever Ironman race is to be held in Russia, it was announced today (Tuesday), with St. Petersburg to stage an Ironman 70.3 race on July 19, 2020
Blatter focused on the long game as Wanda Sports IPO flops
Wanda Sports Group saw its share price fall 36 per cent on its trading debut after its initial public offering on NASDAQ raised just $190m, less than half its early goal for the listing
China’s Wanda Sports drops US IPO target
In an amended filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Wanda Sports Group has cut the size of their US initial public offering from $500m (€449m) to $308m.