Governance

Football
Governance

An in-depth SportBusiness investigation into football’s multi-club ownership phenomenon has charted Uefa’s collision course with powerful ownership groups such as City Football Group, Red Bull and 777 Partners, as new ‘Swiss model’ formats in European club competitions are set to create conflicts of interest on an unprecedented scale.
Tennis
Governance

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is seeking a new CEO amid a major restructure of its senior leadership that will see a change in role for Steve Simon and the departure of president, Micky Lawler.
Football
Industry Moves

The German Football Association (DFB) has promoted its senior marketing and sales executive Holger Blask to the role of chief executive
Football
Finance & Law

The German Football League (DFL) has been given the green light to re-enter talks with potential investors, after the smallest possible majority of Bundesliga and 2
Football
Media

The arrival of Lionel Messi pushed Major League Soccer into the worldwide soccer conversation and helped the league overdeliver on its expectations for global media partner Apple, commissioner Don Garber…
Golf
Governance

The PGA Tour has entered into advanced talks with Strategic Sports Group (SSG), a consortium of US-based sports team investors that includes Fenway Sports Group (FSG), as an agreement with Saudi Arabia's…
Ice Hockey
Governance

The National Hockey League (NHL) is to meet with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next week as all stakeholders continue to push for an agreement that would result in the return of the sport's…
Rugby Union
Governance

A second Major League Rugby team has folded in as many weeks with the New York Ironworkers, also known as Rugby New York, joining the Toronto Arrows in withdrawing from competition in the 2024 MLR season
Athletics
Finance & Law

The continued absence of a title sponsor and long-term broadcast partner has thrown a spotlight on the financial plight of UK Athletics (UKA), which was spared from bankruptcy by Nike frontloading a significant…
Motorsport
Governance

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has set up a working group to find ways to reinvigorate the sport of rallying, with a particular focus on the World Rally Championship (WRC).
US College Sport
Finance & Law

NCAA president Charlie Baker has called on the US college athletics governing body to create ways for Division I schools to enter into name, image and likeness (NIL) deals directly with their athletes.
Football
Governance

Football's European governing body Uefa has given further details of the revamp of its women’s club competitions announced yesterday (Monday), which will provide added inventory for broadcasters and s…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Increasing broadcast revenues has been cited as an immediate target for the Rugby Football Union (RFU), with the sector still lagging behind pre-Covid levels, the English governing body has revealed
Football
Governance

European football’s governing body Uefa has announced a major overhaul of its women’s club structures, with an expanded format for the Women’s Champions League and a new second-tier competition introduced. T
Football
Media

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) is to launch a new broadcast tender after finalising plans for a new league format, including play-offs, following a five-month consultation process.
Football
Governance

The top two divisions in women's football in England have today (Tuesday) agreed unanimously to proceed with the formation of NewCo, a new organisation to run the professional game
Boxing
Governance

Boris van der Vorst, a prominent opponent of International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev, has been elected as the inaugural president of World Boxing, with the new organisation also detailing an events plan and signing its first sponsor.
Football
Finance & Law

Five financial investors have been invited to partner with the German Football League (DFL) in its latest private equity push, four of which were involved in the process that was terminated just six months…