Governance
NWSL’s Portland Thorns sold to RAJ Sports for league-record $63m
The Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has been sold to RAJ Sports, owners of the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings
Red Bull makes road cycling move with Bora-Hansgrohe acquisition
Energy drinks company Red Bull appears to have made a significant move in road cycling by acquiring the Bora-Hansgrohe team
PGA Tour extends talks with PIF, wants private investors on board too
The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) are to continue talks over a potential merger after a December 31, 2023 deadline passed without an agreement in place
Year in Review: Serie A
It was another 'will they, won't they' year in Italian football as Lega Serie A continued with its threat to launch its own media channel, backed by private investors, if domestic media rights bids did…
NBA picks Rwandan lawyer Akamanzi to spearhead African unit’s next stage of growth
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has appointed Clare Akamanzi as the new chief executive of NBA Africa
Year in Review: NFL
The National Football League had a big 2023 with new commercial deals, extensions and major moves on the streaming front. In this year-end review, SportBusiness takes a look at 12 months of deals and developments covered by our team of reporters.
Year in Review: LaLiga
SportBusiness takes a look at 12 months of LaLiga deals and developments covered by our team of reporters.
Year in Review: Premier League
England's Premier League finished 2023 by securing a small domestic media rights increase, capping an eventful year for the world's richest football league
Year in Review: Formula 1
SportBusiness takes a look at 12 months of Formula 1 deals and developments covered by our team of reporters.
777-owned Standard Liège insists it has funds to overturn transfer ban
Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège has insisted that its owner, American investment fund 777 Partners, will provide the money needed to overturn a transfer ban imposed by the Royal Belgian Football …
NBA creates New Business Ventures role to identify global revenue opportunities
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has promoted Amy Brooks to the newly-created position of president of New Business Ventures, as the league looks to grow the property and its revenues around the…
EU’s top court upholds competition ruling in long-running ISU case
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today (Thursday) dismissed an appeal lodged by the International Skating Union (ISU) over rules governing the staging of so-called breakaway events in a near decade-long case that could have wider implications for sport as a whole.
New Argentine PM prioritises privatisation of football clubs in radical economic decree
Javier Milei, the new president of Argentina, has launched a series of measures to deregulate the country's struggling economy, which controversially includes the right for football clubs to become limited…
ECJ rules against Fifa, Uefa but no ESL approval yet; A22 plots free OTT service
Fifa and Uefa acted unlawfully when they threatened to ban clubs and players joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League (ESL), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled
Multi-club ownership group V Sports takes on US investment
V Sports, the ownership group of the English Premier League's Aston Villa FC and Portuguese Primeira Liga's Vitória SC, has taken on investment from US private equity firm Atairos.
Cádiz CF looking out west for next stage of commercial growth
Minority investor Ben Harburg outlines how Spanish LaLiga side Cádiz CF is looking to North America for its next phase of commercial growth.
CBF set for presidential election as Rodrigues fails to overturn ousting
Ednaldo Rodrigues, the now-former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), has failed in an attempt to appeal his removal after a Rio de Janeiro court last week ruled his election in March 2022 should be annulled.
Rapid rise of multi-club ownership posing challenges for football, report reveals
The number of football clubs that are part of multi-club ownership groups has increased fivefold over the last eight years, posing serious challenges for the sport’s governing bodies, a new report by S…